Glens Falls Employment

Employment and Industries in the Glens Falls, New York Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Glens Falls, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	840	52,430	$34,610 - 71,460	24%	56%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	720	50,920	$33,580 - 73,530	6%	96%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	550	50,190	$34,080 - 70,800	14%	95%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	540	25,740	$14,430 - 35,730	9%	54%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	450	49,960	$28,130 - 87,740	8%	51%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	51,560	$34,870 - 72,750	11%	95%
7	Accountants and auditors	240	50,530	$36,810 - 71,020	18%	79%
8	Legislators	190	82,260	$60,930 - 105,460	1%	65%
9	Special education teachers, secondary school	160	52,910	$37,530 - 74,450	9%	87%
10	Rehabilitation counselors	150	29,410	$23,960 - 36,730	23%	73%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	150	35,430	$22,650 - 46,770	19%	77%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140	46,470	$33,160 - 64,160	20%	87%
13	Social and human service assistants	130	24,480	$14,940 - 31,940	34%	58%
14	Pharmacists	120	79,640	$57,410 - 103,200	22%	97%
15	Industrial engineers	120	64,990	$41,090 - 90,180	20%	74%
16	Financial managers	110	92,620	$57,560 - 0	13%	60%
17	Chief executives	110	100,940	$49,840 - 0	2%	65%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	48,060	$29,860 - 75,730	13%	73%
19	Librarians	90	42,320	$25,490 - 62,790	4%	85%
20	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	30,480	$16,600 - 47,950	23%	54%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	78,530	$62,260 - 99,370	8%	78%
22	Social and community service managers	70	62,880	$35,980 - 103,590	25%	72%
23	Medical and public health social workers	70	36,290	$31,620 - 40,640	24%	77%
24	Lawyers	70	91,600	$48,150 - 0	11%	99%
25	Mechanical engineers	70	73,240	$44,610 - 96,940	4%	78%
26	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	37,070	$27,930 - 50,770	25%	58%
27	Graphic designers	60	27,900	$17,380 - 43,370	10%	55%
28	Speech-language pathologists	60	47,690	$32,850 - 64,880	11%	98%
29	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	60	111,010	$77,900 - 0	5%	99%
30	Computer programmers	50	47,390	$30,640 - 70,300	0%	73%
31	Training and development specialists	50	41,720	$28,640 - 60,620	18%	56%
32	Network and computer systems administrators	50	59,130	$41,360 - 83,030	27%	50%
33	Physical therapists	50	53,170	$34,180 - 75,620	27%	89%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	41,000	$30,750 - 55,520	5%	58%
35	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	59,920	$39,440 - 91,610	16%	99%
36	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	50	48,940	$36,880 - 63,820	11%	58%
37	Floral designers	50	18,810	$14,500 - 26,580	0%	55%
38	Management analysts	50		$0 - 0	22%	78%
39	Managers, all other	50	59,170	$34,860 - 97,330	7%	55%
40	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	47,510	$33,660 - 64,400	18%	56%
41	Public relations specialists	40	42,440	$27,760 - 72,620	18%	81%
42	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	35,700	$27,770 - 45,370	18%	56%
43	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	52,310	$41,410 - 64,480	0%	55%
44	Computer and information systems managers	40	89,420	$55,530 - 123,990	16%	73%
45	Mental health counselors	40		$0 - 0	30%	73%
46	Architects, except landscape and naval	30	79,740	$37,940 - 145,200	18%	88%
47	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	30	35,380	$25,520 - 48,650	34%	73%
48	Computer systems analysts	30	58,680	$25,430 - 86,430	29%	68%
49	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	36,550	$25,960 - 46,460	30%	77%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,040	23,150	$14,560 - 37,600	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,900	17,130	$14,350 - 21,950	-2%	10%
3	Team assemblers	1,300	23,260	$16,760 - 30,170	0%	5%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,290	17,450	$14,160 - 24,740	11%	14%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,110	25,650	$15,930 - 34,720	1%	18%
6	Teacher assistants	950	18,000	$14,310 - 23,980	10%	18%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	930	28,760	$20,690 - 38,850	13%	16%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	910	21,520	$14,740 - 31,140	15%	4%
9	Office clerks, general	890	21,840	$14,280 - 33,110	13%	19%
10	Correctional officers and jailers	860	42,970	$31,610 - 50,270	17%	11%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	770	26,240	$18,400 - 38,010	18%	7%
12	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	760	15,600	$14,170 - 18,090	18%	5%
13	Home health aides	710	26,330	$19,110 - 36,810	49%	7%
