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If you’re in the medical profession, Central New York is the place to be.
A recent list from Stacker showed the 50 highest-paying jobs in the heart of New York State. All top 10 pay over $146,000 a year, ten of the top 15 jobs are in the health field . The jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage, with data that comes from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Syracuse area includes Onondaga, Madison and Oswego counties.
Competitive salaries, with low cost of living, make Central New York a desirable place to live. Business Insider https://realestate.usnews.com/places/new-york/syracuse says that Syracuse is more affordable than many other major U.S. metro areas, making it a popular place to live for families and retirees. Young professionals also enjoy the region, both for its prices and because there’s plenty to do.
Here are the 15 highest-paying jobs you can get with a graduate degree in Syracuse. You can see the full top 50 on Stacker’s website. https://stacker.com/new-york/syracuse/highest-paying-jobs-syracuse-require-graduate-degree
#15. Physician assistants: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $116,930
#14. Chiropractors: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $117,090 (#14 highest pay among all metros)
#13. Business teachers, postsecondary: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $120,480
#12. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $122,520 (#13 highest pay among all metros)
#11. Economics teachers, postsecondary: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $123,640
#10. Optometrists: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $146,440 (#27 highest pay among all metros).
#9. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates: Annual mean salary: $154,700 (#22 highest pay among all metros)..
#8. Education administrators, postsecondary: Annual mean salary: $159,220 (#8 highest pay among all metros).
#7. Nurse anesthetists: Annual mean salary: $163,650 (#79 highest pay among all metros).
#6. Pediatricians, general: Annual mean salary: $188,500 (#34 highest pay among all metros).
#5. Dentists, general: Annual mean salary: $189,410 (#123 highest pay among all metros).
#4. Podiatrists: Annual mean salary: $194,720 (#8 highest pay among all metros)
#3. Family medicine physicians: Annual mean salary: $209,570 (#162 highest pay among all metros).
#2. General internal medicine physicians: Annual mean salary: $244,650 (#36 highest pay among all metros)..
#1. Psychiatrists: Annual mean salary: $259,480 (#22 highest pay among all metros).
There are plenty of other high-paying jobs in Syracuse that don’t require a college degree. Here’s a list that Stacker recently compiled of the highest-paying jobs in the Syracuse metro area that don’t require a college degree. The w Occupational Outlook Handbook from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics was used to create the list.
Jobs that didn’t list any entry level education requirements were excluded. The positions are ranked by their 2020 annual mean wage in the Syracuse metro area, which includes Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties.
Here are the top 15 jobs in Syracuse that don’t require a college degree. You can see the complete list of 50 jobs on Stacker’s https://stacker.com/new-york/syracuse/highest-paying-jobs-syracuse-dont-require-college-degree website.
#15. Postmasters and mail superintendents: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $78,210 (#57 highest pay among all metros).
#14. Glaziers, glass installers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $78,360
#13. Brickmasons and blockmasons: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $80,450.
#12. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $82,830.
#11. Electricians: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $84,520.
#10. Real estate sales agents: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $84,850.
#9. Detectives and criminal investigators: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $88,120.
8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $89,810.
7. Insulation workers, mechanical: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $90,050.
6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $90,530.
5. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation and relay: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $91,030.
4. Power plant operators: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $92,330.
3. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $92,430.
2. Property, real estate and community association managers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $97,820.
1. Transportation, storage and distribution managers: Annual mean salary in Syracuse: $107,580.
Syracuse and Utica were ranked in the top 10 cities to live in the Northeast, post pandemic, is the third best city to live in the Northeast after the pandemic, according to a ranking by Business insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/best-northeast-cities-to-live-ranked-2020-6
Syracuse ranked No. 10, because of its affordability and abundance of things to do; Utica ranked No. 9 because of its low housing costs and low population density.