Kingston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Kingston, New York Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Kingston than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Kingston.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Kingston.
A list of any large public companies in Kingston.

Most Popular Jobs in Kingston, New York Metro Area (2007 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	1,060	55,280	$41,190 - 73,400	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	770	67,450	$40,770 - 95,780	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	710	67,690	$45,640 - 94,960	6%	96%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	540	34,410	$25,810 - 41,750	9%	54%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	480	65,980	$45,010 - 94,600	11%	95%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	440	70,120	$28,210 - 144,940	8%	51%
7	Rehabilitation counselors	400	23,130	$17,850 - 29,350	23%	73%
8	Accountants and auditors	380	69,070	$42,120 - 124,130	18%	79%
9	Social and human service assistants	280	35,170	$21,300 - 49,630	34%	58%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	210	60,580	$36,550 - 87,840	20%	87%
11	Financial managers	180	79,780	$44,640 - 130,180	13%	60%
12	Special education teachers, secondary school	170	67,050	$44,580 - 96,190	9%	87%
13	Lawyers	170	81,780	$54,590 - 144,470	11%	99%
14	Medical and health services managers	160	80,550	$52,580 - 110,230	16%	57%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	56,080	$27,790 - 97,950	13%	73%
16	Social workers, all other	150	43,740	$26,410 - 60,710	18%	77%
17	Legislators	140	78,590	$67,660 - 95,790	1%	65%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	97,440	$64,690 - 127,730	8%	78%
19	Chief executives	140	112,140	$67,450 -	2%	65%
20	Child, family, and school social workers	140	48,410	$27,430 - 69,940	19%	77%
21	Social and community service managers	120	60,330	$37,920 - 82,660	25%	72%
22	Managers, all other	120	52,840	$27,740 - 78,920	7%	55%
23	Librarians	110	60,310	$40,350 - 88,370	4%	85%
24	Speech-language pathologists	110	69,000	$43,980 - 97,410	11%	98%
25	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	100	64,400	$44,170 - 85,420	0%	96%
26	Community and social service specialists, all other	100	35,890	$21,720 - 59,400	25%	58%
27	Graphic designers	100	33,790	$17,490 - 73,770	10%	55%
28	Physical therapists	100	86,690	$54,380 -	27%	89%
29	Special education teachers, middle school	90	62,630	$42,750 - 85,760	16%	87%
30	Computer programmers	90	52,490	$31,920 - 83,330	0%	73%
31	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90	68,740	$33,750 - 113,180	16%	99%
32	Pharmacists	80	98,450	$77,030 - 123,830	22%	97%
33	Advertising sales agents	70	50,830	$27,500 - 88,200	20%	56%
34	Instructional coordinators	70	69,210	$39,020 - 108,080	23%	79%
35	Medical and public health social workers	70	51,590	$34,530 - 76,460	24%	77%
36	Occupational therapists	60	64,610	$46,030 - 88,440	23%	90%
37	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	60	114,770	$102,100 - 132,140	5%	99%
38	Mental health counselors	60	49,040	$28,590 - 64,260	30%	73%
39	Clergy	60	36,920	$19,090 - 77,800	19%	75%
40	Network and computer systems administrators	60	63,350	$42,560 - 94,390	27%	50%
41	Sales managers	60	79,300	$42,480 - 123,860	10%	69%
42	Public relations specialists	60	36,380	$24,440 - 53,810	18%	81%
43	Mechanical engineers	60	60,050	$42,020 - 83,490	4%	78%
44	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	38,460	$29,280 - 51,290	30%	77%
45	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	49,890	$29,750 - 63,220	34%	73%
46	Dentists, general	50	167,020	$83,540 -	9%	100%
47	Postmasters and mail superintendents	50	57,860	$44,680 - 74,600	0%	55%
48	Meeting and convention planners	40	46,260	$21,880 - 70,640	20%	67%
49	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	55,330	$38,210 - 83,790	12%	51%
50	Training and development specialists	40	50,420	$32,430 - 74,980	18%	56%
51	Insurance underwriters	40	56,310	$37,570 - 75,960	6%	53%
52	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	44,090	$25,930 - 85,120	24%	78%
53	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	45,230	$14,990 - 73,380	17%	56%
54	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	53,150	$34,670 - 77,220	5%	58%
55	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	41,610	$31,700 - 52,730	18%	56%
56	Floral designers	40	23,000	$17,480 - 31,090	0%	55%
57	Reporters and correspondents	40	44,650	$24,810 - 59,920	1%	85%
58	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	54,740	$40,090 - 78,200	17%	54%
59	Musicians and singers	40		$[?] -	10%	53%
60	Market research analysts	40	44,040	$23,680 - 74,550	20%	82%
61	Sales and related workers, all other	40	38,190	$22,340 - 54,600	14%	62%
62	Management analysts	40	60,550	$31,320 - 98,710	22%	78%
63	Computer and information systems managers	40	97,160	$59,130 - 133,960	16%	73%
64	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	49,330	$38,280 - 64,070	18%	56%
65	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	34,010	$24,610 - 45,000	15%	51%
66	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	33,960	$21,280 - 50,770	11%	55%
