Wages by Occupation in Binghamton, NY

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 97,030 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,460 for all occupations combined. 321 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Binghamton, NY area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

29.8% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 92.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 69.7; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 23,940 residents (10.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,013; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 107,711 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

36.8% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.4), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$28,090	$32,485
High school graduate	$38,461	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$43,350	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$61,616	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$74,599	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	32.4% (±3.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	16.9% (±1.3)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	11.9% (±1.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5% (±0.8)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	10.9% (±2.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	9.6% (±1.9)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.0% (±0.9)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8% (±1.1)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.0%	10.0%
Business	14.5%	20.1%
Education	14.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.2%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	670	$82,500	$87,860	6.87	0.74
Administrative Services Managers	80	$118,970	$126,930	0.85	0.50
Advertising Sales Agents	40	$54,400	$66,840	0.44	0.75
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	120	$32,240	$35,520	1.27	0.50
Animal Caretakers	130	$33,880	$35,700	1.34	0.78
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$105,600	$109,890	0.43	0.63
Architectural and Engineering Managers	160	$179,230	$187,360	1.65	1.16
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$95,160	$90,490	1.49	2.47
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	50	$37,530	$37,720	0.47	0.72
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	90	$46,780	$49,070	0.88	0.92
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	520	$47,870	$53,690	5.35	1.18
Bailiffs	30	$72,500	$75,210	0.35	3.18
Bakers	110	$36,570	$38,530	1.13	0.75
Bartenders	640	$47,950	$53,980	6.62	1.36
Bill and Account Collectors	70	$43,770	$44,950	0.68	0.66
Billing and Posting Clerks	320	$46,220	$47,480	3.30	1.27
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	950	$48,830	$51,530	9.78	1.11
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	230	$59,760	$60,040	2.33	1.25
Bus Drivers, School	540	$46,270	$45,740	5.54	2.14
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	240	$83,330	$93,260	2.51	0.36
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$139,510	$140,420	0.97	1.83
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$42,950	$44,150	0.80	0.91
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	300	$77,380	$80,850	3.11	0.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	50	$72,750	$75,930	0.47	4.36
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	150	$66,480	$72,340	1.54	2.16
Carpenters	400	$62,000	$65,970	4.16	0.96
Cashiers	2,210	$32,920	$33,980	22.81	1.15
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	90	$62,350	$70,770	0.97	0.73
Chefs and Head Cooks	110	$63,010	$65,110	1.12	0.87
Chemical Technicians	60	$51,530	$51,260	0.63	1.70
Chief Executives	60	$184,360	$240,880	0.65	0.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	380	$62,160	$72,280	3.89	1.54
Childcare Workers	640	$35,890	$36,510	6.61	1.98
Civil Engineers	240	$106,140	$106,730	2.51	1.06
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	300	$87,320	$85,830	3.07	1.47
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	270	$35,300	$38,050	2.75	1.12
Clergy	110	$51,990	$53,770	1.18	3.20
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	80	$108,680	$117,020	0.87	1.77
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	130	$102,040	$87,710	1.35	0.63
Coaches and Scouts	120	$60,240	$75,000	1.20	0.75
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$45,560	$51,080	0.77	0.75
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	110	$58,570	$62,880	1.13	1.63
Community Health Workers	50	$49,010	$49,700	0.54	1.36
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	70	$74,600	$74,460	0.68	0.94
Compliance Officers	160	$75,750	$84,120	1.61	0.60
Computer and Information Research Scientists	30	$129,420	$137,290	0.36	1.50
