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 |
| 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 | ||||
| Bicycle Repairers | n/a | $18, 140 | $17, 110 | $19, 780 | ||||||||
| Court Reporters | 190 | $89, 850 | $63, 850 | $98, 860 | n/a | $82, 170 | $57, 420 | $95, 030 | ||||
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 190 | $134, 260 | $112, 280 | $135, 680 | 420 | $133, 830 | $112, 620 | $138, 550 | ||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 400 | $26, 890 | $17, 590 | $39, 590 | 410 | $38, 910 | $21, 900 | $47, 520 | ||||
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 380 | $32, 550 | $48, 480 | ||||||||
| Animal Trainers | 240 | $34, 250 | $26, 610 | $41, 830 | 110 | $34, 120 | $24, 050 | $48, 420 | ||||
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | n/a | $44, 880 | $42, 430 | $49, 700 | ||||||||
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 310 | $31, 280 | $22, 390 | $37, 550 | 400 | $31, 300 | $24, 720 | $38, 100 | ||||
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 150 | $29, 580 | $21, 260 | $34, 980 | ||||||||
| Animal Control Workers | n/a | $51, 220 | $39, 000 | $60, 740 | 130 | $33, 710 | $24, 230 | $43, 590 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 13, 930 | $94, 230 | $61, 680 | $106, 770 | 10, 970 | $79, 890 | $51, 700 | $95, 570 | ||||
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 1, 600 | $90, 020 | $50, 580 | $104, 240 | 1, 120 | $80, 270 | $53, 970 | $95, 120 | ||||
| Etchers and Engravers | 160 | $43, 010 | $32, 490 | $45, 240 | ||||||||
| Crossing Guards | 630 | $48, 330 | $27, 070 | $51, 800 | 1, 010 | $29, 180 | $20, 850 | $34, 940 | ||||
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | n/a | $38, 410 | $28, 030 | $45, 990 | n/a | $32, 500 | $24, 890 | $38, 950 | ||||
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 200 | $73, 260 | $50, 230 | $91, 370 | n/a | $62, 720 | $45, 240 | $71, 550 | ||||
| Funeral Attendants | 140 | $28, 120 | $27, 750 | $28, 230 | 160 | $39, 990 | $27, 530 | $41, 260 | ||||
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | n/a | $86, 900 | $72, 190 | $87, 940 | ||||||||
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | n/a | $43, 020 | $33, 060 | $48, 530 | ||||||||
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | n/a | $48, 720 | $38, 740 | $59, 740 | ||||||||
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | n/a | $71, 610 | $46, 640 | $101, 100 | ||||||||
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 200 | $30, 710 | $27, 710 | $50, 210 | ||||||||
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 910 | $51, 420 | $37, 390 | $69, 600 | 940 | $44, 480 | $32, 410 | $56, 410 | ||||
| Aerospace Engineers | n/a | $111, 950 | $82, 860 | $124, 870 | ||||||||
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | n/a | $35, 640 | $27, 320 | $43, 110 | 230 | $39, 330 | $27, 070 | $50, 200 | ||||
| Chemical Engineers | n/a | $89, 160 | $57, 150 | $119, 100 | ||||||||
| Mechanical Drafters | 310 | $60, 200 | $44, 790 | $74, 770 | 190 | $58, 770 | $41, 390 | $66, 580 | ||||
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 1, 030 | $52, 330 | $37, 390 | $60, 490 | ||||||||
| Pipelayers | n/a | $64, 880 | $39, 760 | $67, 880 | n/a | $58, 470 | $21, 590 | $62, 550 | ||||
| Materials Scientists | n/a | $75, 430 | $47, 220 | $97, 310 | ||||||||
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | n/a | $91, 690 | $52, 130 | $111, 450 | ||||||||
| Conservation Scientists | n/a | $52, 220 | $43, 180 | $62, 470 | n/a | $62, 170 | $45, 100 | $71, 770 | ||||
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | n/a | $34, 140 | $29, 830 | $36, 620 | n/a | $34, 920 | $28, 970 | $35, 900 | ||||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | n/a | $68, 050 | $60, 310 | $68, 210 | ||||||||
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 450 | $60, 850 | $46, 300 | $65, 180 | 650 | $56, 410 | $39, 950 | $63, 850 | ||||
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 490 | $27, 320 | $17, 910 | $41, 060 | 340 | $25, 870 | $17, 020 | $32, 340 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | n/a | $63, 640 | $56, 170 | $66, 860 | ||||||||
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | n/a | $51, 630 | $41, 350 | $56, 500 | n/a | $48, 470 | $43, 910 | $56, 560 | ||||
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 2, 190 | $136, 340 | $99, 980 | $152, 930 | 2, 150 | $128, 850 | $85, 090 | $144, 480 | ||||
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | n/a | $26, 820 | $17, 030 | $35, 870 | ||||||||
| Stonemasons | n/a | $40, 380 | $27, 250 | $45, 630 | 150 | $42, 920 | $31, 740 | $56, 300 | ||||
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | n/a | $50, 390 | $20, 700 | $80, 560 | ||||||||
| Motorboat Operators | n/a | $28, 760 | $28, 170 | $32, 270 | ||||||||
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | n/a | $95, 330 | $55, 350 | $121, 210 | ||||||||
| Transportation Inspectors | 180 | $71, 390 | $49, 060 | $91, 700 | n/a | $55, 860 | $48, 700 | $65, 320 |
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