67	Producers and directors	30	42,540	$15,140 - 95,520	11%	75%

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	2,350	25,290	$15,610 - 37,670	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,260	18,900	$15,070 - 24,060	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,520	28,860	$20,210 - 39,780	1%	18%
4	Office clerks, general	1,400	25,100	$15,810 - 36,520	13%	19%
5	Teacher assistants	1,150	22,210	$16,160 - 29,700	10%	18%
6	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,150	31,020	$19,150 - 44,420	13%	16%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,100	21,260	$15,120 - 33,450	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	980	24,870	$15,160 - 36,010	15%	4%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	940	22,730	$15,620 - 32,880	-7%	8%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	890	16,820	$14,920 - 20,080	18%	5%
11	Food preparation workers	790	20,440	$15,420 - 26,960	15%	7%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	710	44,520	$28,000 - 65,220	6%	29%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	680	32,780	$20,060 - 47,480	10%	6%
14	Receptionists and information clerks	670	23,730	$15,970 - 32,670	17%	13%
15	Bus drivers, school	670	28,230	$21,460 - 36,540	9%	4%
16	Customer service representatives	630	29,210	$17,270 - 47,140	25%	22%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	610	40,310	$25,310 - 57,730	15%	18%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	590	24,660	$20,350 - 31,110	18%	7%
19	General and operations managers	590	87,050	$44,050 - 142,500	2%	48%
20	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	580	22,390	$14,880 - 31,780	2%	5%
21	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	570	16,810	$14,910 - 19,220	10%	8%
22	Carpenters	560	40,830	$27,190 - 60,090	10%	6%
23	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	560	28,380	$16,800 - 43,260	8%	4%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	38,300	$18,150 - 59,640	4%	25%
25	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	520	36,980	$19,540 - 56,640	14%	4%
26	Personal and home care aides	490	20,960	$16,810 - 25,080	51%	10%
27	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	490	38,830	$30,570 - 49,170	14%	7%
28	Child care workers	490	21,020	$15,650 - 25,540	18%	15%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	460	28,260	$16,860 - 43,040	11%	14%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	450	26,600	$14,920 - 42,020	18%	6%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	440	18,900	$14,920 - 24,720	13%	5%
32	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	430	18,500	$14,960 - 26,830	12%	6%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	420	36,260	$24,810 - 47,920	10%	4%
34	Construction laborers	410	43,360	$22,060 - 79,360	11%	5%
35	Recreation workers	390	23,030	$15,940 - 35,170	13%	47%
36	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	360	41,950	$28,710 - 57,940	11%	33%
37	Highway maintenance workers	330	36,340	$29,530 - 44,740	9%	5%
38	Tellers	320	22,670	$18,390 - 28,350	14%	16%
39	Security guards	320	24,720	$16,380 - 38,700	17%	13%
40	Cooks, restaurant	300	25,770	$19,180 - 33,730	12%	5%
41	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	290	47,140	$34,760 - 68,900	8%	3%
42	Dishwashers	270	16,890	$14,940 - 19,910	10%	3%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	260	58,260	$36,440 - 93,640	9%	10%
44	Electricians	250	52,130	$34,940 - 76,310	7%	7%
45	Helpers--production workers	250	21,290	$16,140 - 26,120	0%	4%
46	Bartenders	250	21,410	$15,210 - 29,750	11%	17%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	250	49,720	$31,490 - 73,880	-4%	15%
48	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	250	27,870	$18,750 - 39,690	4%	6%
49	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	240	36,190	$24,470 - 48,870	9%	3%
50	Team assemblers	230	33,040	$19,980 - 45,440	0%	5%
51	Bakers	220	23,640	$18,590 - 29,460	10%	8%
52	Postal service mail carriers	190	43,860	$33,650 - 57,180	1%	11%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	19,290	$15,090 - 27,340	12%	6%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	60,820	$39,220 - 87,380	7%	13%
55	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	180	23,550	$16,390 - 35,930	10%	5%
56	Cooks, fast food	180	18,630	$15,400 - 23,640	8%	5%
57	Parts salespersons	180	30,050	$18,970 - 45,340	-1%	6%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	170	34,330	$20,840 - 48,900	16%	26%
59	Legal secretaries	170	33,390	$27,420 - 39,610	12%	18%
60	Counter and rental clerks	170	28,010	$16,400 - 46,710	23%	16%
61	Driver/sales workers	160	24,260	$15,440 - 34,830	-4%	4%
62	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	160	29,390	$15,610 - 47,590	27%	47%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	28,520	$16,740 - 41,650	26%	43%
64	Office and administrative support workers, all other	150	36,820	$21,090 - 54,840	-8%	32%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	140	26,780	$17,150 - 38,580	11%	5%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	29,560	$21,650 - 40,620	4%	15%
67	Printing machine operators	140	34,070	$20,680 - 50,950	-5%	6%