Computer and Information Systems Managers	220	$174,740	$177,810	2.30	0.53
Computer Network Architects	90	$129,350	$141,260	0.91	0.78
Computer Network Support Specialists	140	$52,300	$58,880	1.45	1.54
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	170	$51,330	$55,580	1.73	1.59
Computer Occupations, All Other	60	$71,520	$84,900	0.61	0.22
Computer Programmers	130	$80,510	$86,440	1.30	2.20
Computer Systems Analysts	150	$106,060	$106,350	1.55	0.46
Computer User Support Specialists	320	$53,540	$55,320	3.32	0.72
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	30	$45,600	$48,040	0.32	0.76
Construction and Building Inspectors	100	$69,050	$71,960	1.02	1.08
Construction Laborers	650	$50,740	$57,030	6.66	0.94
Construction Managers	80	$114,940	$124,920	0.85	0.35
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	—	$80,550	$85,480	—	—
Cooks, Fast Food	70	$34,290	$35,870	0.72	0.17
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	270	$40,510	$42,010	2.73	0.96
Cooks, Restaurant	750	$37,530	$38,770	7.77	0.86
Cooks, Short Order	270	$35,240	$36,170	2.74	3.08
Cost Estimators	150	$75,730	$81,000	1.55	1.07
Counter and Rental Clerks	300	$41,220	$45,690	3.12	1.21
Couriers and Messengers	60	$36,460	$39,010	0.67	1.51
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	130	$46,910	$53,140	1.32	1.14
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	40	$38,380	$43,670	0.40	0.66
Customer Service Representatives	1,490	$45,280	$48,430	15.33	0.92
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$44,440	$44,640	0.68	0.62
Data Entry Keyers	60	$38,940	$40,190	0.58	0.72
Data Scientists	110	$103,130	$106,050	1.11	0.66
Database Administrators	40	$87,270	$85,560	0.39	0.87
Dental Assistants	270	$44,840	$43,380	2.79	1.12
Dental Hygienists	190	$81,640	$82,440	1.98	1.38
Dentists, General	90	$176,190	$210,860	0.93	1.16
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	100	$91,470	$91,760	1.08	1.46
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	60	$97,390	$95,310	0.59	1.02
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$76,990	$77,860	0.71	1.43
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	610	$32,980	$35,820	6.25	1.79
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	50	$37,710	$41,060	0.48	3.40
Dishwashers	310	$33,530	$34,080	3.17	1.03
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	130	$44,980	$49,420	1.38	1.05
Driver/Sales Workers	260	$38,010	$40,900	2.69	1.02
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	210	$109,030	$113,920	2.19	1.04
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	60	$166,660	$192,830	0.65	0.56
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	290	$62,010	$67,410	2.99	1.32
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	210	$79,680	$73,740	2.14	3.50
Electrical Engineers	270	$126,010	$128,690	2.77	2.17
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	100	$127,170	$115,030	1.03	1.22
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	790	$45,620	$44,950	8.15	5.13
Electricians	390	$76,670	$75,930	4.05	0.83
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	150	$112,850	$120,450	1.56	2.51
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	980	$76,540	$72,400	10.09	1.13
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	70	$55,160	$54,050	0.76	0.77
Emergency Medical Technicians	160	$42,720	$43,910	1.68	1.45
Engineers, All Other	140	$110,930	$121,480	1.49	1.50
Environmental Engineers	30	$103,150	$99,870	0.32	1.29
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	30	$76,460	$80,500	0.34	0.60
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	30	$47,810	$47,860	0.35	1.60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	730	$72,230	$73,310	7.56	2.56
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	150	$46,910	$53,090	1.55	0.75
Facilities Managers	90	$118,630	$125,330	0.89	0.88
Family Medicine Physicians	50	$223,440	$218,140	0.53	0.77
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	50	$34,730	$36,460	0.47	0.27
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,440	$33,280	$34,560	25.10	1.01
Financial and Investment Analysts	130	$98,460	$105,970	1.30	0.56
Financial Managers	300	$160,780	$178,030	3.05	0.56
Financial Specialists, All Other	30	$59,750	$63,390	0.35	0.41
