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 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | n/a | $109, 640 | $73, 280 | $124, 650 | 300 | $75, 970 | $41, 520 | $98, 940 | ||||
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | n/a | $47, 220 | $40, 890 | $64, 200 | 430 | $68, 280 | $63, 610 | $68, 370 | ||||
| Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | 140 | $35, 650 | $24, 200 | $42, 930 | n/a | $25, 260 | $21, 960 | $31, 160 | ||||
| Prosthodontists | n/a | $135, 350 | $86, 940 | $179, 040 | ||||||||
| Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | n/a | $21, 920 | $16, 910 | $23, 740 | ||||||||
| Media and Communication Workers, All Other | n/a | $62, 390 | $31, 070 | $90, 030 | 980 | $44, 960 | $27, 450 | $68, 330 | ||||
| Soil and Plant Scientists | n/a | $61, 540 | $43, 510 | $78, 320 | ||||||||
| Broadcast News Analysts | n/a | $61, 000 | $41, 910 | $108, 000 | 280 | $75, 230 | $44, 980 | $132, 820 | ||||
| Choreographers | n/a | $77, 560 | $64, 130 | $93, 600 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Designers, All Other | n/a | $50, 340 | $27, 510 | $60, 790 | 530 | $56, 210 | $36, 070 | $77, 480 | ||||
| Bicycle Repairers | n/a | $18, 140 | $17, 110 | $19, 780 | ||||||||
| Life Scientists, All Other | n/a | $91, 390 | $69, 560 | $136, 810 | n/a | $61, 160 | $46, 550 | $77, 450 | ||||
| Physicists | n/a | $170, 960 | $145, 530 | $173, 610 | n/a | $117, 380 | $74, 340 | $154, 700 | ||||
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | n/a | $48, 720 | $38, 740 | $59, 740 | ||||||||
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 200 | $30, 710 | $27, 710 | $50, 210 | ||||||||
| Radiation Therapists | 260 | $98, 410 | $73, 070 | $110, 910 | 1, 130 | $89, 350 | $59, 630 | $105, 280 | ||||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $40, 550 | $23, 170 | $47, 490 | ||||||||
| Actuaries | n/a | $104, 070 | $76, 190 | $137, 740 | 1, 850 | $117, 540 | $69, 530 | $165, 840 | ||||
| Cooks, Short Order | 1, 380 | $24, 980 | $17, 420 | $30, 730 | 4, 870 | $23, 600 | $17, 840 | $28, 600 | ||||
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | n/a | $38, 960 | $29, 540 | $61, 690 | ||||||||
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | n/a | $19, 130 | $17, 110 | $33, 760 | 250 | $18, 760 | $17, 550 | $28, 680 | ||||
| Aerospace Engineers | n/a | $111, 950 | $82, 860 | $124, 870 | ||||||||
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | n/a | $71, 610 | $46, 640 | $101, 100 | ||||||||
| Chemical Engineers | n/a | $89, 160 | $57, 150 | $119, 100 | ||||||||
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | n/a | $61, 480 | $48, 310 | $72, 050 | 1, 200 | $71, 560 | $39, 830 | $80, 470 | ||||
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | n/a | $23, 440 | $19, 180 | $30, 000 | 730 | $24, 070 | $18, 230 | $37, 200 | ||||
| Paperhangers | n/a | $46, 280 | $42, 850 | $60, 550 | 270 | $44, 580 | $25, 400 | $54, 960 | ||||
| Industrial Engineers | 1, 180 | $85, 100 | $62, 690 | $97, 990 | 520 | $86, 860 | $57, 790 | $105, 530 | ||||
| Elevator Installers and Repairers | n/a | $79, 400 | $55, 260 | $88, 310 | 2, 930 | $78, 200 | $54, 180 | $89, 780 | ||||
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | n/a | $91, 690 | $52, 130 | $111, 450 | ||||||||
| Mechanical Door Repairers | n/a | $60, 570 | $47, 260 | $75, 450 | ||||||||
| Materials Scientists | n/a | $75, 430 | $47, 220 | $97, 310 | ||||||||
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | 2, 580 | $99, 910 | $65, 980 | $130, 120 | 10, 160 | $95, 740 | $57, 250 | $127, 510 | ||||
| Graduate Teaching Assistants | 1, 370 | $26, 580 | $20, 180 | $36, 650 | ||||||||
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 510 | $44, 990 | $30, 510 | $56, 600 | n/a | $34, 010 | $24, 600 | $39, 370 | ||||
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 150 | $29, 580 | $21, 260 | $34, 980 | ||||||||
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | 170 | $102, 580 | $77, 220 | $157, 400 | 970 | $72, 160 | $51, 130 | $130, 460 | ||||
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | 230 | $76, 100 | $50, 110 | $95, 100 | 1, 020 | $91, 700 | $45, 100 | $127, 010 | ||||
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 130 | $34, 000 | $26, 530 | $39, 090 | n/a | $45, 230 | $30, 630 | $50, 810 | ||||
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 280 | $49, 330 | $42, 770 | $68, 980 | 1, 290 | $96, 580 | $59, 620 | $131, 140 | ||||
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | n/a | $101, 390 | $64, 130 | $157, 610 | 1, 500 | $93, 650 | $64, 850 | $126, 810 | ||||
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 100 | $28, 450 | $21, 060 | $37, 250 | n/a | $31, 440 | $23, 310 | $36, 290 | ||||
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | n/a | $34, 490 | $22, 000 | $39, 110 | n/a | $31, 330 | $19, 080 | $36, 400 | ||||
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 160 | $39, 190 | $29, 870 | $48, 780 | n/a | $28, 270 | $17, 830 | $34, 590 | ||||
| Religious Workers, All Other | n/a | $22, 570 | $16, 670 | $25, 210 | n/a | $28, 430 | $17, 440 | $43, 680 | ||||
| Watch Repairers | n/a | $43, 620 | $34, 480 | $48, 740 | ||||||||
| Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers | n/a | $36, 280 | $32, 330 | $42, 350 | n/a | $39, 290 | $31, 540 | $54, 800 | ||||
| Curators | n/a | $69, 150 | $36, 120 | $82, 390 | 620 | $80, 110 | $46, 690 | $95, 120 | ||||
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 320 | $56, 520 | $36, 470 | $77, 580 | 710 | $76, 590 | $47, 730 | $101, 540 |
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