Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New York

903 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New York for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Telephone Operators$50,220—View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$50,2205,120View salary detail
Library Technicians$50,0603,390View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators$50,020—View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,99019,790View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$49,9903,550View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,8903,660View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,6801,870View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,6404,270View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$49,620280View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,600122,490View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,570230View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$49,4001,750View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks$49,360540View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,2902,410View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,280490View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$49,1504,510View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$49,110170View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,03018,420View salary detail
Craft Artists$49,02050View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,0201,370View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers$48,98050View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,9301,400View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators$48,86080View salary detail
Animal Trainers$48,790970View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$48,6103,610View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$48,59087,990View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$48,5304,220View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$48,510460View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$48,450220View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,4404,250View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$48,420870View salary detail
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$48,42040View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,40014,840View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$48,40012,340View salary detail
Residential Advisors$48,3806,150View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,380220View salary detail
Animal Breeders$48,350140View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers$48,340290View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$48,3401,000View salary detail
Order Clerks$48,3203,530View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$48,28050View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$48,220110View salary detail
Dental Assistants$48,11019,800View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$48,110830View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,080720View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$48,010300View salary detail
Medical Assistants$48,00040,710View salary detail
Fence Erectors$48,0001,010View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,0003,270View salary detail

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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.