Firefighters	120	$81,810	$69,960	1.26	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	400	$79,490	$85,000	4.07	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$95,440	$98,100	0.49	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	820	$42,070	$45,030	8.47	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$54,040	$52,910	1.21	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$60,570	$64,700	0.52	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	360	$75,130	$79,500	3.68	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	100	$96,120	$99,340	1.00	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	770	$72,430	$75,120	7.95	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	70	$48,290	$52,250	0.75	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	90	$118,540	$118,440	0.98	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	$74,540	$74,120	3.41	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	650	$47,570	$53,440	6.74	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	30	$65,140	$63,260	0.35	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	410	$59,620	$62,060	4.18	1.04
Food Batchmakers	80	$60,670	$50,470	0.87	0.78
Food Preparation Workers	550	$35,370	$36,170	5.62	0.98
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	260	$36,060	$37,370	2.70	1.43
Food Service Managers	70	$64,870	$72,680	0.75	0.49
Fundraisers	80	$76,250	$82,910	0.81	1.13
General and Operations Managers	1,790	$96,420	$121,620	18.44	0.82
General Internal Medicine Physicians	100	$129,660	$208,590	0.98	2.27
Graphic Designers	100	$53,460	$55,510	1.02	0.81
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$46,720	$45,400	0.54	1.26
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	160	$33,620	$45,560	1.65	0.84
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	50	$62,090	$70,370	0.47	1.40
Health Education Specialists	40	$50,950	$60,490	0.41	0.98
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$46,940	$64,540	0.82	0.70
Healthcare Social Workers	240	$51,290	$57,950	2.45	2.03
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	60	$48,870	$51,510	0.64	0.91
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	380	$62,020	$65,280	3.87	1.47
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,380	$58,730	$60,330	14.21	1.07
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	90	$38,010	$42,200	0.92	1.50
Helpers--Production Workers	60	$39,770	$42,050	0.64	0.60
Highway Maintenance Workers	320	$50,420	$49,840	3.26	3.27
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,690	$38,210	$41,650	27.70	1.00
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	240	$32,690	$36,230	2.52	0.91
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	120	$34,880	$36,620	1.20	0.71
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	90	$51,840	$52,850	0.91	1.57
Human Resources Managers	70	$156,640	$165,110	0.77	0.54
Human Resources Specialists	330	$76,140	$80,660	3.42	0.58
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	100	$60,810	$64,200	0.98	2.01
Industrial Engineers	270	$100,880	$102,070	2.79	1.19
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	270	$63,320	$65,070	2.79	0.99
Industrial Production Managers	100	$131,160	$147,010	1.04	0.66
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	350	$44,970	$46,180	3.59	0.72
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	90	$46,810	$47,420	0.88	1.01
Information Security Analysts	50	$108,630	$109,580	0.56	0.46
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	420	$48,160	$51,530	4.30	1.12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	80	$45,150	$51,190	0.87	0.77
Instructional Coordinators	140	$69,910	$78,140	1.45	0.99
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	30	$57,500	$56,350	0.36	0.26
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	110	$45,540	$43,220	1.15	1.21
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,160	$37,160	$39,890	22.26	1.57
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$165,900	$174,100	0.40	2.61
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	90	$65,680	$71,070	0.94	1.35
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,590	$38,740	$40,790	16.39	0.86
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	570	$38,140	$41,430	5.90	0.96
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	130	$35,090	$36,320	1.35	1.06
Lawyers	300	$129,480	$147,600	3.04	0.63
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	70	$49,280	$50,980	0.72	0.72
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	110	$74,720	$72,970	1.16	1.35
Library Assistants, Clerical	—	$32,240	$36,460	—	—
Library Technicians	70	$61,720	$54,550	0.70	1.59
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	530	$62,490	$61,180	5.46	1.31
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	—	$50,500	$53,710	—	—
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	70	$32,240	$33,420	0.68	0.67
Light Truck Drivers	810	$41,010	$42,310	8.33	1.32
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	50	$51,380	$50,160	0.52	0.49
Loan Officers	80	$68,680	$91,200	0.82	0.46
Logisticians	70	$91,050	$96,030	0.74	0.46
Machinists	170	$55,580	$55,850	1.72	0.93
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	$34,330	$36,470	3.82	0.69
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	60	$37,520	$39,620	0.65	1.83
