Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Syracuse, NY

631 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Syracuse, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tapers	$71,970	30	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$71,930	50	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$71,870	250	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$71,850	470	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$71,810	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$71,650	100	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$71,520	50	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$71,520	50	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$71,170	310	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$70,370	60	View salary detail
Editors	$69,190	70	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$68,880	180	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$68,500	30	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$67,870	1,020	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$67,430	160	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$67,040	840	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$67,040	840	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$66,620	40	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$66,620	40	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$66,620	40	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$66,600	970	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$66,140	280	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$66,130	50	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$65,910	670	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$65,670	—	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$65,530	100	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$65,480	30	View salary detail
Range Managers	$65,480	30	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$65,480	30	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,330	1,000	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,170	280	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$65,060	120	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,850	260	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$64,770	670	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$64,730	50	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$64,660	70	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$64,550	280	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,310	580	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,170	240	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$64,110	600	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$64,010	80	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$63,940	110	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$63,870	190	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$63,810	700	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,810	1,720	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$63,740	120	View salary detail
Paramedics	$63,700	280	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$63,370	80	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$63,300	330	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$63,270	310	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.