Occupations in New York

516 occupations with a New York page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which New York schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in New York.

516 occupations

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Occupations in New York
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Chemical Technicians
19-4031
$60,9002,200771,127
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1112
$132,1802,190195,950
Airfield Operations Specialistslimited
53-2022
$42,0002,19011
Special Education Teachers, All Other
25-2059
$65,9702,170521,625
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
23-2093
$61,3802,13030638
Dermatologists
29-1213
$374,0102,070162,555
Sound Engineering Technicians
27-4014
$87,5102,05018173
Psychiatric Technicianslimited
29-2053
$58,0802,0402161
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitterslimited
51-2041
$55,0802,040219
Credit Counselorsmoderate
13-2071
$63,0302,020499
Radiologists
29-1224
$441,5802,010162,555
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
29-9021
$75,3202,000351,392
Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3029
$65,5302,00031863
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042
$62,4001,960681,360
Power Plant Operatorslimited
51-8013
$106,9901,96014
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221
$181,9901,95013118,734
Mechanical Drafters
17-3013
$76,4901,94026576
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2023
$86,4501,93010197
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vesselslimited
53-5021
$104,8001,9302191
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
49-9097
$94,5301,91051,095
Dental Laboratory Technicianslimited
51-9081
$52,4601,890132
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113
$98,7001,840385,364
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
25-1069
$79,0401,840592,969
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052
$99,8801,840791,277
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
33-1099
$92,9301,8409192
Legal Support Workers, All Other
23-2099
$76,5201,760411,091
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051
$87,3501,73045800
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3022
$73,7901,71026524
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126
$92,0501,7001444,786
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipmentmoderate
49-2094
$78,1301,7003177
Set and Exhibit Designers
27-1027
1,690301,213
Broadcast Technicians
27-4012
$78,8401,69011180
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125
$100,4001,660852,021
Technical Writers
27-3042
$98,3101,61014267
Dietetic Technicians
29-2051
$50,4201,58030710
Health and Safety Engineers
17-2111
$101,3001,57014331
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
47-4071
$55,2201,5505241
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014
$96,7701,540672,765
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062
$101,8001,520581,814
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124
$95,1201,520711,335
Podiatristslimited
29-1081
$108,4601,520191
Physical Scientists, All Other
19-2099
$117,8201,51011370
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mininglimited
47-5022
$58,1201,490133
Surveyorslimited
17-1022
$78,8701,470222
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicianslimited
49-3051
$58,9401,470115
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065
$104,0501,460824,205
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
27-3011
$81,3101,460763,001
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1031
$126,4301,460282,381
Orthopedic Surgeons
29-1242
$414,2901,450162,555
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
19-5012
$69,6401,41010153
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
23-1021
$123,1701,400154,110
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1013
$78,8701,400962,851
Sales and Related Workers, All Other
41-9099
$55,2701,400533
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captionersmoderate
27-3092
$101,9901,400332
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plasticmoderate
51-4021
$48,9301,400326
Athletic Trainers
29-9091
$66,2301,37014217
Chiropractorslimited
29-1011
$120,9501,3602160
Entertainment and Recreation Managers
11-9072
$98,3901,33014217,558
Curators
25-4012
$79,1201,33052876
Private Detectives and Investigators
33-9021
$59,1401,300311,140
Tool and Die Makerslimited
51-4111
$68,0801,270114
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063
$127,5001,240734,960
Recreational Therapists
29-1125
$65,5201,230764
Solar Photovoltaic Installerslimited
47-2231
$56,1601,23025
Statisticians
15-2041
$136,0201,2201068,995
Physicians, Pathologists
29-1222
$321,5501,220162,555
Shampooers
39-5093
$37,0701,210331,818
Fire Inspectors and Investigatorsmoderate
33-2021
$73,9201,200441
Dancers
27-2031
1,17034813
Acupuncturistsmoderate
29-1291
$86,1201,1603148
Crane and Tower Operatorslimited
53-7021
$85,8501,150133
Air Traffic Controllerslimited
53-2021
$144,9601,15011
Forensic Science Technicians
19-4092
$81,6701,1401107,649
Physicists
19-2012
$181,9701,140611,301
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3027
$78,2101,14022490
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
51-9162
$68,7301,140563
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067
$97,5401,130741,933
Therapists, All Other
29-1129
$77,9801,11014195
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
29-9099
$102,9901,1101091
Prepress Technicians and Workerslimited
51-5111
$52,4201,110230
Cooks, All Other
35-2019
$43,0001,090211,425
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054
$103,1001,080631,214
Commercial Pilotsmoderate
53-2012
$177,4301,070327
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
25-9099
$52,0001,0607590
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
23-1022
$70,8001,050204,264
Designers, All Other
27-1029
$86,0301,050231,447
Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-4013
$74,5501,05052858
Microbiologists
19-1022
$81,0901,05011114
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
43-9081
$59,7401,030923,323
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangersmoderate
39-4031
$63,0901,0304132
Furniture Finisherslimited
51-7021
$48,3401,00028
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021
$101,08098061774
Animal Trainersmoderate
39-2011
$48,790970351
Ophthalmologists
29-1241
$360,050960162,555
Archivists
25-4011
$73,86096054946
Locksmiths and Safe Repairerslimited
49-9094
$61,830960137
Traffic Technicians
53-6041
$71,67095011147
Costume Attendants
39-3092
$95,2309505124
Landscape Architects
17-1012
$87,3609206134
Economists
19-3011
$136,660910745,466

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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