Syracuse Employment

Employment and Industries in the Syracuse, New York Area

Syracuse is a major Northeast industrial, commercial and transportation center. Although industrial companies have left the area, manufacturing is still a significant economic component. Manufacturing industries providing jobs include air conditioning and heating equipment, pharmaceuticals, automotive components, medical instruments, telecommunications devices, specialty metals and military electronics.

The service sector has experienced significant growth, especially sectors such as finance, call centers, retail trade and education services.

New York's Empire State Development Corporation offers up to half of the cost for a workforce training project. The agency offers reimbursement for training programs that produce or retain at least 300 jobs.

Notable information regarding Syracuse New York: Syracuse has been placed among the top 50 cities in the nation for business relocation and expansion by Expansion Magazine. The Syracuse Technology Garden is an incubator for high-tech new companies. The cost of doing business in Syracuse has been ranked as the sixth lowest in the country. In 2009 the average earnings in Syracuse was $31,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was 85.8 (country's average: 100). Regarding the adult population, 23% have earned a bachelor's degree or better.

The leading job providers in Syracuse:

SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse University
Wegmans
New Process Gear Inc
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
P&C Food Markets
Crouse Hospital
Lockheed Martin
Niagara Mohawk A National Grid Co
Loretto
Agway, Inc
Staff Leasing of Central New York Inc
Pyramid Management Group, Inc
Excellus Health Plan, Inc
Community General Hospital of Greater Syracuse
City of Syracuse
Magma International
National Grid USA

Syracuse's top employment segments:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Government
Healthcare
Education
Professional and business services
Manufacturing

Syracuse companies can team up with useful associations including:

Those interested in learning about local business and industry endeavors may want to read the local newspaper the Post-Standard.

