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What jobs pay

Here are estimates of the levels of employment and salary (median, starting and experienced) for 704 job titles in the Long Island, New York City and Westchester/Hudson Valley regions, according to a survey from the New York State Department of Labor.

Data, based on a multi-year survey of about 52,000 establishments, are not available for some jobs in some regions because the amount of information gathered by the state did not reach the Labor Department's threshold. For more information on how the statistics were compiled, click here.

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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles n/a $22, 040 $20, 770 $26, 530
Statistical Assistants n/a $38, 760 $34, 580 $43, 610 660 $49, 730 $38, 220 $60, 590
Travel Guides n/a $41, 990 $36, 160 $44, 230
Actuaries n/a $104, 070 $76, 190 $137, 740 1, 850 $117, 540 $69, 530 $165, 840
Religious Workers, All Other n/a $22, 570 $16, 670 $25, 210 n/a $28, 430 $17, 440 $43, 680
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other n/a $19, 130 $17, 110 $33, 760 250 $18, 760 $17, 550 $28, 680
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 510 $31, 090 $17, 410 $43, 200 1, 090 $37, 420 $25, 220 $54, 880
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers n/a $61, 480 $48, 310 $72, 050 1, 200 $71, 560 $39, 830 $80, 470
Cooks, Short Order 1, 380 $24, 980 $17, 420 $30, 730 4, 870 $23, 600 $17, 840 $28, 600
Aerospace Engineers n/a $111, 950 $82, 860 $124, 870
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders n/a $23, 440 $19, 180 $30, 000 730 $24, 070 $18, 230 $37, 200
Chemical Engineers n/a $89, 160 $57, 150 $119, 100
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary n/a $101, 390 $64, 130 $157, 610 1, 500 $93, 650 $64, 850 $126, 810
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 280 $49, 330 $42, 770 $68, 980 1, 290 $96, 580 $59, 620 $131, 140
Carpet Installers 180 $52, 350 $40, 770 $65, 330 n/a $36, 850 $34, 400 $58, 030
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers n/a $36, 280 $32, 330 $42, 350 n/a $39, 290 $31, 540 $54, 800
Watch Repairers n/a $43, 620 $34, 480 $48, 740
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1, 450 $33, 920 $21, 050 $50, 660 7, 510 $71, 770 $26, 500 $86, 190
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 230 $76, 100 $50, 110 $95, 100 1, 020 $91, 700 $45, 100 $127, 010
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 120 $47, 780 $32, 210 $60, 450 2, 770 $37, 260 $24, 150 $48, 090
Boilermakers n/a $44, 770 $32, 310 $61, 610 250 $56, 760 $38, 430 $67, 580
Tax Preparers 490 $36, 540 $27, 540 $69, 140 2, 630 $34, 030 $23, 900 $51, 820
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 510 $44, 990 $30, 510 $56, 600 n/a $34, 010 $24, 600 $39, 370
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 150 $29, 580 $21, 260 $34, 980
Computer and Information Research Scientists n/a $109, 640 $73, 280 $124, 650 300 $75, 970 $41, 520 $98, 940
Physicists n/a $170, 960 $145, 530 $173, 610 n/a $117, 380 $74, 340 $154, 700
Atmospheric and Space Scientists n/a $91, 690 $52, 130 $111, 450
Industrial Engineers 1, 180 $85, 100 $62, 690 $97, 990 520 $86, 860 $57, 790 $105, 530
Survey Researchers n/a $48, 370 $29, 230 $59, 160 640 $58, 960 $40, 230 $71, 370
Physical Scientists, All Other 320 $105, 910 $72, 900 $122, 270
Hydrologists n/a $88, 110 $59, 420 $102, 500
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 260 $30, 110 $17, 390 $36, 560 410 $29, 440 $20, 570 $36, 080
Soil and Plant Scientists n/a $61, 540 $43, 510 $78, 320
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers n/a $67, 630 $53, 950 $76, 070 n/a $84, 050 $54, 980 $101, 450
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic n/a $53, 730 $28, 370 $62, 160 n/a $28, 760 $24, 890 $36, 550
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 320 $56, 520 $36, 470 $77, 580 710 $76, 590 $47, 730 $101, 540
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other n/a $43, 380 $32, 550 $48, 480
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic n/a $34, 490 $22, 000 $39, 110 n/a $31, 330 $19, 080 $36, 400
Materials Scientists n/a $75, 430 $47, 220 $97, 310
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 100 $28, 450 $21, 060 $37, 250 n/a $31, 440 $23, 310 $36, 290
Costume Attendants 770 $66, 580 $45, 170 $98, 820
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 350 $86, 370 $42, 570 $130, 840
Geological and Petroleum Technicians n/a $86, 900 $72, 190 $87, 940
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 320 $40, 550 $23, 170 $47, 490
Political Scientists n/a $115, 260 $82, 680 $135, 680
Barbers 300 $32, 500 $21, 990 $36, 360
Funeral Service Managers, Directors, Morticians, and Undertakers, 230 $86, 600 $71, 690 $147, 700 660 $61, 210 $38, 860 $94, 170
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 200 $30, 710 $27, 710 $50, 210
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 110 $25, 070 $17, 750 $32, 640 n/a $27, 240 $19, 820 $36, 050
Geographers n/a $99, 520 $86, 520 $104, 260
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