14	Food preparation workers	690	17,690	$14,320 - 22,840	15%	7%
15	Customer service representatives	620	27,810	$16,850 - 38,440	25%	22%
16	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	620	30,100	$19,510 - 37,240	-17%	0%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	580	20,600	$14,540 - 30,260	-7%	8%
18	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	560	23,060	$16,160 - 31,900	18%	6%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	29,910	$18,280 - 42,540	10%	6%
20	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	510	22,090	$14,460 - 32,250	2%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	510	40,330	$28,010 - 57,450	6%	29%
22	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	500	27,570	$23,800 - 32,190	14%	7%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	490	22,350	$16,570 - 28,840	17%	13%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	490	18,810	$14,310 - 26,100	13%	5%
25	General and operations managers	470	85,830	$46,690 - 145,560	2%	48%
26	Construction laborers	470	32,460	$19,200 - 51,740	11%	5%
27	Carpenters	440	36,820	$25,730 - 50,620	10%	6%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	430	32,530	$22,950 - 45,680	10%	4%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	420	35,660	$21,140 - 56,090	4%	25%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	380	25,390	$14,440 - 38,640	8%	4%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	360	34,050	$23,960 - 47,600	15%	18%
32	Cooks, restaurant	340	22,000	$16,370 - 28,720	12%	5%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	340	27,560	$17,320 - 39,810	11%	14%
34	Helpers--production workers	340	21,420	$18,110 - 26,050	0%	4%
35	Highway maintenance workers	320	30,220	$25,110 - 36,340	9%	5%
36	Dishwashers	320	16,070	$14,180 - 19,370	10%	3%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	290	31,790	$21,180 - 40,640	14%	4%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	46,080	$30,150 - 59,850	-4%	15%
39	Bus drivers, school	270	27,810	$18,810 - 43,210	9%	4%
40	Machine feeders and offbearers	260	22,520	$15,730 - 33,090	-14%	0%
41	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	29,060	$19,860 - 40,480	4%	15%
42	Bartenders	240	18,130	$14,190 - 24,360	11%	17%
43	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	220	15,510	$14,200 - 17,790	12%	6%
44	Tellers	200	23,590	$18,640 - 33,250	14%	16%
45	Electricians	200	48,770	$28,020 - 67,190	7%	7%
46	Printing machine operators	200	31,770	$18,980 - 45,250	-5%	6%
47	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	38,850	$26,590 - 55,660	8%	3%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	180	54,400	$34,590 - 73,930	9%	10%
49	Machinists	180	35,300	$23,980 - 45,550	-2%	3%
50	Word processors and typists	180	25,940	$18,610 - 34,830	-11%	19%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	24,070	$17,510 - 33,420	11%	5%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	53,040	$37,710 - 75,910	7%	13%
53	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	170	34,420	$17,170 - 51,280	12%	3%
54	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	170	15,500	$14,090 - 17,650	10%	8%
55	Child care workers	170	17,850	$14,170 - 22,630	18%	15%
56	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	47,060	$29,500 - 66,910	11%	4%
57	Industrial truck and tractor operators	150	32,720	$22,400 - 53,770	-1%	2%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	150	36,960	$22,850 - 46,860	11%	33%
59	Postal service mail carriers	150	43,900	$33,990 - 55,720	1%	11%
60	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	27,780	$14,530 - 70,050	12%	6%
61	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	140	29,330	$19,830 - 42,130	4%	6%
62	Security guards	140	21,470	$14,790 - 31,030	17%	13%
63	Medical assistants	140	28,770	$19,440 - 42,000	35%	10%
64	Millwrights	140	39,080	$23,670 - 54,870	6%	0%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	140	31,310	$20,310 - 45,530	-6%	14%
66	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	140	21,120	$15,710 - 25,270	17%	14%
67	Dental assistants	130	28,630	$19,040 - 41,760	29%	9%
68	Packers and packagers, hand	130	21,960	$15,370 - 30,650	-11%	3%
69	Preschool teachers, except special education	130	24,260	$16,520 - 34,180	26%	43%
70	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	130	17,820	$14,210 - 22,330	13%	15%
71	Recreation workers	120	20,300	$14,390 - 34,290	13%	47%
72	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	120	37,360	$21,180 - 55,020	4%	30%
73	File clerks	110	21,160	$15,240 - 27,600	-40%	20%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	110	34,040	$24,910 - 47,330	13%	11%
75	Cement masons and concrete finishers	100	31,940	$20,600 - 41,920	11%	2%