Most Popular Jobs in Syracuse, New York Metro Area (2008 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	5,730	56,110	$40,370 - 75,550	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,290	60,300	$27,480 - 100,820	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,610	56,090	$37,070 - 79,660	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,480	68,210	$42,540 - 97,960	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,470	55,810	$41,820 - 76,150	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,810	56,790	$40,080 - 78,330	11%	95%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,780	31,110	$21,300 - 39,280	9%	54%
8	Social and human service assistants	1,360		$ -	34%	58%
9	Lawyers	1,200	108,060	$61,640 -	11%	99%
10	Financial managers	1,050	109,670	$59,870 -	13%	60%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	990	56,990	$43,380 - 75,340	20%	87%
12	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	930	48,990	$23,180 - 73,800	13%	73%
13	Computer programmers	900	61,920	$36,460 - 92,200	0%	73%
14	Rehabilitation counselors	750	23,730	$17,450 - 31,770	23%	73%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	750	44,260	$27,470 - 65,650	19%	77%
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	710	73,840	$36,950 - 105,280	12%	51%
17	Management analysts	690	66,430	$41,020 - 100,150	22%	78%
18	Medical and health services managers	680	89,780	$57,400 - 133,830	16%	57%
19	Computer software engineers, applications	680	82,240	$51,160 - 120,560	45%	85%
20	Social workers, all other	660	44,750	$27,650 - 63,130	18%	77%
21	Industrial engineers	640	67,520	$44,600 - 89,130	20%	74%
22	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	630	108,520	$34,000 -	25%	67%
23	Self-enrichment education teachers	630	33,630	$17,560 - 62,600	23%	54%
24	Civil engineers	630	69,120	$41,410 - 101,080	18%	87%
25	Electrical engineers	630	80,600	$41,460 - 120,510	6%	81%
26	Special education teachers, secondary school	600	60,250	$44,830 - 80,700	9%	87%
27	Pharmacists	600	103,350	$79,230 - 130,470	22%	97%
28	Chief executives	590	144,070	$81,410 -	2%	65%
29	Computer systems analysts	580	68,610	$47,630 - 90,630	29%	68%
30	Insurance underwriters	570	64,380	$41,530 - 100,430	6%	53%
31	Network and computer systems administrators	560	59,920	$37,030 - 85,740	27%	50%
32	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	540	46,230	$28,490 - 68,490	5%	58%
33	Physical therapists	530	61,800	$48,240 - 78,560	27%	89%
34	Mechanical engineers	530	75,190	$47,300 - 105,120	4%	78%
35	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	520	46,950	$15,730 - 81,600	17%	56%
36	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	510	33,650	$21,240 - 50,890	34%	73%
37	Market research analysts	500	56,310	$34,420 - 96,410	20%	82%
38	Managers, all other	490	73,200	$43,140 - 116,840	7%	55%
39	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	490	87,710	$66,620 - 116,080	8%	78%
40	Engineering managers	480	112,760	$69,570 - 156,600	7%	84%
41	Sales managers	470	112,020	$57,240 -	10%	69%
42	Financial analysts	460	81,690	$50,040 - 114,490	34%	87%
43	Librarians	450	55,950	$41,530 - 70,570	4%	85%
44	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	420	61,900	$44,610 - 83,180	0%	96%
45	Graphic designers	420	45,460	$19,200 - 79,520	10%	55%
46	Instructional coordinators	410	57,030	$34,660 - 86,870	23%	79%
47	Clergy	410	45,680	$23,170 - 71,800	19%	75%
48	Legislators	390	76,200	$56,500 - 91,810	1%	65%
49	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	380	51,460	$36,880 - 65,560	12%	51%
50	Public relations specialists	370	48,050	$29,130 - 72,940	18%	81%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	360	47,920	$30,490 - 70,280	18%	56%
52	Network systems and data communications analysts	360	62,610	$31,950 - 96,480	53%	57%
53	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	360	61,670	$38,520 - 87,510	16%	99%
54	Computer and information systems managers	360	96,580	$70,300 - 131,800	16%	73%
55	Physician assistants	350	77,870	$59,740 - 101,750	27%	67%
56	Architects, except landscape and naval	340	74,720	$44,910 - 105,900	18%	88%
57	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	330	52,040	$34,590 - 72,370	18%	56%
58	Training and development specialists	330	52,010	$34,500 - 76,750	18%	56%
59	Computer software engineers, systems software	320	93,400	$56,980 - 137,040	28%	85%
60	Advertising sales agents	310	50,870	$22,170 - 81,750	20%	56%
61	Special education teachers, middle school	290	55,500	$38,990 - 74,210	16%	87%
62	Social and community service managers	280	63,130	$40,790 - 89,610	25%	72%
63	Medical and public health social workers	280	41,620	$30,390 - 55,630	24%	77%
64	Personal financial advisors	280	85,770	$30,600 -	41%	81%
65	Occupational therapists	270	63,890	$42,880 - 97,390	23%	90%
66	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	270	38,450	$26,490 - 54,070	15%	51%
67	Education administrators, postsecondary	270	100,790	$61,090 - 146,450	14%	78%
68	Environmental engineers	260	74,830	$48,890 - 119,420	25%	86%
69	Financial specialists, all other	250	47,090	$27,920 - 65,430	12%	50%
70	Dentists, general	250	159,680	$91,820 -	9%	100%
71	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	240	44,300	$31,000 - 63,020	30%	77%
72	Speech-language pathologists	240	60,670	$46,130 - 84,670	11%	98%
73	Electronics engineers, except computer	240	69,700	$46,570 - 96,470	4%	81%
74	Community and social service specialists, all other	230	40,310	$23,300 - 63,760	25%	58%
75	Health educators	230	48,400	$33,580 - 62,340	26%	58%
76	Coaches and scouts	230	39,100	$18,130 - 66,250	15%	60%
77	Sales engineers	200	82,280	$52,340 - 123,560	9%	79%
78	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	200	56,980	$29,160 - 81,100	14%	54%
79	Marketing managers	170	138,080	$49,790 -	14%	69%
80	Floral designers	170	25,970	$17,710 - 37,130	0%	55%
81	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	170	123,570	$105,630 - 155,800	5%	99%
82	Detectives and criminal investigators	170	67,520	$46,220 - 95,690	17%	54%
83	Editors	170	44,320	$27,100 - 62,270	2%	81%
84	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	160	51,380	$30,720 - 78,020	25%	93%
85	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	53,810	$35,960 - 72,420	9%	72%
86	Purchasing managers	130	81,100	$47,620 - 125,290	3%	57%
87	Sales and related workers, all other	130	45,420	$21,050 - 73,750	14%	62%
88	Producers and directors	130	42,110	$15,630 - 79,660	11%	75%
89	Writers and authors	120		$ -	13%	84%
90	Surveyors	110	53,450	$37,800 - 75,780	24%	82%
91	Commercial and industrial designers	110	57,850	$39,270 - 79,040	7%	55%
92	Occupational health and safety specialists	110	60,810	$43,890 - 82,750	8%	72%
93	Database administrators	100	70,810	$42,730 - 101,360	29%	72%
94	Chemists	100	46,130	$26,120 - 65,850	9%	93%
95	Actuaries	100	79,760	$39,970 - 152,660	24%	99%
96	Recreational therapists	100	40,120	$27,820 - 57,010	4%	77%
97	Credit analysts	100	53,410	$29,020 - 84,980	2%	60%
98	Music directors and composers	100	36,920	$16,660 - 91,540	13%	53%
99	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	40,250	$27,750 - 71,300	24%	78%
100	Optometrists	90	115,690	$86,180 - 152,410	11%	100%

