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Top 200 Popular Jobs in New York

What professions have the highest employment in New York? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in New York. We note that the total employment in New York is 9,108,930. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 504,160 people (5.53 percent of the total employment in New York). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 232,460 people (2.55 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in New York is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in New York (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
9,108,930
100.00% $52,470
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
504,160
5.53% $33,670
3 Retail Salespersons
232,460
2.55% $34,600
4 General and Operations Managers
212,710
2.34% $123,900
5 Registered Nurses
190,470
2.09% $100,370
6 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
188,270
2.07% $36,610
7 Fast Food and Counter Workers
183,270
2.01% $32,650
8 Cashiers
179,810
1.97% $31,900
9 Customer Service Representatives
145,480
1.60% $44,700
10 Office Clerks, General
141,250
1.55% $39,520
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
139,270
1.53% $46,070
12 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
138,080
1.52% $48,930
13 Stockers and Order Fillers
133,490
1.47% $36,290
14 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
120,090
1.32% $34,440
15 Accountants and Auditors
118,870
1.30% $99,090
16 Security Guards
115,130
1.26% $36,800
17 Waiters and Waitresses
106,270
1.17% $36,970
18 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
98,300
1.08% $80,440
19 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
96,980
1.06% $37,420
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
94,450
1.04% $49,230
21 Software Developers
92,040
1.01% $135,090
22 Lawyers
86,230
0.95% $172,880
23 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
85,010
0.93% $79,560
24 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
83,000
0.91% $82,660
25 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
80,660
0.89% $75,040
26 Nursing Assistants
80,100
0.88% $44,080
27 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
74,870
0.82% $79,760
28 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
70,250
0.77% $71,420
29 Receptionists and Information Clerks
67,100
0.74% $37,440
30 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
66,360
0.73% $84,070
31 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
63,200
0.69% $55,290
32 Project Management Specialists
63,090
0.69% $105,720
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
60,590
0.67% $42,010
34 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
60,130
0.66% $44,780
35 Restaurant Cooks
59,340
0.65% $37,200
36 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
58,140
0.64% $140,040
37 Management Analysts
57,260
0.63% $104,070
38 Financial Managers
55,560
0.61% $211,930
39 Human Resources Specialists
53,940
0.59% $78,010
40 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
52,250
0.57% $49,050
41 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
50,600
0.56% $80,210
42 Food Preparation Workers
50,380
0.55% $34,900
43 Construction Laborers
48,320
0.53% $50,290
44 Financial Analysts
46,720
0.51% $123,950
45 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
45,980
0.50% $37,640
46 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
44,650
0.49% $54,370
47 Medical Secretaries
41,590
0.46% $45,240
48 Childcare Workers
39,890
0.44% $34,040
49 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
39,670
0.44% $95,450
50 Carpenters
39,570
0.43% $62,290
51 Electricians
39,000
0.43% $75,390
52 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
38,590
0.42% $57,670
53 Computer User Support Specialists
38,230
0.42% $64,140
54 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
36,260
0.40% $37,160
55 School Bus Drivers
35,820
0.39% $49,980
56 Medical Assistants
35,720
0.39% $43,830
57 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
35,690
0.39% $34,600
58 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
35,640
0.39% $37,420
59 Other Business Operations Specialists
35,060
0.38% $79,840
60 Marketing Managers
34,990
0.38% $172,490
61 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
34,700
0.38% $42,450
62 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
34,180
0.38% $37,330
63 Computer and Information Systems Managers
34,080
0.37% $197,860
64 Social and Human Service Assistants
33,460
0.37% $39,430
65 Billing and Posting Clerks
33,380
0.37% $46,920
66 Correctional Officers and Jailers
31,650
0.35% $66,130
67 Bartenders
31,220
0.34% $42,930
68 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
30,750
0.34% $47,710
69 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
30,020
0.33% $62,730
70 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
29,620
0.33% $84,420
71 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
29,270
0.32% $77,840
72 Sales Managers
28,870
0.32% $207,440
73 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
28,750
0.32% $51,880
74 Public Relations Specialists
28,160
0.31% $77,770
75 Producers and Directors
28,120
0.31% $104,000
76 Dishwashers
27,870
0.31% $33,480
77 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
26,950
0.30% $37,340
78 Personal Financial Advisors
26,800
0.29% $167,000
79 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
26,670
0.29% $76,710
80 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
26,480
0.29% $77,420
81 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
26,180
0.29% $63,700
82 Medical and Health Services Managers
25,430
0.28% $138,010
83 Healthcare Social Workers
25,210
0.28% $54,910
84 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
23,740
0.26% $65,600
85 Pharmacy Technicians
23,550
0.26% $36,910
86 Training and Development Specialists
22,990
0.25% $71,450
87 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
22,890
0.25% $63,100
88 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
22,810
0.25% $54,290
89 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
22,100
0.24% $102,650
90 Packers and Packagers
22,060
0.24% $33,480
91 Driver/Sales Workers
21,250
0.23% $34,390
92 Postal Service Mail Carriers
21,210
0.23% $55,640
93 Compliance Officers
21,130
0.23% $80,370
94 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
21,050
0.23% $71,090
95 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
20,900
0.23% $128,080
96 Computer Systems Analysts
20,810
0.23% $105,680
97 Insurance Sales Agents