68	Machinists	140	38,730	$30,530 - 46,710	-2%	3%
69	Computer support specialists	130	48,070	$27,650 - 74,140	13%	43%
70	Dental assistants	130	32,660	$25,070 - 41,750	29%	9%
71	Radiologic technologists and technicians	120	62,560	$40,500 - 80,270	15%	25%
72	Industrial truck and tractor operators	120	30,310	$21,640 - 39,690	-1%	2%
73	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	120	28,830	$16,760 - 43,350	3%	4%
74	Food service managers	120	50,530	$30,310 - 81,340	5%	24%
75	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120		$[?] -	11%	4%
76	Dental hygienists	110	67,750	$54,240 - 80,990	30%	33%
77	Insurance sales agents	110	62,100	$30,310 - 114,680	13%	45%
78	Nonfarm animal caretakers	110	20,150	$16,620 - 24,490	18%	16%
79	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	110	64,560	$34,910 - 82,290	5%	8%
80	Medical records and health information technicians	110	30,590	$17,840 - 53,240	18%	12%
81	Postal service clerks	110	44,170	$40,120 - 49,760	1%	11%
82	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	20,380	$15,170 - 28,780	14%	3%
83	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	100	31,680	$21,490 - 44,460	14%	11%
84	Medical assistants	100	28,700	$20,030 - 37,130	35%	10%
85	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	100	30,340	$15,390 - 47,390	2%	11%
86	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	51,820	$30,920 - 75,530	28%	48%
87	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	20,770	$15,750 - 28,970	17%	14%
88	Bill and account collectors	100	28,570	$20,520 - 39,230	23%	13%
89	Administrative services managers	100	86,270	$56,120 - 118,740	12%	40%
90	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	33,510	$24,030 - 42,480	-4%	4%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	90	36,720	$27,150 - 48,360	13%	11%
92	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	90	48,280	$31,720 - 75,000	4%	30%
93	Sewing machine operators	90	21,960	$15,760 - 32,930	-26%	5%
94	Medical secretaries	90	28,880	$21,660 - 38,300	17%	18%
95	Construction and building inspectors	90	49,270	$32,930 - 77,170	18%	23%
96	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	20,540	$14,910 - 29,560	10%	17%
97	Food servers, nonrestaurant	90	20,520	$15,480 - 28,170	16%	9%
98	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	80	65,270	$43,960 - 93,460	16%	43%
99	Food batchmakers	80	18,480	$14,900 - 24,250	11%	5%
100	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	80	53,810	$34,400 - 84,580	9%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Kingston Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Legislators	78,590	140	9.9
Highway maintenance workers	36,340	330	9.6
Rehabilitation counselors	23,130	400	8.8
Social workers, all other	43,740	150	6.7
Bus drivers, school	28,230	670	4.4
Bakers	23,640	220	3.9
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	64,400	100	3.7
Postal service clerks	44,170	110	3.7
Recreation workers	23,030	390	3.6
Special education teachers, secondary school	67,050	170	3.5
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	34,330	170	3.3
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	31,680	100	3.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	34,410	540	2.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	28,830	120	2.7
Social and community service managers	60,330	120	2.7
Speech-language pathologists	69,000	110	2.7
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,580	210	2.7
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,500	430	2.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	16,810	570	2.6
Teacher assistants	22,210	1,150	2.4
Community and social service specialists, all other	35,890	100	2.4
Social and human service assistants	35,170	280	2.4
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,150	110	2.3
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	36,190	240	2.3
Food preparation workers	20,440	790	2.3
Personal and home care aides	20,960	490	2.3
Child care workers	21,020	490	2.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,550	180	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,860	1,520	2.1
Parts salespersons	30,050	180	2.1
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,510	100	2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47,140	290	2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,980	520	2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	65,980	480	2
Librarians	60,310	110	1.9
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	64,560	110	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	67,690	710	1.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,830	490	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,080	160	1.8
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	97,440	140	1.8
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	29,390	160	1.8
Printing machine operators	34,070	140	1.7
Medical records and health information technicians	30,590	110	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	41,950	360	1.7
Dental hygienists	67,750	110	1.7
Medical and health services managers	80,550	160	1.6
Cashiers	18,900	2,260	1.6
