The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows New York to have 580,277 employers offering 8,585,312 jobs. The average weekly wage for these New York jobs is $1,009 per week ($52,468 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in New York than any other with 7,155,370 jobs and 570,145 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $1,025 per week ($53,300 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 1,066,944 positions and 6,393 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $886 per week ($46,072 annually). Rounding out the jobs in New York is the State Government sector which has 918 firms and agencies that employ 236,858 people in New York. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $945 per week ($49,140 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in New York. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of New York jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
123,846 employers in New York which hire 1,511,720
people. Their average weekly salary is $780 per week ( $40,560 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 58,190 employers in New York which employ
1,482,907 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$808 per week ($42,016 annually).
If you're interested in New York jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 550,278 positions filled by 19,941
employers in New York. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,012 per week in pay, on average or
$52,624 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 369,899 New York jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 49,549 firms, paying their employees $1,039
weekly or $54,028 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 497,956 companies that create 6,202,573 New York jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $1,028 weekly ($53,456 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 72,189 companies that employ 952,797 people in New York.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,009 per week ($52,468 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,012 per week
($52,624 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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