Kingston, NY

255 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 28740.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	2,110
Retail Salespersons	1,860
Cashiers	1,490
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1,440
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,320
General and Operations Managers	1,280
Waiters and Waitresses	1,280
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations)	1,130
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,070
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	920
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	870
Office Clerks, General	790
Cooks, Restaurant	750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	710
Customer Service Representatives	680
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	670
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	560

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Word Processors and Typists	15.70	210
School Bus Monitors	7.65	230
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.98	100
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.94	290
Postal Service Clerks	4.17	120
Cooks, Short Order	3.95	210
Library Assistants, Clerical	3.87	130
Bus Drivers, School	2.91	450
Social and Human Service Assistants	2.82	470
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.78	140
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.67	170
Public Safety Telecommunicators	2.57	100
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2.45	120
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	2.42	110
Healthcare Social Workers	2.40	170
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	2.32	460
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	2.31	230
Fundraisers	2.30	100
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	2.16	150
Emergency Medical Technicians	2.12	150

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$199,860
Dentists, General	$162,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$160,490
Human Resources Managers	$158,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$154,270
Nurse Practitioners	$151,370
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$150,470
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$146,070
Sales Managers	$143,260
Pharmacists	$142,360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,220
Veterinarians	$135,760
Medical and Health Services Managers	$133,120
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$128,990
Marketing Managers	$127,400
Software Developers	$124,300
Administrative Services Managers	$121,590
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$117,920
Lawyers	$115,280
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)	$110,610

All 255 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	470	$80,560	0.85
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	70	$121,590	0.66
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors `25-3011`	30	$64,460	2.45
Advertising Sales Agents `41-3011`	40	$53,050	1.05
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	120	$33,970	0.79
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	150	$35,090	1.51
Architectural and Civil Drafters `17-3011`	30	$61,230	0.87
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	40	$160,490	0.48
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	80	$57,320	1.38
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	440	$53,290	1.64
Baggage Porters and Bellhops `39-6011`	80	$47,230	7.43
Bailiffs `33-3011`	40	$57,920	6.68
Bakers `51-3011`	160	$36,410	1.74
Bartenders `35-3011`	450	$47,760	1.55
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	180	$49,080	1.17
Biological Technicians `19-4021`	30	$47,530	1.30
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	670	$54,510	1.29
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	450	$51,250	2.91
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	110	$61,620	1.00
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	100	$64,680	0.24
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	40	$48,370	0.85
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	140	$70,680	0.74
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters `51-7011`	50	$56,910	1.68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1194`	50	$70,310	1.14
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2032`	80	$85,500	1.95
Carpenters `47-2031`	280	$61,140	1.08
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,490	$34,770	1.27
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	50	$56,930	0.63
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	140	$74,710	1.83
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	40	$199,860	0.51
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	250	$67,670	1.68
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	460	$36,360	2.32
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	40	$110,610	0.28
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	30	$100,430	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	90	$37,070	0.64
Clergy `21-2011`	60	$55,380	2.94
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	60	$103,180	0.47
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists `19-3033`	70	$106,440	2.49
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	50	$48,350	0.54
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other `21-1099`	60	$74,660	1.43
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists `13-1141`	30	$82,630	0.72
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	110	$85,450	0.68
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators `51-9161`	80	$58,070	1.26
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	70	$101,700	0.34
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	150	$64,950	0.54
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	90	$154,270	0.36
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	430	$49,520	1.03
Construction Managers `11-9021`	90	$101,860	0.60
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	70	$62,940	1.17
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	40	$37,150	0.15
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	190	$44,650	1.16
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	750	$43,150	1.40
Cooks, Short Order `35-2015`	210	$36,310	3.95
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	70	$77,020	0.87
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	160	$38,280	1.04
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	150	$50,820	2.16
Crossing Guards and Flaggers `33-9091`	40	$49,930	1.20
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	680	$43,680	0.69
