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Sewing Machine Operators in New York

Sewing Machine Operators in New York

Considering a career as a Sewing Machine Operator in New York?

-25% Jobs Projection
$25,920 Median Salary
820 Job Openings

While jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in New York are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Sewing Machine Operators in New York is expected to decrease.

  • Sewing Machine Operators in New York earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sewing Machine Operators Work in New York?

In New York, there were 10,410 people working as Sewing Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 11,190 Sewing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 780 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,410 Sewing Machine Operators working in it, which means New York has more Sewing Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 24.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -16.7%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 820 annual Sewing Machine Operators job openings in New York, and 9,170 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,300 annual jobs and 128,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sewing Machine Operators Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Sewing Machine Operators ranged from $21,640 to $47,220 with $25,920 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.4 to $22.7. The median hourly rate was $12.46.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.10.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York Metros for Sewing Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sewing Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,650 $24,450
Rochester, NY 500 $24,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 400 $28,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 140 $26,300
Syracuse, NY 70 $24,040
Binghamton, NY 60 $30,300
Utica-Rome, NY 60 $24,950

Top States for Sewing Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Sewing Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 25,330 $24,750
Texas 10,410 $22,870
New York 10,410 $25,920
North Carolina 8,930 $25,890
Georgia 5,990 $23,730
Florida 5,930 $25,110
Pennsylvania 4,410 $25,020
Mississippi 4,140 $26,870
Illinois 3,710 $27,690
Tennessee 3,700 $23,430
New Jersey 3,690 $22,240
Ohio 3,670 $24,580
Missouri 3,280 $23,030
Indiana 3,210 $27,300
Kentucky 3,120 $21,790
Alabama 2,840 $23,450
Wisconsin 2,740 $27,930
Virginia 2,600 $24,420
Massachusetts 2,550 $29,860
Washington 2,530 $30,660

Below are the states where Sewing Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $39,810
District of Columbia $35,150
Connecticut $33,580
Washington $30,660
Massachusetts $29,860
New Hampshire $29,560
Nevada $28,660
Minnesota $28,610
Maine $28,520
Rhode Island $28,470

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