20,800
0.23% $77,940
98 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
20,660
0.23% $46,650
99 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
20,530
0.23% $36,390
100 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
20,150
0.22% $64,690
101 Editors
20,050
0.22% $94,610
102 Pharmacists
19,930
0.22% $132,590
103 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
19,360
0.21% $46,630
104 Instructional Coordinators
19,140
0.21% $77,630
105 Dental Assistants
19,040
0.21% $46,280
106 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
19,010
0.21% $134,560
107 Advertising Sales Agents
18,740
0.21% $96,960
108 Manicurists and Pedicurists
18,650
0.20% $31,510
109 Graphic Designers
18,590
0.20% $75,990
110 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
18,290
0.20% $36,610
111 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
18,160
0.20% $33,480
112 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
18,010
0.20% $80,770
113 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
17,790
0.20% $37,370
114 Nurse Practitioners
17,670
0.19% $128,220
115 Tellers
17,220
0.19% $38,370
116 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
17,210
0.19% $108,270
117 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
16,990
0.19% $79,640
118 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
16,980
0.19% $36,360
119 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
16,970
0.19% $79,890
120 Food Service Managers
16,670
0.18% $76,800
121 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
16,600
0.18% $86,250
122 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
16,530
0.18% $50,370
123 Counter and Rental Clerks
16,220
0.18% $38,620
124 Civil Engineers
15,870
0.17% $98,220
125 Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
15,710
0.17% $102,850
126 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
15,620
0.17% $80,550
127 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
15,570
0.17% $47,680
128 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
15,500
0.17% $34,380
129 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
15,450
0.17% $40,200
130 Physical Therapists
15,300
0.17% $97,180
131 Recreation Workers
15,150
0.17% $36,560
132 School Bus Monitors
15,080
0.17% $33,950
133 Bakers
15,060
0.17% $35,770
134 Tutors
14,930
0.16% $38,480
135 Physician Assistants
14,790
0.16% $134,360
136 Data Scientists
14,760
0.16% $124,030
137 All Other Physicians
14,700
0.16% $212,370
138 Firefighters
14,150
0.16% $75,860
139 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
14,150
0.16% $61,200
140 Loan Officers
13,850
0.15% $81,610
141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
13,790
0.15% $50,600
142 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
13,780
0.15% $37,480
143 Speech-Language Pathologists
13,760
0.15% $100,730
144 Fundraisers
13,610
0.15% $75,930
145 Coaches and Scouts
13,420
0.15% $50,020
146 Dental Hygienists
13,360
0.15% $89,030
147 Legal Secretaries
13,280
0.15% $62,240
148 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
13,250
0.15% $66,520
149 General Internal Medicine Physicians
13,080
0.14% $167,710
150 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
13,070
0.14% $103,360
151 Radiologic Technologists
13,060
0.14% $80,270
152 Highway Maintenance Workers
12,850
0.14% $49,170
153 Social and Community Service Managers
12,660
0.14% $84,670
154 Word Processors and Typists
12,660
0.14% $45,720
155 Emergency Medical Technicians
12,560
0.14% $39,840
156 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
12,320
0.14% $31,630
157 All Other Managers
12,200
0.13% $135,070
158 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
12,170
0.13% $75,150
159 Human Resources Managers
12,090
0.13% $169,800
160 Industrial Engineers
12,090
0.13% $96,480
161 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
11,990
0.13% $48,310
162 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
11,970
0.13% $74,240
163 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
11,950
0.13% $34,270
164 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
11,890
0.13% $60,730
165 Parking Lot Attendants
11,860
0.13% $33,480
166 Administrative Services Managers
11,730
0.13% $130,400
167 Financial Examiners
11,580
0.13% $106,750
168 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
11,510
0.13% $112,160
169 Bill and Account Collectors
11,490
0.13% $45,240
170 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
11,320
0.12% $48,800
171 Financial Risk Specialists
11,270
0.12% $134,640
172 Cost Estimators
10,790
0.12% $76,670
173 Computer Occupations, All Other
10,730
0.12% $82,300
174 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
10,730
0.12% $59,220
175 Computer Network Architects
10,510
0.12% $134,840
176 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
10,450
0.11% $121,580
177 Crossing Guards
10,440
0.11% $38,050
178 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
10,420
0.11% $57,200
179 Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)
10,370
0.11% $96,300
180 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
10,370
0.11% $31,510
181 Chefs and Head Cooks
10,190
0.11% $70,720
182 Computer Programmers
10,130
0.11% $101,300
183 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
10,060
0.11% $51,480
184 Fast Food Cooks
10,030
0.11% $31,310
185 Construction and Building Inspectors
10,020
0.11% $75,690
186 Art Directors
9,980
0.11% $146,440
187 Detectives and Criminal Investigators
9,950
0.11% $96,200
188 Machinists
9,900
0.11% $49,780
189 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
9,690
0.11% $57,200
190 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
9,650
0.11% $64,870
191 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
9,630
0.11% $51,170
192 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
9,340
0.10% $54,590
193 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
9,210
0.10% $38,380
194 Data Entry Keyers
9,160
0.10% $41,850
195 Medical Records Specialists
9,130
0.10% $49,390
196 Web and Digital Interface Designers
9,050
0.10% $106,450
197 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
9,040
0.10% $88,070
198 Flight Attendants
9,020
0.10% $63,420
199 Computer Network Support Specialists
8,980
0.10% $78,540
200 Electrical Engineers
8,940
0.10% $102,510

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Kingston Glens Falls
Ithaca Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
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Watertown-Fort Drum Rochester
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