7 Local Jobs In NY's Hottest Sectors

YORKTOWN, NY — Since the end of the State’s recession in late 2009, New York has added more than 1.1 million private sector jobs. Most of them have come in four main job categories. Here's a breakdown of those categories plus a sampling of the many local jobs in those fields.

“New York’s labor market continued to expand in June 2017,” said Bohdan M. Wynnyk, Director of the New York State Department of Labor’s Division of Research and Statistics.

Highlights among New York State sectors with job gains since June 2016:

• Private educational and health services added the most jobs (+67,000) of any major industry sector over the past year. Sector job gains were mostly in health care and social assistance (+64,600), especially ambulatory health care (+30,200).
• From June 2016 to June 2017, the second largest employment increase occurred in professional and business services (+50,900). Sector gains were centered in professional, scientific and technical services (+31,200) and administrative and support services (+17,000).
• The third largest increase in jobs over the past year occurred in leisure and hospitality, which grew by 37,300. Most over-the-year sector job gains were in accommodation and food services (+24,800), especially food services and drinking places (+19,500).
• Other services had the fourth largest increase in jobs (+10,300) between June 2016 and June 2017. Over-the-year sector gains were concentrated in religious, grant-making and civic organizations (+6,400) and repair and maintenance services (+2,300).

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What kinds of jobs are in those categories? Here's a local sample from each one.

Ambulatory health care

• Medical Assistant/Front Desk Associate: PhysicianOne Urgent Care - Somers

Technical services

• Supervisor, Technical Services: Pace University - Pleasantville

Accommodation and food services

• Assistant Manager/ManagerTaco Bell - 12,344 reviews - Suffern

Religious, grant-making and civic organizations

• Grant Writer for Non-Profit Organization: Caritas of Port Chester, Inc. - Port Chester

• Learning Disabilities Specialist: Marist College - Poughkeepsie

Scientific services

• Facilities Asset Specialist: Regeneron - Tarrytown

Food services and drinking places

• Waiter/Waitress/Manager: The Garrison Redoubt Cafe & Wine Bar - Garrison

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