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 |
| Residential Advisors | 710 | $28, 520 | $21, 600 | $33, 220 | 890 | $29, 120 | $21, 890 | $34, 160 | ||||
| Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists | 160 | $35, 740 | $30, 070 | $42, 730 | n/a | $47, 370 | $34, 550 | $61, 960 | ||||
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 130 | $34, 000 | $26, 530 | $39, 090 | n/a | $45, 230 | $30, 630 | $50, 810 | ||||
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | n/a | $19, 130 | $17, 110 | $33, 760 | 250 | $18, 760 | $17, 550 | $28, 680 | ||||
| Actuaries | n/a | $104, 070 | $76, 190 | $137, 740 | 1, 850 | $117, 540 | $69, 530 | $165, 840 | ||||
| Models | n/a | $43, 100 | $35, 710 | $89, 880 | ||||||||
| Curators | n/a | $69, 150 | $36, 120 | $82, 390 | 620 | $80, 110 | $46, 690 | $95, 120 | ||||
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | n/a | $61, 480 | $48, 310 | $72, 050 | 1, 200 | $71, 560 | $39, 830 | $80, 470 | ||||
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | n/a | $38, 960 | $29, 540 | $61, 690 | ||||||||
| Bicycle Repairers | n/a | $18, 140 | $17, 110 | $19, 780 | ||||||||
| Real Estate Brokers | 390 | $66, 150 | $34, 430 | $139, 850 | 1, 420 | $97, 950 | $57, 540 | >$187, 200 | ||||
| Aerospace Engineers | n/a | $111, 950 | $82, 860 | $124, 870 | ||||||||
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 700 | $23, 180 | $21, 390 | $27, 720 | 1, 370 | $28, 800 | $20, 080 | $38, 860 | ||||
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 3, 150 | $62, 880 | $40, 240 | $111, 490 | 41, 920 | $133, 350 | $61, 530 | >$187, 200 | ||||
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | n/a | $97, 620 | $77, 540 | $103, 970 | ||||||||
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 890 | $77, 050 | $49, 560 | $97, 270 | 1, 710 | $69, 550 | $27, 970 | $80, 780 | ||||
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | n/a | $101, 390 | $64, 130 | $157, 610 | 1, 500 | $93, 650 | $64, 850 | $126, 810 | ||||
| Political Scientists | n/a | $115, 260 | $82, 680 | $135, 680 | ||||||||
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | n/a | $64, 150 | $42, 530 | $69, 160 | ||||||||
| Tax Preparers | 490 | $36, 540 | $27, 540 | $69, 140 | 2, 630 | $34, 030 | $23, 900 | $51, 820 | ||||
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 280 | $49, 330 | $42, 770 | $68, 980 | 1, 290 | $96, 580 | $59, 620 | $131, 140 | ||||
| Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other | 230 | $19, 430 | $17, 830 | $43, 470 | 1, 030 | $52, 140 | $17, 200 | $67, 440 | ||||
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | n/a | $109, 640 | $73, 280 | $124, 650 | 300 | $75, 970 | $41, 520 | $98, 940 | ||||
| Cooks, Short Order | 1, 380 | $24, 980 | $17, 420 | $30, 730 | 4, 870 | $23, 600 | $17, 840 | $28, 600 | ||||
| Advertising Sales Agents | 1, 290 | $48, 240 | $36, 970 | $89, 410 | 16, 150 | $63, 550 | $38, 660 | $95, 160 | ||||
| Geographers | n/a | $99, 520 | $86, 520 | $104, 260 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Chemical Engineers | n/a | $89, 160 | $57, 150 | $119, 100 | ||||||||
| Mechanical Door Repairers | n/a | $60, 570 | $47, 260 | $75, 450 | ||||||||
| Paperhangers | n/a | $46, 280 | $42, 850 | $60, 550 | 270 | $44, 580 | $25, 400 | $54, 960 | ||||
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | n/a | $48, 720 | $38, 740 | $59, 740 | ||||||||
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | n/a | $71, 610 | $46, 640 | $101, 100 | ||||||||
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 510 | $31, 090 | $17, 410 | $43, 200 | 1, 090 | $37, 420 | $25, 220 | $54, 880 | ||||
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | n/a | $91, 690 | $52, 130 | $111, 450 | ||||||||
| Physicists | n/a | $170, 960 | $145, 530 | $173, 610 | n/a | $117, 380 | $74, 340 | $154, 700 | ||||
| Statistical Assistants | n/a | $38, 760 | $34, 580 | $43, 610 | 660 | $49, 730 | $38, 220 | $60, 590 | ||||
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | 170 | $102, 580 | $77, 220 | $157, 400 | 970 | $72, 160 | $51, 130 | $130, 460 | ||||
| Life Scientists, All Other | n/a | $91, 390 | $69, 560 | $136, 810 | n/a | $61, 160 | $46, 550 | $77, 450 | ||||
| Soil and Plant Scientists | n/a | $61, 540 | $43, 510 | $78, 320 | ||||||||
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | 230 | $76, 100 | $50, 110 | $95, 100 | 1, 020 | $91, 700 | $45, 100 | $127, 010 | ||||
| Graduate Teaching Assistants | 1, 370 | $26, 580 | $20, 180 | $36, 650 | ||||||||
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 200 | $30, 710 | $27, 710 | $50, 210 | ||||||||
| Materials Scientists | n/a | $75, 430 | $47, 220 | $97, 310 | ||||||||
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | n/a | $23, 440 | $19, 180 | $30, 000 | 730 | $24, 070 | $18, 230 | $37, 200 | ||||
| Survey Researchers | n/a | $48, 370 | $29, 230 | $59, 160 | 640 | $58, 960 | $40, 230 | $71, 370 | ||||
| Home Appliance Repairers | 750 | $34, 560 | $30, 820 | $37, 000 | 390 | $37, 310 | $24, 310 | $45, 530 | ||||
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 320 | $105, 910 | $72, 900 | $122, 270 | ||||||||
| Industrial Engineers | 1, 180 | $85, 100 | $62, 690 | $97, 990 | 520 | $86, 860 | $57, 790 | $105, 530 | ||||
| Hydrologists | n/a | $88, 110 | $59, 420 | $102, 500 | ||||||||
| Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers | n/a | $36, 280 | $32, 330 | $42, 350 | n/a | $39, 290 | $31, 540 | $54, 800 |
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