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,130	$49,220	$52,090	11.68	1.19
Management Analysts	410	$82,020	$93,150	4.21	0.73
Managers, All Other	170	$177,830	$174,480	1.78	0.45
Manicurists and Pedicurists	120	$32,240	$34,020	1.26	1.28
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	340	$66,330	$77,970	3.54	0.61
Marketing Managers	150	$150,020	$154,270	1.54	0.61
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	40	$34,470	$37,230	0.41	0.43
Mechanical Engineers	140	$98,560	$99,980	1.45	0.76
Medical and Health Services Managers	280	$131,900	$163,750	2.86	0.74
Medical Assistants	290	$41,110	$42,440	2.98	0.57
Medical Equipment Preparers	70	$46,550	$48,190	0.77	1.54
Medical Equipment Repairers	60	$66,410	$71,510	0.57	1.34
Medical Records Specialists	80	$50,290	$54,170	0.81	0.65
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	620	$43,290	$43,030	6.36	1.03
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	50	$62,030	$72,430	0.56	0.61
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	160	$68,940	$73,620	1.61	1.88
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	130	$37,340	$42,240	1.29	1.21
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	700	$76,290	$75,550	7.23	1.81
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	540	$41,310	$41,290	5.54	0.61
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$49,050	$49,530	0.64	1.04
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	100	$60,740	$64,120	1.00	0.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$37,410	$40,540	1.06	1.09
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	70	$32,240	$35,340	0.71	2.35
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$48,700	$48,670	0.78	0.98
Music Directors and Composers	40	$40,500	$66,130	0.40	4.97
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	220	$86,350	$90,220	2.27	1.12
New Accounts Clerks	60	$49,430	$49,990	0.59	2.49
Nurse Practitioners	330	$139,030	$145,400	3.44	1.65
Nursing Assistants	1,310	$44,410	$43,180	13.50	1.45
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$97,130	$103,690	1.13	2.25
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.44	3.23
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	70	$87,740	$90,540	0.72	0.79
Occupational Therapists	180	$86,390	$88,650	1.86	1.79
Office Clerks, General	1,360	$42,830	$44,090	14.02	0.88
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	70	$37,170	$39,910	0.77	4.78
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	330	$61,000	$74,790	3.41	1.11
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	60	$44,610	$43,480	0.62	1.36
Opticians, Dispensing	30	$60,290	$60,690	0.35	0.74
Order Clerks	40	$50,180	$50,720	0.37	0.77
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	180	$43,850	$46,830	1.83	0.75
Packers and Packagers, Hand	130	$34,410	$36,210	1.29	0.36
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	100	$53,190	$64,470	1.03	0.71
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	240	$60,420	$60,130	2.44	0.97
Parking Attendants	40	$35,840	$36,030	0.44	0.50
Parts Salespersons	130	$38,290	$42,860	1.39	0.80
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	70	$52,000	$55,010	0.75	2.81
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$50,770	$53,330	0.98	1.00
Personal Financial Advisors	100	$103,590	$152,050	1.07	0.63
Pharmacists	220	$138,120	$136,190	2.24	1.08
Pharmacy Aides	60	$40,390	$39,310	0.60	2.35
Pharmacy Technicians	260	$44,770	$44,350	2.70	0.89
Phlebotomists	150	$45,500	$46,660	1.49	1.62
Physical Therapist Assistants	80	$60,280	$62,720	0.86	1.19
Physical Therapists	240	$99,670	$98,000	2.45	1.43
Physician Assistants	200	$146,120	$149,840	2.04	1.95
Physicians, All Other	150	$328,150	$268,690	1.55	0.71
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	280	$87,990	$83,040	2.86	0.95
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	420	$84,320	$81,730	4.30	1.00
Postal Service Clerks	60	$63,170	$61,850	0.64	1.35
Postal Service Mail Carriers	270	$59,880	$61,640	2.81	1.33
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	200	$43,080	$46,970	2.04	0.66
Printing Press Operators	100	$38,980	$42,180	1.08	1.16
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	40	$77,540	$80,880	0.45	0.78
Procurement Clerks	30	$46,010	$47,490	0.34	0.93
Producers and Directors	60	$60,490	$86,510	0.58	0.63
Production Workers, All Other	30	$35,620	$41,240	0.34	0.21
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	400	$59,740	$61,460	4.14	1.65
Project Management Specialists	540	$106,580	$116,450	5.60	0.82
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	50	$65,520	$83,740	0.56	0.28
Psychiatric Aides	110	$49,340	$49,680	1.15	5.04
Psychiatrists	30	$273,380	$234,770	0.36	1.98
Public Relations Specialists	140	$63,930	$73,670	1.46	0.80
