New York Jobs and Career Information

RELATIVE POPULARITY

Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in New York Than Elsewhere

Whether you're looking for a career to pursue, or just want to get a feel for occupations in the state, the table below should be helpful. And we haven't seen anything like it from anyone else.

This table tells us which jobs are more common in New York, relative to the state population, compared to their popularity in every other US state. A Local Popularity Index of 1.0 matches the average across all US states; higher and lower numbers indicate the job is proportionally more or less popular here.

Rank	Job	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Jobs 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Watch repairers	$43,550	220	9.5
2	Shoe and leather workers and repairers	$19,665	1,350	8.6
3	Travel guides	$32,620	120	7.7
4	Fashion designers	$72,390	6,390	7.7
5	Sewers, hand	$23,760	1,930	6.1
6	Bailiffs	$36,894	2,540	5.6
7	Religious workers	$23,610	930	5.6
8	Music directors and composers	$42,760	1,500	5.5
9	Telephone operators	$32,840	1,540	5.2
10	Etchers and engravers	$30,240	740	5.0
11	Postsecondary teachers	$69,056	55,290	4.9
12	Flight attendants	$57,950	8,510	4.3
13	Fabric and apparel patternmakers	$43,510	1,770	4.1
14	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	$34,772	5,880	4.1
15	Brokerage clerks	$36,450	17,680	4.1
16	Graduate teaching assistants	$28,013	5,110	3.9
17	Sound engineering technicians	$40,778	2,760	3.9
18	Psychiatrists	$134,414	3,060	3.8
19	Clergy	$42,372	7,430	3.7
20	Court reporters	$59,370	1,480	3.7
21	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	$21,840	2,270	3.6
22	Musicians and singers	(varies)	8,420	3.3
23	Paperhangers	$46,585	520	3.3
24	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	$32,225	23,860	3.3
25	Social workers	$47,766	10,890	3.2
26	Fence erectors	$28,873	820	3.2
27	Proofreaders and copy markers	$31,002	2,120	3.0
28	Artists and related workers	$39,106	350	3.0
29	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	$23,720	2,710	2.9
30	Film and video editors	$64,840	2,330	2.9
31	Podiatrists	$107,933	870	2.9
32	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	$90,320	1,700	2.8
33	Home health aides	$22,256	115,360	2.8
34	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	$53,615	1,010	2.8
35	Producers and directors	$73,361	10,740	2.7
36	Parking enforcement workers	$30,246	820	2.6
37	Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay	$60,643	1,020	2.6
38	Personal financial advisors	$78,530	17,490	2.6
39	Art directors	$79,968	5,070	2.6
40	Elevator installers and repairers	$61,840	2,590	2.5
41	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$99,307	4,680	2.5
42	Editors	$48,562	15,590	2.5
43	Word processors and typists	$28,559	24,080	2.5
44	Advertising sales agents	$45,456	24,790	2.5
45	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	$38,758	3,210	2.5
46	Physicians and surgeons	$148,113	26,240	2.4
47	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	$87,637	38,160	2.3
48	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	$113,640	2,170	2.3
49	Curators	$51,821	790	2.3
50	Bridge and lock tenders	$35,405	180	2.2
51	Radio mechanics	$58,080	210	2.2
52	Psychiatric aides	$29,656	5,120	2.2
53	Concierges	$27,460	1,960	2.1
54	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	$21,321	3,410	2.1
55	Recreational therapists	$40,085	2,580	2.0
56	Financial analysts	$66,583	25,790	2.0
57	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	$74,667	5,900	2.0
58	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	$34,738	5,840	2.0
59	Occupational therapist aides	$29,720	350	2.0
60	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	$35,940	620	2.0
61	Costume attendants	$45,000	330	2.0
62	Biochemists and biophysicists	$72,845	1,270	2.0
63	Law teachers, postsecondary	$98,755	680	2.0
64	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	$46,196	4,240	2.0
65	Medical appliance technicians	$36,626	480	2.0
66	Teacher assistants	$20,702	145,100	1.9
67	Legislators	$78,610	4,390	1.9
68	Reporters and correspondents	$54,435	4,980	1.9
69	Ship engineers	$64,335	820	1.9
70	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	$35,596	7,330	1.9
71	Power plant operators	$63,632	1,540	1.9
72	Couriers and messengers	$23,057	12,850	1.9
73	Dancers	(varies)	1,010	1.9
74	Law clerks	$35,036	4,470	1.9
75	Public relations managers	$91,867	5,490	1.9
76	Audiologists	$59,820	590	1.8
77	Cooks	$29,340	850	1.8
78	Personal and home care aides	$19,922	59,760	1.8
79	Social sciences teachers, postsecondary	$59,380	200	1.8
80	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	$24,848	2,510	1.8
81	Social and community service managers	$56,745	13,320	1.8
82	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	$19,505	840	1.8
83	Multi-media artists and animators	$50,823	2,410	1.8
84	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	$22,033	1,040	1.8
85	Advertising and promotions managers	$83,610	5,060	1.8
86	Manicurists and pedicurists	$19,842	4,330	1.8
87	Writers and authors	$52,588	4,280	1.8
88	Set and exhibit designers	$55,710	560	1.8
89	Cargo and freight agents	$37,065	7,200	1.8
90	Physician assistants	$70,583	6,210	1.8
91	Microbiologists	$57,576	1,290	1.8
92	Bus drivers, school	$28,205	44,890	1.8
93	Highway maintenance workers	$32,695	9,720	1.8
94	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	$51,735	19,330	1.7
95	Actuaries	$94,052	1,480	1.7
96	Embalmers	$62,100	340	1.7
97	Commercial and industrial designers	$58,116	3,130	1.7
98	Market research analysts	$59,682	22,920	1.7
99	Broadcast news analysts	$87,460	330	1.7
100	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	$47,270	4,370	1.7

ABSOLUTE POPULARITY

The Most Common Jobs in New York

Unlike the table above, which shows where jobs in New York are unusually common compared to other states, the table below lists jobs which are the most common in raw numbers in the state.