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	Cashiers	8,690	17,780	$15,380 - 21,570	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	8,420	24,130	$15,670 - 38,700	12%	25%
3	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,420	24,900	$15,790 - 37,570	15%	4%
4	Office clerks, general	5,960	24,640	$15,810 - 36,720	13%	19%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,620	28,770	$18,920 - 40,210	1%	18%
6	Teacher assistants	5,440	21,880	$16,090 - 30,060	10%	18%
7	Customer service representatives	5,440	30,300	$17,950 - 44,730	25%	22%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5,300	32,860	$21,800 - 45,330	13%	16%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,930	21,380	$15,710 - 32,000	-7%	8%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,730	17,640	$15,330 - 21,190	18%	5%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,580	39,280	$26,630 - 54,440	10%	4%
12	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,380	25,390	$17,060 - 36,110	2%	5%
13	Waiters and waitresses	4,120	20,250	$15,400 - 31,230	11%	14%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,090	41,260	$27,570 - 58,230	15%	18%
15	Postsecondary teachers, all other	3,710	96,720	$51,950 - 159,870	0%	0%
16	Team assemblers	3,710	25,510	$16,820 - 37,360	0%	5%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,630	24,310	$17,560 - 32,080	18%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,430	49,130	$30,350 - 72,570	6%	29%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,290	33,430	$20,700 - 48,780	10%	6%
20	General and operations managers	3,230	108,540	$48,550 -	2%	48%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	2,870	24,450	$17,100 - 31,950	17%	13%
22	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,770	34,600	$27,080 - 45,050	14%	7%
23	Food preparation workers	2,760	20,380	$15,560 - 30,250	15%	7%
24	Security guards	2,400	28,170	$16,600 - 52,800	17%	13%
25	Home health aides	2,380	24,880	$17,400 - 37,660	49%	7%
26	Carpenters	2,220	37,400	$23,670 - 52,810	10%	6%
27	Construction laborers	2,220	36,640	$22,370 - 52,000	11%	5%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,040	34,380	$19,980 - 51,590	14%	4%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,980	29,700	$18,020 - 49,820	8%	4%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,920	39,280	$22,830 - 57,510	4%	25%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,880	27,140	$17,000 - 43,240	11%	14%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,860	20,070	$15,490 - 26,400	13%	5%
33	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,790	23,540	$15,470 - 33,630	18%	6%
34	Bus drivers, school	1,720	35,950	$21,750 - 52,200	9%	4%
35	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,680	17,150	$15,390 - 20,470	10%	8%
36	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,630	27,750	$18,330 - 38,950	4%	6%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,570	49,920	$31,400 - 71,680	-4%	15%
38	Dishwashers	1,550	16,570	$15,370 - 19,150	10%	3%
39	Child care workers	1,550	20,760	$15,780 - 28,890	18%	15%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,450	48,330	$34,040 - 63,550	11%	33%
41	Packers and packagers, hand	1,430	24,460	$15,720 - 37,780	-11%	3%
42	Word processors and typists	1,380	31,410	$22,250 - 41,680	-11%	19%
43	Bartenders	1,330	17,870	$15,370 - 25,410	11%	17%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,310	30,790	$22,660 - 40,980	4%	15%
45	Cooks, restaurant	1,310	21,710	$15,540 - 29,760	12%	5%
46	Cooks, fast food	1,280	17,800	$15,280 - 21,370	8%	5%
47	Computer support specialists	1,240	42,930	$27,000 - 64,000	13%	43%
48	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,240	31,330	$22,250 - 40,330	-1%	2%
49	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,170	54,740	$34,160 - 78,460	9%	47%
50	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,150	27,310	$16,390 - 43,130	-26%	6%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,150	58,130	$37,040 - 83,690	9%	10%
52	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,130	32,550	$21,210 - 49,830	-6%	14%
53	Tellers	1,090	23,650	$18,430 - 30,720	14%	16%
54	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,090	24,680	$16,700 - 36,600	-4%	5%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,080	57,830	$36,610 - 84,270	7%	13%
56	Highway maintenance workers	1,080	34,870	$27,630 - 42,070	9%	5%
57	Helpers--production workers	1,060	22,540	$15,800 - 33,430	0%	4%
58	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	1,030			0%	0%
59	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,000	40,920	$27,060 - 61,760	11%	4%
60	Personal and home care aides	970	20,040	$16,010 - 25,380	51%	10%
61	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	960	21,750	$15,880 - 31,630	12%	6%
62	Machinists	950	34,240	$22,990 - 48,570	-2%	3%
63	Preschool teachers, except special education	920	23,840	$17,260 - 34,280	26%	43%
64	Driver/sales workers	900	20,420	$15,090 - 33,490	-4%	4%
65	Electricians	900	48,870	$32,110 - 67,460	7%	7%
66	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	880	21,910	$15,750 - 31,100	14%	3%
67	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	870	32,150	$25,590 - 40,650	0%	22%
68	Postal service mail carriers	860			1%	11%
69	Physicians and surgeons, all other	840	170,340	$45,360 -	0%	0%
70	Counter and rental clerks	830	24,690	$15,930 - 38,940	23%	16%
71	Legal secretaries	810	34,770	$24,160 - 47,310	12%	18%
72	Industrial machinery mechanics	810	44,050	$25,600 - 67,330	9%	5%
73	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	800	56,160	$29,670 - 79,630	5%	8%
74	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	800	17,080	$15,300 - 20,080	12%	6%
75	Insurance sales agents	760	65,270	$31,420 - 116,180	13%	45%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	750	80,000	$43,240 - 133,780	4%	38%
77	Cost estimators	690	50,770	$29,860 - 72,300	19%	32%
78	Sales representatives, services, all other	650	51,830	$33,270 - 70,270	28%	48%
79	Printing machine operators	650	34,240	$22,430 - 47,960	-5%	6%
80	Dental assistants	640	30,220	$22,940 - 38,830	29%	9%
81	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	630	35,070	$25,570 - 42,100	5%	2%
82	Radiologic technologists and technicians	620	57,050	$42,060 - 76,790	15%	25%
83	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	620	38,260	$20,670 - 51,110	-17%	0%
84	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	620	52,170	$33,910 - 75,150	0%	42%
85	Bill and account collectors	610	33,950	$23,550 - 48,140	23%	13%
