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.
| Title | Long Island jobs | Long Island median | Long Island entry | Long Island experienced | NYC jobs | NYC median | NYC entry | NYC experienced | Hudson Valley jobs | Hudson Valley median | Hudson Valley entry | Hudson Valley experienced |
| 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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