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 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 1, 030 | $52, 330 | $37, 390 | $60, 490 | ||||||||
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 220 | $53, 210 | $37, 020 | $60, 810 | ||||||||
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 350 | $86, 370 | $42, 570 | $130, 840 | ||||||||
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | n/a | $38, 690 | $25, 760 | $43, 410 | n/a | $28, 010 | $19, 950 | $36, 480 | ||||
| Barbers | 300 | $32, 500 | $21, 990 | $36, 360 | ||||||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Costume Attendants | 770 | $66, 580 | $45, 170 | $98, 820 | ||||||||
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | n/a | $41, 200 | $23, 860 | $44, 150 | n/a | $41, 860 | $26, 590 | $44, 180 | ||||
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | n/a | $24, 440 | $20, 090 | $31, 280 | 120 | $23, 010 | $20, 230 | $26, 490 | ||||
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | n/a | $25, 440 | $16, 750 | $28, 290 | n/a | $20, 020 | $16, 860 | $25, 380 | ||||
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 410 | $119, 150 | $68, 790 | $158, 010 | n/a | $76, 100 | $51, 870 | $93, 830 | ||||
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | n/a | $28, 680 | $27, 650 | $31, 970 | n/a | $43, 690 | $42, 510 | $43, 520 | ||||
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 610 | $96, 190 | $57, 790 | $139, 260 | n/a | $62, 170 | $49, 290 | $74, 510 | ||||
| Riggers | n/a | $65, 470 | $44, 760 | $77, 950 | n/a | $80, 940 | $66, 780 | $85, 090 | ||||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $40, 550 | $23, 170 | $47, 490 | ||||||||
| Motion Picture Projectionists | 300 | $27, 210 | $18, 840 | $34, 550 | n/a | $22, 080 | $17, 250 | $25, 300 | ||||
| Watch Repairers | n/a | $43, 620 | $34, 480 | $48, 740 | ||||||||
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | n/a | $44, 880 | $42, 430 | $49, 700 | ||||||||
| Social Science Research Assistants | 2, 270 | $36, 480 | $23, 780 | $47, 580 | 270 | $33, 480 | $21, 760 | $44, 000 | ||||
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | n/a | $38, 320 | $28, 980 | $47, 610 | n/a | $35, 910 | $26, 580 | $43, 060 | ||||
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | n/a | $24, 270 | $19, 220 | $29, 950 | n/a | $22, 290 | $21, 550 | $23, 850 | ||||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | n/a | $38, 960 | $29, 540 | $61, 690 | ||||||||
| Models | n/a | $43, 100 | $35, 710 | $89, 880 | ||||||||
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 780 | $83, 100 | $62, 040 | $86, 570 | n/a | $50, 910 | $40, 380 | $70, 730 | ||||
| Soil and Plant Scientists | n/a | $61, 540 | $43, 510 | $78, 320 | ||||||||
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | n/a | $62, 200 | $47, 540 | $84, 020 | n/a | $64, 020 | $40, 270 | $85, 780 | ||||
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | n/a | $43, 020 | $33, 060 | $48, 530 | ||||||||
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 320 | $105, 910 | $72, 900 | $122, 270 | ||||||||
| Travel Guides | n/a | $41, 990 | $36, 160 | $44, 230 | ||||||||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | n/a | $68, 050 | $60, 310 | $68, 210 | ||||||||
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | n/a | $62, 970 | $51, 050 | $69, 390 | n/a | $62, 960 | $50, 530 | $65, 280 | ||||
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | n/a | $97, 620 | $77, 540 | $103, 970 | ||||||||
| Geographers | n/a | $99, 520 | $86, 520 | $104, 260 | ||||||||
| Political Scientists | n/a | $115, 260 | $82, 680 | $135, 680 | ||||||||
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 1, 300 | $77, 080 | $52, 930 | $90, 830 | n/a | $72, 140 | $51, 140 | $82, 380 | ||||
| Graduate Teaching Assistants | 1, 370 | $26, 580 | $20, 180 | $36, 650 | ||||||||
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 330 | $91, 160 | $48, 010 | $126, 860 | n/a | $49, 890 | $35, 450 | $65, 010 | ||||
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | n/a | $22, 040 | $20, 770 | $26, 530 | ||||||||
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 860 | $98, 570 | $70, 340 | $108, 650 | ||||||||
| Rail Car Repairers | n/a | $66, 030 | $52, 540 | $68, 350 | n/a | $55, 540 | $39, 520 | $61, 690 | ||||
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | n/a | $17, 390 | $16, 550 | $17, 200 | ||||||||
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 5, 570 | $73, 840 | $43, 820 | $83, 200 | ||||||||
| Public Address System and Other Announcers | n/a | $61, 950 | $33, 900 | $64, 390 | n/a | $37, 040 | $30, 190 | $41, 040 | ||||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6, 780 | $53, 550 | $41, 570 | $59, 850 | ||||||||
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 710 | $77, 220 | $65, 990 | $85, 590 | ||||||||
| Film and Video Editors | 3, 610 | $70, 240 | $48, 760 | $97, 630 | n/a | $51, 910 | $35, 470 | $58, 980 | ||||
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 270 | $31, 320 | $22, 220 | $38, 210 | ||||||||
| Choreographers | n/a | $77, 560 | $64, 130 | $93, 600 | ||||||||
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | n/a | $28, 450 | $22, 030 | $46, 330 | n/a | $38, 350 | $34, 570 | $40, 740 |
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