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 |
| Craft Artists | n/a | $27, 220 | $18, 890 | $40, 780 | n/a | $22, 950 | $21, 260 | $35, 530 | ||||
| Motion Picture Projectionists | 300 | $27, 210 | $18, 840 | $34, 550 | n/a | $22, 080 | $17, 250 | $25, 300 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | n/a | $41, 200 | $23, 860 | $44, 150 | n/a | $41, 860 | $26, 590 | $44, 180 | ||||
| Museum Technicians and Conservators | 500 | $53, 690 | $34, 900 | $65, 750 | n/a | $44, 310 | $27, 990 | $53, 880 | ||||
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 320 | $105, 910 | $72, 900 | $122, 270 | ||||||||
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | n/a | $28, 680 | $27, 650 | $31, 970 | n/a | $43, 690 | $42, 510 | $43, 520 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Soil and Plant Scientists | n/a | $61, 540 | $43, 510 | $78, 320 | ||||||||
| Costume Attendants | 770 | $66, 580 | $45, 170 | $98, 820 | ||||||||
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | n/a | $62, 970 | $51, 050 | $69, 390 | n/a | $62, 960 | $50, 530 | $65, 280 | ||||
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | n/a | $38, 960 | $29, 540 | $61, 690 | ||||||||
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | n/a | $24, 270 | $19, 220 | $29, 950 | n/a | $22, 290 | $21, 550 | $23, 850 | ||||
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | n/a | $17, 390 | $16, 550 | $17, 200 | ||||||||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 350 | $86, 370 | $42, 570 | $130, 840 | ||||||||
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 410 | $119, 150 | $68, 790 | $158, 010 | n/a | $76, 100 | $51, 870 | $93, 830 | ||||
| Barbers | 300 | $32, 500 | $21, 990 | $36, 360 | ||||||||
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 1, 300 | $77, 080 | $52, 930 | $90, 830 | n/a | $72, 140 | $51, 140 | $82, 380 | ||||
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | n/a | $38, 320 | $28, 980 | $47, 610 | n/a | $35, 910 | $26, 580 | $43, 060 | ||||
| Social Science Research Assistants | 2, 270 | $36, 480 | $23, 780 | $47, 580 | 270 | $33, 480 | $21, 760 | $44, 000 | ||||
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 860 | $98, 570 | $70, 340 | $108, 650 | ||||||||
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 2, 040 | $70, 730 | $47, 560 | $78, 780 | 240 | $73, 430 | $51, 800 | $80, 300 | ||||
| Mechanical Door Repairers | n/a | $60, 570 | $47, 260 | $75, 450 | ||||||||
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | n/a | $26, 820 | $17, 030 | $35, 870 | ||||||||
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 610 | $96, 190 | $57, 790 | $139, 260 | n/a | $62, 170 | $49, 290 | $74, 510 | ||||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6, 780 | $53, 550 | $41, 570 | $59, 850 | ||||||||
| Rail Car Repairers | n/a | $66, 030 | $52, 540 | $68, 350 | n/a | $55, 540 | $39, 520 | $61, 690 | ||||
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 710 | $77, 220 | $65, 990 | $85, 590 | ||||||||
| Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | n/a | $21, 920 | $16, 910 | $23, 740 | ||||||||
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 200 | $71, 990 | $50, 020 | $79, 330 | ||||||||
| Travel Guides | n/a | $41, 990 | $36, 160 | $44, 230 | ||||||||
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 5, 570 | $73, 840 | $43, 820 | $83, 200 | ||||||||
| Millwrights | n/a | $52, 310 | $37, 940 | $64, 600 | n/a | $55, 130 | $23, 170 | $61, 500 | ||||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $40, 550 | $23, 170 | $47, 490 | ||||||||
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | n/a | $44, 880 | $42, 430 | $49, 700 | ||||||||
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 330 | $91, 160 | $48, 010 | $126, 860 | n/a | $49, 890 | $35, 450 | $65, 010 | ||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | n/a | $95, 330 | $55, 350 | $121, 210 | ||||||||
| Riggers | n/a | $65, 470 | $44, 760 | $77, 950 | n/a | $80, 940 | $66, 780 | $85, 090 | ||||
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | n/a | $22, 040 | $20, 770 | $26, 530 | ||||||||
| Watch Repairers | n/a | $43, 620 | $34, 480 | $48, 740 | ||||||||
| Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners | n/a | $28, 070 | $21, 190 | $36, 500 | n/a | $22, 390 | $18, 980 | $26, 760 | ||||
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 490 | $82, 830 | $62, 720 | $86, 720 |
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