Hot Job Sectors: Social Assistance Jobs Near Yorktown

YORKTOWN, NY — One of the strongest job sectors in New York is "health services." According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the health services sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of the two.

The NY Department of Labor reports the educational and health services supersector is one of the strongest in the state.

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The table below compares the over-the-year change in jobs by major industry sector in New York, from May 2017 to 2018:

Change in Jobs by Major Industry Sector

*Educational and health services is in the private sector. Government includes public education and public health services.

Sectors With Job Gains:

• Educational & Health Services*+29,600
• Leisure & Hospitality+25,900
• Professional & Business Services+24,900
• Construction+15,400
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities+9,800
• Other Services+7,300
• Financial Activities+3,700
• Government*+900
• Natural Resources & Mining+100

Sectors With Job Losses:

• Manufacturing-4,000
• Information-3,100

Here are some local jobs in the social assistance category:

• Assistant Director of Social Work (PCS), JCCA - Pleasantville
• HHA needed in Mount Kisco & White Plains! Family Services of Westchester - Mount Kisco
• YOUTH COUNSELOR II, Access - Newburgh
• College Assistance Program (CAP) Counselor, Iona College - New Rochelle
• Sustainability Specialist - CPG, PepsiCo- Purchase
• Part Time Medical Assistant/Front Desk Associate, PhysicianOne Urgent Care - Somers
• Bilingual Case Manager-HIV, OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. - Ossining
• Youth Counselor, Green Chimneys - Brewster
• Assistant Cadet Programs Manager NF-03, Department of the Army - West Point
• Family Development Specialist, Abbott House - Irvington
• Secretary/Social Worker, The Salvation Army - Tarrytown
• Director - Case Management / Social Work, NYP/Lawrence Hospital - Bronxville
• Community Liaison, Saint Dominic's Family Services - Blauvelt
• Mental Health Counselor II, Jawonio - New Hempstead

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