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4031`	30	$45,540	0.48
Data Entry Keyers `43-9021`	60	$41,370	1.18
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) `15-2051`	40	$105,160	0.44
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	130	$47,940	0.90
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	90	$98,880	1.06
Dentists, General `29-1021`	50	$162,780	1.02
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) `33-3021`	70	$87,990	1.66
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers `29-2032`	40	$105,580	1.04
Dietitians and Nutritionists `29-1031`	30	$77,720	1.04
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	410	$36,920	1.98
Dishwashers `35-9021`	340	$35,510	1.87
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	90	$51,280	1.13
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	230	$45,690	1.50
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	150	$137,220	1.18
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	170	$76,320	1.27
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	50	$99,800	0.65
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2028`	130	$45,030	1.34
Electricians `47-2111`	280	$69,440	0.98
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	710	$97,920	1.35
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	90	$62,490	1.46
Emergency Medical Technicians `29-2042`	150	$45,280	2.12
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) `19-2041`	50	$82,610	1.60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	370	$74,820	2.10
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors `39-9031`	100	$47,840	0.78
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	50	$105,310	0.89
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	40	$79,390	1.05
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse `45-2092`	50	$36,810	0.47
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,440	$35,460	0.98
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	210	$146,070	0.66
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	40	$101,280	0.30
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	220	$76,580	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services `39-1014`	30	$49,520	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	540	$45,620	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	100	$60,960	1.51
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	Not available	$62,540
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	250	$79,840	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	60	$98,820	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	480	$66,820	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	110	$48,840	2.42
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	90	$94,370	1.54
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	180	$76,740	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	450	$57,180	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	180	$61,500	0.75
Food Batchmakers `51-3092`	70	$36,540	1.06
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	370	$35,130	1.09
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	100	$34,980	0.90
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	70	$79,470	0.79
Fundraisers `13-1131`	100	$66,450	2.30
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	1,280	$99,970	0.96
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	70	$61,410	0.90
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	140	$34,720	1.17
Health Education Specialists `21-1091`	30	$52,190	1.36
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	70	$49,480	0.96
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	170	$75,300	2.40
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	260	$61,470	1.66
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	560	$59,830	0.71
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers `49-9098`	50	$41,010	1.36
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	290	$60,460	4.94
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	2,110	$37,750	1.29
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	140	$34,980	0.84
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	230	$38,130	2.31
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping `43-4161`	40	$46,120	1.31
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	50	$158,980	0.54
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	200	$72,040	0.58
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	70	$93,210	0.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	70	$70,450	0.44
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	60	$128,990	0.63
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	70	$46,770	0.25
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	80	$56,790	0.34
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	50	$53,980	0.79
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	90	$80,860	1.06
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	140	$67,730	0.79
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	1,070	$38,570	1.27
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2012`	50	$97,110	1.30
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	510	$39,420	0.45
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	430	$43,680	1.20
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	90	$35,200	1.23
Lawyers `23-1011`	220	$115,280	0.78
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	Not available	$60,280
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	100	$74,890	1.92
Library Assistants, Clerical `43-4121`	130	$36,540	3.87
Library Technicians `25-4031`	50	$47,110	1.75
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	330	$65,650	1.34
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	50	$32,240	0.85
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	370	$40,400	0.98
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	70	$49,570	1.11
Loan Officers `13-2072`	80	$65,870	0.74
Lodging Managers `11-9081`	60	$80,590	3.62
Machinists `51-4041`	100	$50,400	0.96
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	640	$36,500	1.95
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service `43-9051`	40	$41,390	1.93
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	870	$50,230	1.49
Management Analysts `13-1111`	90	$89,230	0.25
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	40	$117,920	0.18
Manicurists and Pedicurists `39-5092`	80	$34,500	1.45
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	260	$62,710	0.77
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	90	$127,400	0.63
Massage Therapists `31-9011`	60	$77,150	1.66
