High paying personal care jobs in New York

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New York.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$58,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $80,0608,580
2Concierges$57,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $63,8806,040
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,350 – $77,5903,250
4Baggage Porters and Bellhops$48,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,680 – $61,8203,610
5Residential Advisors$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $71,4506,150
6Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,300 – $105,70020,140
7Skincare Specialists$42,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,510 – $77,5503,510
8Recreation Workers$38,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,260 – $54,61024,790
9Animal Caretakers$37,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,800 – $48,74012,470
10Childcare Workers$37,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,630 – $46,97044,020
11Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$37,110
No formal educational credential
$33,220 – $45,9606,910
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$36,300
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $48,39014,620
13Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,960 – $88,54020,740
14Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,240 – $35,73019,710

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,900	$38,020 – $80,060	8,580
2	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,570	$38,820 – $63,880	6,040
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,320	$39,350 – $77,590	3,250
4	Baggage Porters and BellhopsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,610	$37,680 – $61,820	3,610
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$37,030 – $71,450	6,150
6	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,090	$34,300 – $105,700	20,140
7	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,910	$33,510 – $77,550	3,510
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,040	$33,260 – $54,610	24,790
9	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,840	$33,800 – $48,740	12,470
10	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,590	$33,630 – $46,970	44,020
11	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$37,110	$33,220 – $45,960	6,910
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,300	$32,240 – $48,390	14,620
13	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,760	$33,960 – $88,540	20,740
14	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,660	$32,240 – $35,730	19,710

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New York. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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