76	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	100	37,760	$24,700 - 58,590	9%	3%
77	Industrial machinery mechanics	100	37,820	$29,960 - 46,280	9%	5%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	90	52,220	$39,770 - 69,020	15%	25%
79	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	30,420	$21,410 - 41,300	3%	18%
80	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	18,890	$14,230 - 23,570	14%	3%
81	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	16,960	$14,210 - 22,020	10%	17%
82	Medical secretaries	90	30,400	$23,780 - 42,780	17%	18%
83	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	48,530	$30,440 - 63,470	0%	42%
84	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	41,900	$20,390 - 90,230	28%	48%
85	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	90	32,080	$17,420 - 44,680	-4%	4%
86	Rock splitters, quarry	90	22,740	$19,240 - 27,940	25%	0%
87	Computer support specialists	80	39,460	$25,490 - 58,360	13%	43%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	80	58,270	$41,630 - 76,110	13%	25%
89	Brickmasons and blockmasons	80	36,580	$23,450 - 56,900	10%	3%
90	Driver/sales workers	80	29,340	$19,010 - 45,300	-4%	4%
91	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	29,270	$22,110 - 37,440	12%	6%
92	Order clerks	80	27,540	$20,320 - 36,950	-23%	16%
93	Library assistants, clerical	80	22,710	$14,520 - 34,530	8%	37%
94	Dental hygienists	70	59,230	$49,530 - 73,650	30%	33%
95	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	70	37,110	$20,700 - 49,190	-7%	12%
96	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	48,510	$34,500 - 64,320	16%	43%
97	Food service managers	70	49,590	$22,000 - 101,080	5%	24%
98	Computer operators	70	23,930	$18,760 - 31,110	-24%	27%
99	Library technicians	70	27,330	$15,350 - 44,600	9%	27%
100	Switchboard operators, including answering service	70	22,740	$16,660 - 29,870	-7%	10%

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Jobs More Common Near Glens Falls Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,100	620	22.2
Legislators	82,260	190	15.8
Millwrights	39,080	140	14.4
Correctional officers and jailers	42,970	860	12.2
Highway maintenance workers	30,220	320	11
Machine feeders and offbearers	22,520	260	7.9
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,540	390	5.6
Special education teachers, secondary school	52,910	160	4.7
Rehabilitation counselors	29,410	150	4
Word processors and typists	25,940	180	3.8
Teachers and instructors, all other	25,740	540	3.7
Team assemblers	23,260	1,300	3.5
Printing machine operators	31,770	200	3
Home health aides	26,330	710	2.9
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	17,820	130	2.4
Teacher assistants	18,000	950	2.4
Food preparation workers	17,690	690	2.3
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,920	720	2.3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	46,470	140	2.2
Bus drivers, school	27,810	270	2.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	27,570	500	2.1
Helpers--production workers	21,420	340	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,120	140	2.1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,420	170	2
Industrial engineers	64,990	120	1.9
Dishwashers	16,070	320	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,650	1,110	1.8
Child, family, and school social workers	35,430	150	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,240	770	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,560	340	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	34,040	110	1.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,060	560	1.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,810	490	1.6
Cashiers	17,130	1,900	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	17,450	1,290	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	38,850	190	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,070	170	1.5
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,510	220	1.5
Machinists	35,300	180	1.4
Bartenders	18,130	240	1.4
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,760	930	1.4
Pharmacists	79,640	120	1.4
Recreation workers	20,300	120	1.4
File clerks	21,160	110	1.4
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,060	100	1.3
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,820	100	1.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,940	100	1.3
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,060	250	1.3
Construction laborers	32,460	470	1.3
Retail salespersons	23,150	2,040	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Glens Falls, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	82,260	2.35	190
Home health aides	26,330	1.34	710
Correctional officers and jailers	42,970	1.23	860