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	60	$90,150	0.49
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	90	$42,620	0.28
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	40	$49,400	0.50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	290	$45,280	0.80
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	130	$133,120	0.57
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	80	$59,990	1.53
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers `21-1023`	120	$71,790	2.45
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	70	$44,230	1.18
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2022`	360	$98,660	1.53
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	240	$45,300	0.44
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	40	$65,800	0.59
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	90	$90,080	0.76
New Accounts Clerks `43-4141`	50	$50,630	3.72
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	70	$151,370	0.60
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	540	$44,710	0.99
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	30	$71,820	0.64
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	70	$95,200	1.20
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	790	$44,850	0.84
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	150	$70,370	0.83
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	40	$63,390	1.50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	80	$38,330	0.54
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	140	$34,640	0.64
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	100	$49,570	1.12
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	140	$62,210	0.96
Parking Attendants `53-6021`	50	$32,240	0.90
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	90	$43,860	0.87
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks `43-3051`	60	$50,430	0.98
Pest Control Workers `37-2021`	50	$52,700	1.40
Pharmacists `29-1051`	110	$142,360	0.88
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	170	$44,340	0.93
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	40	$47,060	0.79
Photographers `27-4021`	30	$42,960	1.54
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	90	$91,460	0.87
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	40	$150,470	0.66
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	180	$70,190	1.02
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	390	$68,730	1.54
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	120	$63,210	4.17
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	160	$63,380	1.27
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	130	$45,080	0.74
Printing Press Operators `51-5112`	50	$38,940	0.87
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) `27-2012`	60	$74,520	1.08
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	40	$44,100	0.38
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	140	$51,300	0.97
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	210	$97,770	0.51
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) `13-2020`	30	$62,120	1.39
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	40	Not available	0.34
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	100	$67,230	0.97
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	100	$58,590	2.57
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	90	$103,480	1.02
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	440	$39,540	1.26
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	210	$35,730	1.66
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,000	$101,030	0.78
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	50	$52,440	1.37
Residential Advisors `39-9041`	80	$51,210	2.51
Respiratory Therapists `29-1126`	60	$95,170	1.10
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,860	$36,530	1.26
Sales Managers `11-2022`	100	$143,260	0.43
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	280	$71,220	0.59
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	350	$72,510	0.74
School Bus Monitors `33-9094`	230	$34,770	7.65
School Psychologists `19-3034`	60	$94,460	2.48
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	560	$101,300	1.38
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	920	$48,620	1.41
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	70	$81,650	0.39
Security Guards `33-9032`	280	$44,790	0.57
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	180	$51,320	1.44
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9012`	50	$50,530	2.24
Sewing Machine Operators `51-6031`	30	$39,370	0.81
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	50	$67,750	1.06
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	180	$44,370	0.58
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	90	$38,280	0.95
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	130	$83,600	1.63
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	470	$47,290	2.82
Software Developers `15-1252`	230	$124,300	0.36
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	170	$81,540	1.73
Special Education Teachers, Middle School `25-2057`	60	$94,290	1.73
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2058`	170	$82,120	2.67
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	120	$90,980	1.67
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators `51-8021`	50	$67,250	4.37
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	1,320	$37,910	1.22
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	210	$60,040	1.15
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	380	$43,490	1.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	1,130	$37,180	2.10
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers `49-2022`	50	$62,830	0.90
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers `49-9052`	90	$77,710	2.32
Tellers `43-3071`	180	$43,710	1.45
Tire Repairers and Changers `49-3093`	40	$41,600	0.86
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) `39-7010`	30	$40,760	1.65
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	160	$65,180	0.92
Tree Trimmers and Pruners `37-3013`	100	$66,160	4.98
Tutors `25-3041`	60	$44,020	0.84
Veterinarians `29-1131`	40	$135,760	1.34
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers `31-9096`	80	$38,690	1.56
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians `29-2056`	60	$59,060	1.24
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	1,280	$46,440	1.48
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	140	$59,750	2.78
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	120	$57,600	0.78
Word Processors and Typists `43-9022`	210	$47,920	15.70
Writers and Authors (2 O*NET occupations) `27-3043`	60	Not available	3.12