86	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	600	20,160	$15,610 - 25,820	13%	15%
87	Data entry keyers	600	28,430	$20,890 - 38,440	-4%	18%
88	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	600	44,260	$23,620 - 64,130	9%	3%
89	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	590	18,370	$15,410 - 22,900	10%	5%
90	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	580	26,150	$17,050 - 38,420	11%	5%
91	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	580	44,050	$28,330 - 62,240	4%	30%
92	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	570	49,020	$32,070 - 67,430	8%	3%
93	Medical records and health information technicians	570	37,190	$22,290 - 52,870	18%	12%
94	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	570	30,390	$21,040 - 39,820	-14%	0%
95	Medical assistants	560	28,070	$20,020 - 40,050	35%	10%
96	Order clerks	550	29,310	$20,220 - 39,300	-23%	16%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	550	51,450	$33,410 - 71,690	10%	17%
98	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	550	40,950	$16,110 - 72,730	27%	47%
99	Pharmacy technicians	540	27,050	$19,480 - 37,100	32%	16%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	530	40,480	$26,850 - 55,950	13%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Syracuse Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay	70,980	280	9.8
Postsecondary teachers, all other	96,720	3,710	9.5
Music directors and composers	36,920	100	6.7
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary		1,030	6.4
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	123,570	170	5.8
Power plant operators	65,360	200	5.3
Highway maintenance workers	34,870	1,080	5.3
Hazardous materials removal workers	43,970	420	5.2
Word processors and typists	31,410	1,380	4.9
Bailiffs	36,290	120	4.9
Social workers, all other	44,750	660	4.7
Clergy	45,680	410	4.6
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,310	300	3.9
Legislators	76,200	390	3.9
Funeral directors	52,250	140	3.8
Rehabilitation counselors	23,730	750	3.5
Radio and television announcers	36,900	160	3.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,260	620	3.4
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	33,650	510	3.3
Graduate teaching assistants	30,690	270	3.2
Pharmacy aides	22,220	280	3.1
Security and fire alarm systems installers	32,210	370	2.8
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	29,890	140	2.7
Actuaries	79,760	100	2.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	61,900	420	2.7
Electrical and electronics drafters	56,360	190	2.7
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,680	410	2.6
Elevator installers and repairers	71,090	100	2.6
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,920	150	2.5
Millwrights	43,050	170	2.5
Insurance underwriters	64,380	570	2.5
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	27,310	1,150	2.5
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	60,270	170	2.4
Recreational therapists	40,120	100	2.4
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,160	420	2.3
Environmental engineers	74,830	260	2.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	56,160	800	2.2
Physician assistants	77,870	350	2.2
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,430	220	2.2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,990	990	2.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,440	360	2.1
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,250	600	2
Teacher assistants	21,880	5,440	2
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	21,330	300	2
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,620	100	1.9
Residential advisors	25,070	180	1.9
New accounts clerks	31,100	350	1.9
Library assistants, clerical	22,970	460	1.9
Baggage porters and bellhops	21,380	180	1.9
Food batchmakers	22,280	340	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Syracuse, New York Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	76,200	2.14	390
Postsecondary teachers, all other	96,720	1.56	3,710
Bus drivers, school	35,950	1.37	1,720
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	108,520	1.37	630
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	40,950	1.36	550
Marketing managers	138,080	1.35	170
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	60,270	1.31	170
Opticians, dispensing	43,790	1.29	110
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	123,570	1.28	170
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	56,980	1.26	200
Maintenance workers, machinery	46,580	1.24	190
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	56,160	1.23	800
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	24,190	1.22	160
Family and general practitioners	200,310	1.22	180
Crane and tower operators	54,890	1.21	130
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,260	1.2	620
Packers and packagers, hand	24,460	1.2	1,430
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay	70,980	1.2	280
Butchers and meat cutters	35,930	1.19	210
Motor vehicle operators, all other	33,670	1.19	150
Amusement and recreation attendants	21,870	1.18	230
Financial managers	109,670	1.18	1,050
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	61,900	1.18	420
Construction laborers	36,640	1.18	2,220
Medical records and health information technicians	37,190	1.18	570
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,840	1.17	330
Home health aides	24,880	1.17	2,380
All other information and record clerks	38,690	1.17	290
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,250	1.17	600
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	33,000	1.16	510
Insurance sales agents	65,270	1.16	760
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	40,480	1.16	530
Sales and related workers, all other	45,420	1.16	130
Business teachers, postsecondary	85,080	1.16	210
Correctional officers and jailers	43,540	1.15	310
Administrative services managers	83,960	1.15	490
Financial analysts	81,690	1.15	460
Parts salespersons	35,010	1.15	460
Cooks, short order	22,910	1.15	250
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,000	1.15	750
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,020	1.15	570
Hazardous materials removal workers	43,970	1.14	420
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,240	1.14	150
Accountants and auditors	68,210	1.14	2,480
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,990	1.14	990
Sales managers	112,020	1.14	470
Property, real estate, and community association managers	60,820	1.14	150
Construction managers	95,550	1.13	490
Education administrators, postsecondary	100,790	1.13	270
Graphic designers	45,460	1.13	420

