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 |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | n/a | $24, 270 | $19, 220 | $29, 950 | n/a | $22, 290 | $21, 550 | $23, 850 | ||||
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 490 | $82, 830 | $62, 720 | $86, 720 | ||||||||
| Museum Technicians and Conservators | 500 | $53, 690 | $34, 900 | $65, 750 | n/a | $44, 310 | $27, 990 | $53, 880 | ||||
| Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners | n/a | $28, 070 | $21, 190 | $36, 500 | n/a | $22, 390 | $18, 980 | $26, 760 | ||||
| Watch Repairers | n/a | $43, 620 | $34, 480 | $48, 740 | ||||||||
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | n/a | $41, 200 | $23, 860 | $44, 150 | n/a | $41, 860 | $26, 590 | $44, 180 | ||||
| Riggers | n/a | $65, 470 | $44, 760 | $77, 950 | n/a | $80, 940 | $66, 780 | $85, 090 | ||||
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 330 | $91, 160 | $48, 010 | $126, 860 | n/a | $49, 890 | $35, 450 | $65, 010 | ||||
| Graduate Teaching Assistants | 1, 370 | $26, 580 | $20, 180 | $36, 650 | ||||||||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | n/a | $43, 250 | $31, 980 | $52, 740 | ||||||||
| Craft Artists | n/a | $27, 220 | $18, 890 | $40, 780 | n/a | $22, 950 | $21, 260 | $35, 530 | ||||
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | n/a | $95, 330 | $55, 350 | $121, 210 | ||||||||
| Multimedia Artists and Animators | 2, 070 | $72, 530 | $48, 430 | $86, 510 | n/a | $78, 220 | $40, 310 | $86, 550 | ||||
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | n/a | $17, 390 | $16, 550 | $17, 200 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Public Address System and Other Announcers | n/a | $61, 950 | $33, 900 | $64, 390 | n/a | $37, 040 | $30, 190 | $41, 040 | ||||
| Choreographers | n/a | $77, 560 | $64, 130 | $93, 600 | ||||||||
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | n/a | $50, 390 | $20, 700 | $80, 560 | ||||||||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $40, 550 | $23, 170 | $47, 490 | ||||||||
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | n/a | $62, 970 | $51, 050 | $69, 390 | n/a | $62, 960 | $50, 530 | $65, 280 | ||||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | n/a | $68, 050 | $60, 310 | $68, 210 | ||||||||
| Millwrights | n/a | $52, 310 | $37, 940 | $64, 600 | n/a | $55, 130 | $23, 170 | $61, 500 | ||||
| Motion Picture Projectionists | 300 | $27, 210 | $18, 840 | $34, 550 | n/a | $22, 080 | $17, 250 | $25, 300 | ||||
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 220 | $53, 210 | $37, 020 | $60, 810 | ||||||||
| Costume Attendants | 770 | $66, 580 | $45, 170 | $98, 820 | ||||||||
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 700 | $75, 420 | $57, 170 | $83, 400 | ||||||||
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 320 | $105, 910 | $72, 900 | $122, 270 | ||||||||
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | n/a | $43, 020 | $33, 060 | $48, 530 | ||||||||
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | n/a | $97, 620 | $77, 540 | $103, 970 | ||||||||
| Geographers | n/a | $99, 520 | $86, 520 | $104, 260 | ||||||||
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | n/a | $44, 880 | $42, 430 | $49, 700 | ||||||||
| Political Scientists | n/a | $115, 260 | $82, 680 | $135, 680 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Travel Guides | n/a | $41, 990 | $36, 160 | $44, 230 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 610 | $96, 190 | $57, 790 | $139, 260 | n/a | $62, 170 | $49, 290 | $74, 510 | ||||
| Barbers | 300 | $32, 500 | $21, 990 | $36, 360 | ||||||||
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 1, 030 | $52, 330 | $37, 390 | $60, 490 | ||||||||
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | n/a | $25, 440 | $16, 750 | $28, 290 | n/a | $20, 020 | $16, 860 | $25, 380 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Soil and Plant Scientists | n/a | $61, 540 | $43, 510 | $78, 320 | ||||||||
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 410 | $119, 150 | $68, 790 | $158, 010 | n/a | $76, 100 | $51, 870 | $93, 830 | ||||
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 350 | $86, 370 | $42, 570 | $130, 840 | ||||||||
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | n/a | $28, 680 | $27, 650 | $31, 970 | n/a | $43, 690 | $42, 510 | $43, 520 | ||||
| Models | n/a | $43, 100 | $35, 710 | $89, 880 | ||||||||
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 2, 040 | $70, 730 | $47, 560 | $78, 780 | 240 | $73, 430 | $51, 800 | $80, 300 | ||||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6, 780 | $53, 550 | $41, 570 | $59, 850 | ||||||||
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 780 | $83, 100 | $62, 040 | $86, 570 | n/a | $50, 910 | $40, 380 | $70, 730 |
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