Rank	Job	Local Jobs 2006	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Retail salespersons	281,810	$22,780	1.0
2	Office clerks, general	218,810	$23,939	1.1
3	Cashiers	212,280	$16,846	0.9
4	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	180,090	$22,293	1.3
5	Registered nurses	169,240	$52,495	1.1
6	Teacher assistants	145,100	$20,702	1.9
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	143,840	$27,304	1.3
8	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	134,260	$36,625	1.3
9	Customer service representatives	132,930	$28,217	0.9
10	Waiters and waitresses	132,450	$18,870	0.9
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	125,620	$54,896	1.3
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	120,090	$30,371	1.0
13	Home health aides	115,360	$22,256	2.8
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	110,030	$43,963	1.2
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	105,790	$22,864	0.7
16	Security guards	105,050	$23,767	1.5
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	103,570	$21,216	1.0
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	101,110	$24,336	1.2
19	Elementary school teachers, except special education	94,970	$54,984	1.1
20	Accountants and auditors	93,620	$55,750	1.2
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	92,830	$31,559	1.1
22	General and operations managers	85,710	$96,078	0.8
23	Receptionists and information clerks	83,510	$23,602	1.1
24	Food preparation workers	77,220	$17,916	1.3
25	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	76,990	$57,951	1.4
26	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	73,790	$16,034	0.5
27	Lawyers	65,370	$93,880	1.7
28	Personal and home care aides	59,760	$19,922	1.8
29	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	58,160	$37,025	0.8
30	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	57,720	$36,384	0.6
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	56,450	$27,499	0.9
32	Postsecondary teachers	55,290	$69,056	4.9
33	Child care workers	54,520	$19,535	1.5
34	Financial managers	52,040	$96,343	1.6
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	48,140	$33,773	1.1
36	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	45,930	$19,739	0.8
37	Carpenters	45,370	$39,818	0.7
38	Construction laborers	45,040	$33,965	0.7
39	Bus drivers, school	44,890	$28,205	1.8
40	Team assemblers	43,090	$23,734	0.6
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	42,680	$25,450	0.8
42	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	42,220	$26,411	0.9
43	Packers and packagers, hand	40,760	$19,920	0.8
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	40,710	$23,403	0.7
45	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	40,440	$56,329	1.2
46	Computer programmers	39,770	$66,021	1.4
47	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	38,160	$87,637	2.3
48	Electricians	37,330	$48,040	0.9
49	Cooks, restaurant	37,150	$21,681	0.7
50	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,490	$32,623	0.8
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	34,820	$28,500	1.0
52	Teachers and instructors	33,560	$31,348	1.2
53	Computer support specialists	33,130	$41,960	0.9
54	Business operations specialists	30,790	$56,108	0.5
55	Computer software engineers, applications	30,040	$70,715	0.9
56	Sales representatives, services	29,710	$48,725	1.0
57	Computer systems analysts	29,540	$66,281	0.8
58	Tellers	29,190	$22,633	0.8
59	Management analysts	28,920	$64,322	0.9
60	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	28,060	$49,409	0.7
61	Social and human service assistants	27,990	$28,570	1.4
62	Bartenders	27,850	$18,745	0.9
63	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	27,560	$57,653	0.7
64	Dishwashers	26,330	$16,084	0.8
65	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	26,290	$16,572	0.8
66	Physicians and surgeons	26,240	$148,113	2.4
67	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	26,220	$49,798	0.9
68	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,090	$21,362	1.1
69	Financial analysts	25,790	$66,583	2.0
70	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	25,590	$82,955	1.2
71	Preschool teachers, except special education	25,250	$26,143	1.1
72	Advertising sales agents	24,790	$45,456	2.5
73	Postal service mail carriers	24,610	$44,198	1.1
74	Legal secretaries	24,460	$35,966	1.4
75	Data entry keyers	24,390	$25,094	1.2
76	Bill and account collectors	24,110	$29,497	0.8
77	Word processors and typists	24,080	$28,559	2.5
78	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	23,860	$32,225	3.3
79	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	23,760	$54,830	0.8
80	Paralegals and legal assistants	23,550	$41,053	1.6
81	Medical and health services managers	23,180	$76,817	1.6
82	Market research analysts	22,920	$59,682	1.7
83	Industrial truck and tractor operators	22,210	$29,602	0.6
84	Sewing machine operators	22,200	$21,319	1.7
85	Counter and rental clerks	21,640	$21,353	0.7
86	Office and administrative support workers	21,490	$33,455	1.2
87	Cooks, fast food	21,480	$16,806	0.5
88	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	21,270	$40,830	1.4
89	Recreation workers	20,880	$22,185	1.3
90	Child, family, and school social workers	20,560	$41,417	1.3
91	Computer and information systems managers	20,320	$101,220	1.1
92	Medical assistants	20,080	$26,231	0.8
93	Chief executives	20,060	$133,739	0.9
94	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	19,880	$51,451	1.3
95	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	19,530	$31,780	0.6
96	Administrative services managers	19,370	$75,350	1.2
97	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	19,330	$51,735	1.7
98	Telemarketers	19,260	$24,786	0.8
99	Insurance sales agents	18,830	$58,342	1.0
100	Graphic designers	18,820	$39,597	1.5

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