New York, NY Careers and Salaries

879 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New York, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$97,150	180	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$84,740	170	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,030	170	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,920	170	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$60,470	170	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$79,210	170	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,420	170	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$86,400	160	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$85,500	150	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$60,130	150	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,310	150	View salary detail
Mathematicians	$113,590	150	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$37,380	140	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$57,150	140	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$88,100	130	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$46,780	130	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$100,520	120	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$64,890	120	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$62,570	120	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$54,720	120	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$51,460	110	View salary detail
Pediatric Surgeons	$293,440	110	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,820	110	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$48,580	110	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,350	110	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$58,240	100	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,230	100	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$171,470	100	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$171,470	100	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$75,060	100	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$73,130	90	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$57,880	90	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$62,400	90	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$55,910	90	View salary detail
Foresters	$69,620	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$82,480	80	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$60,430	80	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$77,710	80	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$62,710	80	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,810	80	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$79,460	70	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$44,370	70	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,460	70	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$54,280	70	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$47,020	70	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$79,460	70	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,640	60	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$60,290	60	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$53,890	60	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$111,050	60	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.