Physicians and surgeons, all other	197,010	150	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,020	1,150	1.6
Food service managers	50,530	120	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Kingston, New York Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	78,590	2.37	140
Construction laborers	43,360	1.44	410
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	64,560	1.44	110
Elementary school teachers, except special education	67,450	1.41	770
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	67,690	1.37	710
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	65,980	1.35	480
Special education teachers, secondary school	67,050	1.33	170
Social and human service assistants	35,170	1.27	280
Radiologic technologists and technicians	62,560	1.27	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	70,120	1.26	440
Team assemblers	33,040	1.26	230
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,580	1.26	210
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	97,440	1.25	140
Office and administrative support workers, all other	36,820	1.24	150
Counter and rental clerks	28,010	1.24	170
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	23,550	1.22	180
Cooks, restaurant	25,770	1.22	300
Child, family, and school social workers	48,410	1.22	140
Accountants and auditors	69,070	1.2	380
Waiters and waitresses	21,260	1.2	1,100
Librarians	60,310	1.19	110
Physicians and surgeons, all other	197,010	1.18	150
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	26,780	1.18	140
Computer support specialists	48,070	1.17	130
Electricians	52,130	1.15	250
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,520	1.15	150
Bartenders	21,410	1.15	250
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47,140	1.15	290
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,600	1.14	450
Insurance sales agents	62,100	1.14	110
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,080	1.13	160
Child care workers	21,020	1.13	490
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,870	1.12	980
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,500	1.12	430
Cooks, fast food	18,630	1.11	180
Speech-language pathologists	69,000	1.11	110
Bus drivers, school	28,230	1.1	670
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,820	1.1	180
Food preparation workers	20,440	1.1	790
Social and community service managers	60,330	1.09	120
Dental hygienists	67,750	1.09	110
Carpenters	40,830	1.08	560
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,310	1.08	610
Personal and home care aides	20,960	1.08	490
Machinists	38,730	1.07	140
Highway maintenance workers	36,340	1.07	330
Food service managers	50,530	1.06	120
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,660	1.06	590
Printing machine operators	34,070	1.06	140
Retail salespersons	25,290	1.05	2,350

Highest Paying Jobs in Kingston, New York Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	197,010	150
Dentists, general	167,020	50
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	114,770	60
Construction managers	113,530	60
Chief executives	112,140	140
Pharmacists	98,450	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	97,440	140
Computer and information systems managers	97,160	40
General and operations managers	87,050	590
Industrial production managers	86,810	40
Physical therapists	86,690	100
Administrative services managers	86,270	100
Lawyers	81,780	170
Medical and health services managers	80,550	160
Financial managers	79,780	180
Sales managers	79,300	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	78,870	80
Legislators	78,590	140
Computer software engineers, applications	71,090
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	70,120	440
Loan officers	69,440
Instructional coordinators	69,210	70
Accountants and auditors	69,070	380
Speech-language pathologists	69,000	110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	68,740	90
Dental hygienists	67,750	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	67,690	710
Elementary school teachers, except special education	67,450	770
Special education teachers, secondary school	67,050	170
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	66,250	80
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	65,980	480
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	65,270	80
Occupational therapists	64,610	60
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	64,560	110
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	64,400	100
Network and computer systems administrators	63,350	60
Special education teachers, middle school	62,630	90
Radiologic technologists and technicians	62,560	120
Insurance sales agents	62,100	110
Respiratory therapists	61,110	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,820	180
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60,580	210
Management analysts	60,550	40
Social and community service managers	60,330	120
Librarians	60,310	110
Mechanical engineers	60,050	60
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,260	260
Postmasters and mail superintendents	57,860	50
Insurance underwriters	56,310	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,080	160

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