Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Utica-Rome, NY

Each occupation's median wage in Utica-Rome, NY compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Utica-Rome, NY pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Utica-Rome, NY run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Utica-Rome, NY salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utica-Rome, NY · vs. national

1Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,360 – $78,270+42.5%
2Opticians, Dispensing$62,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,390 – $74,430+33.2%
3Psychiatric Aides$58,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,260 – $74,830+30.5%
4Waiters and Waitresses$45,950
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $76,220+30.4%
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$123,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,740 – $127,230+29.8%
6Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$80,270
Bachelor's degree
$42,040 – $119,420+27.6%
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$82,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $102,110+27.5%
8Real Estate Sales Agents$67,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $171,430+27.2%
9Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,460
Associate's degree
$46,730 – $87,020+27.0%
10Firefighters$75,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,540 – $78,140+26.6%
11Machine Feeders and Offbearers$51,400
No formal educational credential
$37,870 – $58,040+24.7%
12Correctional Officers and Jailers$72,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,450 – $85,070+23.7%
13Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $77,710+23.4%
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,120
Bachelor's degree
$51,430 – $102,070+22.9%
15Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$62,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $79,080+22.6%
16Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$76,790
Bachelor's degree
$50,110 – $98,420+22.5%
17Property Appraisers and Assessors$82,640
Bachelor's degree
$45,280 – $105,160+21.6%
18Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$73,200
Master's degree
$47,140 – $96,270+21.4%
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,010
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $98,860+20.4%
20Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$59,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $123,160+20.2%
21First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$93,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,760 – $112,900+20.0%
22Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $66,090+19.9%
23Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$125,510
Bachelor's degree
$53,500 – $350,660+19.6%
24Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$53,100 – $100,410+19.6%
25Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$54,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,020 – $59,130+17.7%
26Personal Financial Advisors$123,280
Bachelor's degree
$62,740 – $449,560+17.3%
27Orderlies$44,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $44,890+17.2%
28Security Guards$44,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,550 – $62,590+16.8%
29Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,650 – $76,250+15.8%
30Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$176,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$168,870 – $216,300+14.6%
31Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$72,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $105,820+14.1%
32Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$75,490
Bachelor's degree
$55,220 – $96,560+13.9%
33Residential Advisors$48,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $60,380+13.8%
34Teachers and Instructors, All Other$75,170
Bachelor's degree
$54,460 – $78,300+13.7%
35Coaches and Scouts$53,810
Bachelor's degree
$36,360 – $80,000+13.7%
36Driver/Sales Workers$44,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $57,320+13.7%
37First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380 – $72,970+13.5%
38Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$52,670
No formal educational credential
$41,440 – $58,590+13.5%
39Special Education Teachers, Middle School$75,780
Bachelor's degree
$52,310 – $99,140+13.4%
40Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,520
No formal educational credential
$34,500 – $57,440+13.4%
41Bartenders$38,860
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $75,040+13.2%
42Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$119,700
Master's degree
$92,730 – $159,890+13.1%
43First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$97,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,330 – $159,760+11.7%
44Respiratory Therapists$91,610
Associate's degree
$76,780 – $102,440+11.3%
45Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,660
No formal educational credential
$34,980 – $50,630+11.2%
46Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$62,880
Bachelor's degree
$51,370 – $79,740+10.8%
47Social Workers, All Other$79,420
Bachelor's degree
$52,230 – $95,820+10.5%
48Roofers$61,070
No formal educational credential
$47,080 – $80,060+10.2%
49First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,920 – $73,830+9.8%
50Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,950
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $100,690+9.6%

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtica-Rome, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$42,360 – $78,270	+42.5%
2	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,930	$46,390 – $74,430	+33.2%
3	Psychiatric AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,600	$47,260 – $74,830	+30.5%
4	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$45,950	$32,240 – $76,220	+30.4%
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$123,700	$61,740 – $127,230	+29.8%
6	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$80,270	$42,040 – $119,420	+27.6%
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,900	$48,770 – $102,110	+27.5%
8	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,200	$35,000 – $171,430	+27.2%
9	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,460	$46,730 – $87,020	+27.0%
10	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,060	$50,540 – $78,140	+26.6%
11	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$51,400	$37,870 – $58,040	+24.7%
12	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,890	$56,450 – $85,070	+23.7%
13	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,420	$39,510 – $77,710	+23.4%
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,120	$51,430 – $102,070	+22.9%
15	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,910	$36,700 – $79,080	+22.6%
16	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,790	$50,110 – $98,420	+22.5%
17	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$82,640	$45,280 – $105,160	+21.6%
18	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$73,200	$47,140 – $96,270	+21.4%
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,010	$49,940 – $98,860	+20.4%
20	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,440	$45,610 – $123,160	+20.2%
21	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,600	$81,760 – $112,900	+20.0%
22	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,160	$36,510 – $66,090	+19.9%
23	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$125,510	$53,500 – $350,660	+19.6%
24	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,230	$53,100 – $100,410	+19.6%
25	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,570	$36,020 – $59,130	+17.7%
26	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$123,280	$62,740 – $449,560	+17.3%
27	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,890	$32,240 – $44,890	+17.2%
28	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,420	$34,550 – $62,590	+16.8%
29	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$47,650 – $76,250	+15.8%
30	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and MagistratesDoctoral or professional degree	$176,500	$168,870 – $216,300	+14.6%
31	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,810	$45,830 – $105,820	+14.1%
32	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,490	$55,220 – $96,560	+13.9%
33	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,060	$38,060 – $60,380	+13.8%
34	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,170	$54,460 – $78,300	+13.7%
35	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$53,810	$36,360 – $80,000	+13.7%
36	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,090	$32,240 – $57,320	+13.7%
37	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,750	$39,380 – $72,970	+13.5%
38	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$52,670	$41,440 – $58,590	+13.5%
39	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,780	$52,310 – $99,140	+13.4%
40	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,520	$34,500 – $57,440	+13.4%
41	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$38,860	$32,240 – $75,040	+13.2%
42	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$119,700	$92,730 – $159,890	+13.1%
43	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,760	$64,330 – $159,760	+11.7%
44	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$91,610	$76,780 – $102,440	+11.3%
45	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$41,660	$34,980 – $50,630	+11.2%
46	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,880	$51,370 – $79,740	+10.8%
47	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,420	$52,230 – $95,820	+10.5%
48	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$61,070	$47,080 – $80,060	+10.2%
49	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$44,920 – $73,830	+9.8%
50	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,950	$50,550 – $100,690	+9.6%

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