Public Safety Telecommunicators	40	$54,400	$56,030	0.45	0.69
Purchasing Managers	40	$154,610	$149,340	0.41	0.76
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	150	$95,830	$86,440	1.57	1.06
Receptionists and Information Clerks	600	$37,010	$38,560	6.18	1.06
Recreation Workers	260	$36,170	$39,700	2.72	1.28
Registered Nurses	2,570	$101,720	$99,450	26.50	1.22
Rehabilitation Counselors	100	$43,570	$45,060	1.07	1.75
Religious Workers, All Other	30	$46,910	$49,290	0.34	3.35
Residential Advisors	60	$48,750	$50,190	0.62	1.13
Respiratory Therapists	100	$103,200	$100,020	1.06	1.18
Retail Salespersons	2,540	$34,460	$38,780	26.18	1.04
Roofers	80	$59,810	$58,930	0.83	0.95
Sales Engineers	40	$102,120	$105,810	0.37	1.10
Sales Managers	120	$160,440	$178,540	1.28	0.31
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	360	$63,670	$75,650	3.68	0.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	550	$68,770	$78,150	5.72	0.72
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	30	$101,480	$122,090	0.36	0.20
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	40	$37,190	$41,430	0.44	1.66
School Bus Monitors	190	$32,370	$33,580	1.93	3.82
School Psychologists	70	$79,080	$88,070	0.69	1.68
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	770	$74,970	$73,480	7.93	1.16
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,420	$47,560	$47,370	14.59	1.33
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	70	$47,860	$51,530	0.70	1.26
Security Guards	640	$42,070	$44,010	6.57	0.80
Self-Enrichment Teachers	230	$50,110	$57,020	2.40	1.12
Sewing Machine Operators	160	$41,330	$42,060	1.69	2.50
Sheet Metal Workers	90	$63,600	$65,400	0.91	1.19
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	430	$43,430	$44,230	4.39	0.84
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	190	$33,840	$35,610	2.00	1.25
Social and Community Service Managers	210	$78,630	$86,990	2.15	1.60
Social and Human Service Assistants	540	$43,550	$45,930	5.58	1.98
Social Workers, All Other	40	$91,370	$86,050	0.39	0.97
Software Developers	1,070	$128,460	$129,210	11.02	1.01
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	110	$105,170	$102,830	1.16	0.97
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	330	$66,300	$72,100	3.44	2.05
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	130	$68,910	$72,760	1.37	2.24
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	30	$61,260	$65,780	0.35	1.84
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	160	$77,550	$79,030	1.62	1.54
Speech-Language Pathologists	170	$84,460	$89,280	1.73	1.47
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	70	$62,420	$70,210	0.69	3.78
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,230	$38,310	$40,840	23.02	1.26
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	220	$57,720	$59,790	2.28	0.72
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	650	$39,860	$43,560	6.71	1.99
Surgeons, All Other	30	$443,420	$417,250	0.32	1.95
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$41,420	$41,570	0.41	1.84
Tax Preparers	40	$54,880	$57,650	0.43	0.88
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,000	$35,190	$37,090	20.66	2.26
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	160	$46,950	$51,650	1.70	1.61
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	50	$63,920	$65,880	0.54	0.60
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	160	$74,420	$71,880	1.68	2.68
Tellers	210	$39,340	$41,510	2.16	1.02
Tire Repairers and Changers	50	$38,060	$40,760	0.52	0.75
Tool and Die Makers	40	$66,880	$66,390	0.44	1.20
Training and Development Specialists	350	$68,270	$71,840	3.61	1.22
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	$98,270	$107,790	0.80	0.57
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	40	$53,230	$58,770	0.36	1.03
Tutors	50	$62,200	$56,180	0.57	0.50
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$87,340	$96,860	0.52	1.83
Veterinarians	30	$126,230	$126,410	0.33	0.60
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	50	$36,440	$38,700	0.54	0.66
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	60	$49,000	$49,870	0.65	0.78
Waiters and Waitresses	1,390	$46,600	$51,750	14.28	0.98
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	80	$55,380	$58,620	0.84	1.01
Web Developers	30	$94,080	$98,190	0.33	0.73
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	110	$50,560	$53,380	1.10	0.41
Word Processors and Typists	180	$39,080	$42,690	1.85	8.20

Colleges in this area

3 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Binghamton University	Public	4-year or above	18,816
Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Public	Less than 2-year	99
SUNY Broome Community College	Public	2-year	5,327

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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