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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

What professions have the highest employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. We note that the total employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 428,460. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 11,720 people (2.74 percent of the total employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY). The second most common job is the home health and personal care aides profession which employs 10,350 people (2.42 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
428,460
100.00% $49,940
2 Retail Salespersons
11,720
2.74% $31,410
3 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
10,350
2.42% $30,570
4 Registered Nurses
9,970
2.33% $80,320
5 Customer Service Representatives
9,440
2.20% $39,520
6 Cashiers
9,340
2.18% $29,970
7 Fast Food and Counter Workers
8,920
2.08% $32,160
8 General and Operations Managers
8,670
2.02% $101,670
9 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
8,650
2.02% $47,180
10 Stockers and Order Fillers
8,400
1.96% $36,450
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
8,260
1.93% $32,340
12 Office Clerks, General
7,400
1.73% $38,710
13 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
6,300
1.47% $36,770
14 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
5,690
1.33% $46,020
15 Waiters and Waitresses
5,320
1.24% $38,230
16 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
5,180
1.21% $30,190
17 Accountants and Auditors
4,920
1.15% $81,240
18 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
4,580
1.07% $50,750
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
4,280
1.00% $48,060
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
4,110
0.96% $64,580
21 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
3,860
0.90% $77,650
22 Nursing Assistants
3,750
0.88% $35,540
23 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,240
0.76% $78,010
24 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
3,150
0.74% $39,380
25 Lawyers
3,140
0.73% $116,180
26 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
3,130
0.73% $64,100
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
3,080
0.72% $46,730
28 Receptionists and Information Clerks
3,060
0.71% $36,080
29 Management Analysts
2,980
0.70% $81,410
30 Software Developers
2,910
0.68% $105,390
31 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
2,870
0.67% $69,100
32 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
2,860
0.67% $66,170
33 Other Business Operations Specialists
2,800
0.65% $79,840
34 Project Management Specialists
2,730
0.64% $98,760
35 Computer Systems Analysts
2,710
0.63% $83,470
36 Restaurant Cooks
2,540
0.59% $36,510
37 Human Resources Specialists
2,530
0.59% $71,180
38 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
2,490
0.58% $40,650
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
2,450
0.57% $36,600
40 Construction Laborers
2,400
0.56% $48,580
41 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,360
0.55% $49,950
42 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,320
0.54% $67,770
43 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,260
0.53% $49,610
44 Financial Managers
2,090
0.49% $133,160
45 Security Guards
2,080
0.49% $38,790
46 Carpenters
2,020
0.47% $57,750
47 Computer User Support Specialists
1,980
0.46% $56,220
48 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
1,940
0.45% $47,240
49 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,930
0.45% $63,760
50 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
1,910
0.45% $35,010
51 Childcare Workers
1,860
0.43% $31,260
52 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
1,860
0.43% $48,820
53 Medical Secretaries
1,840
0.43% $38,710
54 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
1,810
0.42% $79,750
55 Food Preparation Workers
1,760
0.41% $30,540
56 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
1,720
0.40% $78,110
57 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,720
0.40% $31,530
58 Social and Human Service Assistants
1,700
0.40% $37,940
59 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,660
0.39% $41,240
60 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,600
0.37% $79,770
61 Dishwashers
1,590
0.37% $29,600
62 Training and Development Specialists
1,580
0.37% $73,440
63 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,560
0.36% $74,600
64 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
1,550
0.36% $70,200
65 School Bus Drivers
1,550
0.36% $44,600
66 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,540
0.36% $136,190
67 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
1,510
0.35% $63,070
68 Electricians
1,510
0.35% $64,920
69 Medical and Health Services Managers
1,480
0.35% $105,640
70 Computer Programmers
1,480
0.35% $81,320
71 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,450
0.34% $45,850
72 Instructional Coordinators
1,430
0.33% $77,770
73 Public Relations Specialists
1,430
0.33% $63,610
74 Bartenders
1,430
0.33% $35,650
75 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,420
0.33% $61,730
76 Industrial Engineers
1,410
0.33% $101,940
77 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
1,410
0.33% $31,490
78 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
1,380
0.32% $35,480
79 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
1,380
0.32% $79,610
80 Civil Engineers
1,360
0.32% $102,010
81 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
1,350
0.32% $60,110
82 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,340
0.31% $57,920
83 Compliance Officers
1,300
0.30% $74,530
84 Medical Assistants
1,280
0.30% $37,590
85 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
1,280
0.30% $61,470
86 Financial Analysts
1,220
0.28% $81,400
87 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
1,210
0.28% $61,980
88 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
1,200
0.28% $63,210
89 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,200
0.28% $95,740
90 Pharmacy Technicians
1,200
0.28% $36,900
91 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,170
0.27% $57,770
92 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,150
0.27% $61,530
93 Healthcare Social Workers
1,140
0.27% $47,780
94 Fast Food Cooks
1,080
0.25% $28,290
95 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
1,060
0.25% $52,030
96 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
1,060
0.25% $31,740
97 Insurance Sales Agents
1,050
0.25% $79,310
98 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
1,020
0.24% $48,510
99 Pharmacists
1,010
0.24% $127,080
100 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
980
0.23% $34,650

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