Schenectady County, NY
FIPS 36093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Schenectady County had an annual average of 58,508 jobs across 3,562 establishments, paying $4.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
58,508
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
3,562
Total Wages
$4.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$73,795
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 6,138 | 356 | $2,800 | $893.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,588 | 326 | $514 | $95.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,826 | 17 | $1,915 | $228.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,426 | 113 | $943 | $118.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,216 | 50 | $934 | $107.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,013 | 52 | $868 | $90.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,988 | 166 | $1,422 | $147.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,844 | 16 | $2,561 | $245.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,785 | 225 | $1,397 | $129.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,650 | 56 | $2,084 | $178.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,533 | 225 | $918 | $70.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,277 | 29 | $587 | $39.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,090 | 23 | $1,189 | $67.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 991 | 21 | $915 | $45.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 962 | 13 | $1,116 | $55.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 927 | 52 | $1,446 | $69.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 829 | 40 | $2,518 | $108.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 709 | 26 | $895 | $33.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 694 | 100 | $557 | $20.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 634 | 78 | $1,834 | $60.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 607 | 8 | $2,499 | $77.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 507 | 9 | $1,369 | $36.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 507 | 62 | $776 | $20.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 487 | 40 | $1,034 | $12.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 469 | 91 | $1,157 | $28.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 465 | 104 | $1,097 | $26.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 463 | 74 | $1,225 | $29.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 451 | 120 | $1,168 | $27.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 438 | 7 | $1,841 | $42.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 399 | 12 | $1,605 | $33.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 394 | 34 | $1,336 | $27.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 387 | 87 | $599 | $12.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 372 | 39 | $1,071 | $20.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 359 | 10 | $677 | $12.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 348 | 3 | $1,383 | $25.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 317 | 61 | $614 | $10.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 260 | 20 | $1,505 | $20.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 256 | 25 | $513 | $6.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 250 | 10 | $1,480 | $19.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 235 | 12 | $1,352 | $16.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 213 | 15 | $3,093 | $30.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 212 | 30 | $1,266 | $14.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 211 | 11 | $1,312 | $14.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 210 | 9 | $757 | $8.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 205 | 2 | $1,495 | $16.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 196 | 22 | $1,286 | $13.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 191 | 263 | $918 | $9.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 164 | 10 | $2,272 | $19.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 128 | 21 | $1,639 | $10.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 115 | 7 | $1,377 | $8.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 104 | 5 | $1,650 | $9.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 100 | 4 | $3,113 | $16.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 89 | 8 | $2,554 | $11.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 82 | 10 | $419 | $1.8M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 79 | 4 | $1,425 | $5.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 77 | 13 | $1,244 | $5.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 75 | 3 | $1,159 | $4.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 67 | 4 | $1,667 | $5.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 53 | 5 | $697 | $1.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 35 | 6 | $1,324 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 33 | 31 | $616 | $1.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 28 | 9 | $1,254 | $1.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 7 | 4 | $343 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
558
jobs · $81,367 avg pay
State Government
2,165
jobs · $117,195 avg pay
Local Government
7,252
jobs · $67,098 avg pay
Private
48,533
jobs · $72,771 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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