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 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 610 | $96, 190 | $57, 790 | $139, 260 | n/a | $62, 170 | $49, 290 | $74, 510 | ||||
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | n/a | $28, 450 | $22, 030 | $46, 330 | n/a | $38, 350 | $34, 570 | $40, 740 | ||||
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | n/a | $43, 020 | $33, 060 | $48, 530 | ||||||||
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | n/a | $22, 040 | $20, 770 | $26, 530 | ||||||||
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | n/a | $26, 820 | $17, 030 | $35, 870 | ||||||||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $40, 550 | $23, 170 | $47, 490 | ||||||||
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | n/a | $38, 960 | $29, 540 | $61, 690 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Mechanical Door Repairers | n/a | $60, 570 | $47, 260 | $75, 450 | ||||||||
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | n/a | $17, 390 | $16, 550 | $17, 200 | ||||||||
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 2, 040 | $70, 730 | $47, 560 | $78, 780 | 240 | $73, 430 | $51, 800 | $80, 300 | ||||
| Prosthodontists | n/a | $135, 350 | $86, 940 | $179, 040 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 710 | $77, 220 | $65, 990 | $85, 590 | ||||||||
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | n/a | $50, 390 | $20, 700 | $80, 560 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | n/a | $68, 050 | $60, 310 | $68, 210 | ||||||||
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 5, 570 | $73, 840 | $43, 820 | $83, 200 | ||||||||
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 200 | $71, 990 | $50, 020 | $79, 330 | ||||||||
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 860 | $98, 570 | $70, 340 | $108, 650 | ||||||||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6, 780 | $53, 550 | $41, 570 | $59, 850 | ||||||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | n/a | $27, 500 | $22, 950 | $32, 270 | n/a | $24, 680 | $22, 220 | $29, 500 | ||||
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | n/a | $62, 970 | $51, 050 | $69, 390 | n/a | $62, 960 | $50, 530 | $65, 280 | ||||
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | n/a | $35, 300 | $34, 070 | $35, 190 | n/a | $36, 290 | $29, 060 | $39, 820 | ||||
| Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | n/a | $21, 920 | $16, 910 | $23, 740 | ||||||||
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | n/a | $95, 330 | $55, 350 | $121, 210 | ||||||||
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | n/a | $62, 200 | $47, 540 | $84, 020 | n/a | $64, 020 | $40, 270 | $85, 780 | ||||
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 780 | $83, 100 | $62, 040 | $86, 570 | n/a | $50, 910 | $40, 380 | $70, 730 | ||||
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | n/a | $24, 270 | $19, 220 | $29, 950 | n/a | $22, 290 | $21, 550 | $23, 850 | ||||
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 410 | $119, 150 | $68, 790 | $158, 010 | n/a | $76, 100 | $51, 870 | $93, 830 | ||||
| Rail Car Repairers | n/a | $66, 030 | $52, 540 | $68, 350 | n/a | $55, 540 | $39, 520 | $61, 690 | ||||
| Air Traffic Controllers | n/a | $93, 090 | $57, 250 | $118, 340 | ||||||||
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | n/a | $25, 440 | $16, 750 | $28, 290 | n/a | $20, 020 | $16, 860 | $25, 380 | ||||
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | n/a | $63, 640 | $56, 170 | $66, 860 | ||||||||
| Craft Artists | n/a | $27, 220 | $18, 890 | $40, 780 | n/a | $22, 950 | $21, 260 | $35, 530 | ||||
| Costume Attendants | 770 | $66, 580 | $45, 170 | $98, 820 | ||||||||
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 350 | $86, 370 | $42, 570 | $130, 840 | ||||||||
| Multimedia Artists and Animators | 2, 070 | $72, 530 | $48, 430 | $86, 510 | n/a | $78, 220 | $40, 310 | $86, 550 | ||||
| Barbers | 300 | $32, 500 | $21, 990 | $36, 360 | ||||||||
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 220 | $53, 210 | $37, 020 | $60, 810 | ||||||||
| Public Address System and Other Announcers | n/a | $61, 950 | $33, 900 | $64, 390 | n/a | $37, 040 | $30, 190 | $41, 040 | ||||
| Watch Repairers | n/a | $43, 620 | $34, 480 | $48, 740 | ||||||||
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 270 | $31, 320 | $22, 220 | $38, 210 | ||||||||
| Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners | n/a | $28, 070 | $21, 190 | $36, 500 | n/a | $22, 390 | $18, 980 | $26, 760 | ||||
| Travel Guides | n/a | $41, 990 | $36, 160 | $44, 230 |
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