Highest Paying Jobs in Syracuse, New York Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	200,310	180
Internists, general	189,180	60
Physicians and surgeons, all other	170,340	840
Psychiatrists	169,160	40
Dentists, general	159,680	250
Pediatricians, general	152,420
Chief executives	144,070	590
Marketing managers	138,080	170
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	123,570	170
Natural sciences managers	116,420	60
Optometrists	115,690	90
Engineering managers	112,760	480
Sales managers	112,020	470
Advertising and promotions managers	110,940	50
Financial managers	109,670	1,050
General and operations managers	108,540	3,230
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	108,520	630
Lawyers	108,060	1,200
Compensation and benefits managers	105,110	80
Pharmacists	103,350	600
Education administrators, postsecondary	100,790	270
Chemical engineers	99,090	70
Postsecondary teachers, all other	96,720	3,710
Computer and information systems managers	96,580	360
Construction managers	95,550	490
Computer software engineers, systems software	93,400	320
Training and development managers	91,650	70
Industrial production managers	91,070	360
Medical and health services managers	89,780	680
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	87,710	490
Human resources managers, all other	87,520	90
Art directors	86,820	40
Personal financial advisors	85,770	280
Political science teachers, postsecondary	85,470	30
Business teachers, postsecondary	85,080	210
Economics teachers, postsecondary	84,060	40
Public relations managers	84,020	90
Administrative services managers	83,960	490
Financial examiners	83,820	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	83,060	160
Orthotists and prosthetists	82,720
Computer hardware engineers	82,710	70
Chiropractors	82,660	50
Sales engineers	82,280	200
Computer software engineers, applications	82,240	680
Education administrators, all other	82,120	40
Financial analysts	81,690	460
Purchasing managers	81,100	130
Electrical engineers	80,600	630
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80,000	750

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