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 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 710 | $77, 220 | $65, 990 | $85, 590 | ||||||||
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 490 | $27, 320 | $17, 910 | $41, 060 | 340 | $25, 870 | $17, 020 | $32, 340 | ||||
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 1, 600 | $90, 020 | $50, 580 | $104, 240 | 1, 120 | $80, 270 | $53, 970 | $95, 120 | ||||
| Bailiffs | 470 | $66, 170 | $55, 870 | $67, 770 | 350 | $62, 170 | $36, 220 | $65, 220 | ||||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6, 780 | $53, 550 | $41, 570 | $59, 850 | ||||||||
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 860 | $98, 570 | $70, 340 | $108, 650 | ||||||||
| Parking Enforcement Workers | 120 | $37, 490 | $26, 210 | $43, 310 | 160 | $44, 320 | $29, 200 | $51, 210 | ||||
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 5, 570 | $73, 840 | $43, 820 | $83, 200 | ||||||||
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 200 | $73, 260 | $50, 230 | $91, 370 | n/a | $62, 720 | $45, 240 | $71, 550 | ||||
| Animal Control Workers | n/a | $51, 220 | $39, 000 | $60, 740 | 130 | $33, 710 | $24, 230 | $43, 590 | ||||
| Chemical Engineers | n/a | $89, 160 | $57, 150 | $119, 100 | ||||||||
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 450 | $60, 850 | $46, 300 | $65, 180 | 650 | $56, 410 | $39, 950 | $63, 850 | ||||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | n/a | $68, 050 | $60, 310 | $68, 210 | ||||||||
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 13, 930 | $94, 230 | $61, 680 | $106, 770 | 10, 970 | $79, 890 | $51, 700 | $95, 570 | ||||
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1, 260 | $130, 340 | $100, 010 | $138, 120 | 1, 330 | $103, 280 | $74, 470 | $116, 030 | ||||
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 150 | $81, 140 | $59, 200 | $95, 980 | 460 | $100, 400 | $73, 400 | $113, 470 | ||||
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | n/a | $64, 150 | $42, 530 | $69, 160 | ||||||||
| Firefighters | n/a | $70, 090 | $49, 580 | $80, 780 | 1, 610 | $79, 970 | $55, 980 | $84, 610 | ||||
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | 2, 280 | $90, 850 | $61, 290 | $104, 090 | 1, 980 | $87, 220 | $62, 360 | $100, 270 | ||||
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | 1, 530 | $90, 000 | $62, 100 | $104, 940 | 1, 540 | $86, 270 | $60, 940 | $100, 210 | ||||
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | n/a | $56, 380 | $45, 440 | $62, 360 | n/a | $62, 070 | $47, 610 | $72, 120 | ||||
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School | 1, 170 | $82, 610 | $55, 720 | $97, 040 | 590 | $81, 720 | $59, 960 | $93, 310 | ||||
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 11, 820 | $90, 340 | $62, 430 | $103, 100 | 8, 970 | $81, 720 | $55, 670 | $97, 240 | ||||
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 8, 010 | $92, 000 | $65, 010 | $105, 240 | 7, 290 | $85, 210 | $57, 260 | $100, 340 | ||||
| Funeral Attendants | 140 | $28, 120 | $27, 750 | $28, 230 | 160 | $39, 990 | $27, 530 | $41, 260 | ||||
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | n/a | $37, 230 | $35, 490 | $45, 800 | n/a | $37, 810 | $20, 500 | $44, 020 | ||||
| Crossing Guards | 630 | $48, 330 | $27, 070 | $51, 800 | 1, 010 | $29, 180 | $20, 850 | $34, 940 | ||||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| Conservation Scientists | n/a | $52, 220 | $43, 180 | $62, 470 | n/a | $62, 170 | $45, 100 | $71, 770 | ||||
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 400 | $26, 890 | $17, 590 | $39, 590 | 410 | $38, 910 | $21, 900 | $47, 520 | ||||
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | n/a | $91, 690 | $52, 130 | $111, 450 | ||||||||
| Materials Scientists | n/a | $75, 430 | $47, 220 | $97, 310 | ||||||||
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | n/a | $35, 640 | $27, 320 | $43, 110 | 230 | $39, 330 | $27, 070 | $50, 200 | ||||
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | n/a | $44, 880 | $42, 430 | $49, 700 | ||||||||
| Hydrologists | n/a | $88, 110 | $59, 420 | $102, 500 | ||||||||
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | n/a | $86, 900 | $72, 190 | $87, 940 | ||||||||
| Pipelayers | n/a | $64, 880 | $39, 760 | $67, 880 | n/a | $58, 470 | $21, 590 | $62, 550 | ||||
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | n/a | $34, 140 | $29, 830 | $36, 620 | n/a | $34, 920 | $28, 970 | $35, 900 | ||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | n/a | $43, 020 | $33, 060 | $48, 530 | ||||||||
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 270 | $41, 500 | $31, 840 | $47, 540 | 180 | $42, 670 | $31, 440 | $52, 660 | ||||
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1, 410 | $38, 580 | $27, 270 | $47, 260 | 2, 500 | $47, 860 | $34, 930 | $56, 470 | ||||
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 1, 720 | $50, 100 | $37, 610 | $58, 240 | 910 | $44, 980 | $29, 410 | $52, 170 | ||||
| Helpers--Roofers | n/a | $18, 560 | $16, 680 | $24, 420 | 210 | $23, 220 | $22, 010 | $26, 260 | ||||
| Court Reporters | 190 | $89, 850 | $63, 850 | $98, 860 | n/a | $82, 170 | $57, 420 | $95, 030 | ||||
| Mechanical Drafters | 310 | $60, 200 | $44, 790 | $74, 770 | 190 | $58, 770 | $41, 390 | $66, 580 | ||||
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 190 | $134, 260 | $112, 280 | $135, 680 | 420 | $133, 830 | $112, 620 | $138, 550 | ||||
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 200 | $30, 710 | $27, 710 | $50, 210 | ||||||||
| Animal Trainers | 240 | $34, 250 | $26, 610 | $41, 830 | 110 | $34, 120 | $24, 050 | $48, 420 | ||||
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | n/a | $48, 720 | $38, 740 | $59, 740 |
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