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	27,780	1.22	150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,240	1.17	770
Packers and packagers, hand	21,960	1.16	130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,720	1.16	150
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,120	1.15	140
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,540	1.15	390
Construction laborers	32,460	1.12	470
Bus drivers, school	27,810	1.12	270
Electricians	48,770	1.11	200
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,070	1.1	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,330	1.1	140
Medical assistants	28,770	1.1	140
Cooks, restaurant	22,000	1.09	340
Special education teachers, secondary school	52,910	1.08	160
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,560	1.08	340
Financial managers	92,620	1.08	110
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,190	1.08	550
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	47,060	1.08	160
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,810	1.06	490
Waiters and waitresses	17,450	1.06	1,290
Tellers	23,590	1.06	200
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,920	1.06	720
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	34,040	1.05	110
Bartenders	18,130	1.03	240
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,060	1.03	250
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,060	1.03	560
Dishwashers	16,070	1.03	320
Preschool teachers, except special education	24,260	1.02	130
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,520	1.01	910
Carpenters	36,820	1.01	440
Printing machine operators	31,770	1	200
Postal service mail carriers	43,900	1	150
Child care workers	17,850	1	170
Receptionists and information clerks	22,350	1	490
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,510	1	220
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	46,470	1	140
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,100	0.99	620
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,400	0.99	180
Machinists	35,300	0.99	180
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,600	0.99	760
Retail salespersons	23,150	0.99	2,040
Food preparation workers	17,690	0.99	690
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,040	0.98	170
Customer service representatives	27,810	0.98	620
Cashiers	17,130	0.98	1,900
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,090	0.98	510
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	38,850	0.97	190

Highest Paying Jobs in Glens Falls, New York Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,540	390
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	111,010	60
Engineering managers	107,220
Construction managers	104,490	40
Chief executives	100,940	110
Financial managers	92,620	110
Lawyers	91,600	70
Computer and information systems managers	89,420	40
General and operations managers	85,830	470
Legislators	82,260	190
Architects, except landscape and naval	79,740	30
Pharmacists	79,640	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,530	80
Industrial production managers	76,540	60
Physician assistants	73,340
Mechanical engineers	73,240	70
Insurance sales agents	72,950
Administrative services managers	71,700
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	65,670	50
Industrial engineers	64,990	120
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	64,480
Social and community service managers	62,880	70
Medical and health services managers	62,330
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,920	50
Dental hygienists	59,230	70
Managers, all other	59,170	50
Network and computer systems administrators	59,130	50
Computer systems analysts	58,680	30
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	58,270	80
Occupational therapists	55,390
Loan officers	55,390	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,400	180
Cost estimators	53,780	60
Physical therapists	53,170	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,040	170
Special education teachers, secondary school	52,910	160
Funeral directors	52,640
Registered nurses	52,430	840
Postmasters and mail superintendents	52,310	40
Civil engineers	52,280
Radiologic technologists and technicians	52,220	90
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,560	340
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,920	720
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	50,850	30
Accountants and auditors	50,530	240
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,190	550
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	49,960	450
Food service managers	49,590	70
Special education teachers, middle school	49,280
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	48,940	50

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