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8 things to know before buying your first home

Maybe the idea of buying your first home fills you with excitement (Your own garden! Painting the front door bright red!) and maybe it fills you with dread (How will you find a down payment? How will you find a plumber?). Maybe it’s a little of both.

Long Island’s experts, from real estate agents to recent first-time home buyers, offer tips for hacking the home-buying process.

🏠Education is key (and free!)

Buyers don’t have to start from scratch when shopping for a home. Help is available — and often at no cost.

“Education is the best starting point,” says Carol Yopp, director of counseling and program manager of the Long Island Housing Partnership, a Hauppauge-based nonprofit serving Nassau and Suffolk counties. “Some people put the cart before the horse, and look for a Realtor before getting a housing counselor, but that can be a mistake.”

Yopp suggests visiting hud.gov to find a nonprofit housing counseling agency, such as the Long Island Housing Parntership or the Community Development Corporation of Long Island. Counselors can help potential buyers find mortgages, understand financial issues, search for real estate agent or attorney and even get financial assistance (see below).

🏠Using an agent: Who's working for whom?

Many first-time home buyers don’t know that there are two types of agents: sellers’ agents (also called listing agents) and buyers’ agents.

“A listing agent, who represents the seller, is trying to get the highest price — when you’re working for the seller, your job is to sell that home,” says Mia Pizzo, a buyer’s agent and Certified Buyer Representative who works out of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty’s Northport offices. “But when you’re working as a buyer’s agent, you’re allowed to point out problems.”

Signing a buyer’s agent contract means committing to one agent in the area. The buyer doesn’t technically pay the agent. Sometimes the buyer’s agent fee is included in the price of the home; sometimes it’s included as part of the listing; sometimes it’s negotiated into the final offering instead. If an agent fee isn’t paid by the seller, sometimes the home price may be reduced to accommodate that fee. It all depends, and all of this gets negotiated between the buyer and the buyer’s agent.

🏠There could be a grant — or multiple grants — right for you

The Nassau County and Suffolk County down payment assistance programs and the State of New York Mortgage Agency all offer grants for first-time buyers. There are income guidelines for such programs, which are based on a percentage of the HUD Median Income Limits. They are also based on household size. All potential buyers must provide tax returns as well as recent pay stubs to make sure they are eligible for the programs.

The State of New York Mortgage Agency’s down payment assistance loan is granted up to $15,000. There are income guidelines for such programs, which are based on a percentage of the HUD Median Income Limits. They are also based on household size. All potential buyers must provide tax returns as well as recent pay stubs to make sure they are eligible for the programs.

But finding these grants requires help. “I always suggest that first-time home buyers work with an institution that has an affiliation with the LIHP, or the CDCLI,” says David Wynne of People’s United Bank, referring to Long Island Housing Partnerships and Community Development Corporation of Long Island. Wynne, senior vice president and director of sales in the residential and consumer lending division at People’s United Bank, adds that housing organizations provide education seminars.

“These institutions act as an ambassador for these grants, and some banks will even reimburse for the fees of these classes, if such fees exist,” he says. “The reason these classes are required for grants is because the rate of default for people who take these classes is less than 1 percent,” says Wynne. “The classes help buyers learn about budgeting and expectations.”

🏠Not all mortgage preapprovals are created equal

Buyers need to understand the different types of mortgage preapproval. According to Pizzo, the strength of the mortgage approval can make a big difference in this competitive market.

“There are three types of preapproval,” says Pizzo. “The first is prequalification, which is just a conversation. Then there’s a preapproval, which involves sending in taxes and paperwork and means someone at the bank knows what you can afford. Then there’s a precommitment, which gets reviewed by underwriters, as if you’re already under contract on a home. Precommitment really speeds up the process of the sale.”

Wynne says that precommitment essentially means a buyer has a bank’s financial approval, and that it’s the strongest kind of financial preapproval a bank can give. “It’s telling the seller you’re making a commitment to buy,” he says. “For a seller, it makes it a pretty attractive offer.”

That said, Wynne says any commitment to lend should be updated every 90 to 120 days to make sure it’s revalidated.

🏠Know the changes to a major state refund

Homeowners in New York State who earn a combined income of less than $500,000 may be eligible for the New York State School Tax Relief Program, also known as the STAR program. But rules changed in 2016, and buyers should know what’s new.

“Every township is different, and STAR deductions have changed recently,” says Wynne. “For the most part, with most townships on Long Island, you used to see an immediate deduction with your tax base requirement.”

Wynne says that changed in 2016. “Now, instead of a reduction in your tax bill deduction, you receive a refund check,” he says. It’s worth figuring out, though, because according to nyc.gov/star, the average refund is just over $300 per year. Housing help agencies such as Yopp’s can help first-timers figure out what their potential deduction might be.

🏠There's no such thing as a free shed

When anything gets added to a property, whether it’s a deck or a bathroom or an extension to the house, the homeowner needs to file for a permit, and the finished product gets a Certificate of Occupancy, or CO in real estate lingo. That means the new structure or addition has been inspected for safety and code compliance, and is approved for use. Yet sometimes owners decide to improve their homes, and either they don’t realize they need a CO, or they don’t want to face property taxes associated with the improvements. That’s when problems can arise.

“If buyers see a shed, or a pool, or a deck or anything like that, they should ask for a CO,” says Catherine Lindstadt, an agent in the Huntington office of Douglas Elliman Reak Estate. “For instance, lot of people have finished basements, and years ago no one cared about that, but now many towns would like you to have a CO for that.”

Lindstadt says CO issues can arise when a buyer is getting a mortgage, and the bank attorney sees that a currently existing addition wasn’t on the original property survey. Buyers will need to get COs settled before the sale, or face the possibility of fines or additional property taxes down the road.

And beware of real estate lingo. “If the listing agent says the shed is ‘a gift,’ that may mean there’s no CO,’ says Lindstadt.

🏠Know the real price (hint: it's not just the house)

Mortgage costs aren’t the only costs associated with buying a house. “On Long Island, a typical mortgage payment includes property tax, but I tell my clients to make sure they factor everything in,” says Lindstadt. There are bills for utilities, water, homeowner’s insurance and homeowner’s association fees, for instance — not to mention closing costs.

Ask about those expenses as a buyer. “You can even ask for copies of summer and winter bills, so you know what to expect,” she says.

🏠Cover yourself for the unexpected

Buyers should be aware that home warranties exist, and if they want to buy one, make sure they include one in the general cost of owning a home. “A home warranty, which is kind of like insurance, covers a lot of issues in the house,” says Pizzo. “Let’s say your stove breaks one month into owning the home. A home warranty would cover that.”

Pizzo says such warranties run about $600 per year, with a variety of packages available for various companies such as American Home Shield or Sears Home Warranty. It’s best to shop around and compare policies, much like you would do with any other type of insurance policy. Some items covered include HVAC systems, boilers and kitchen appliances. “If you have a big-ticket item that goes, it covers a good portion of the cost,” Pizzo adds.”

How Long Island voted in primaries

Democratic voters in the 1st Congressional District on Tuesday chose Perry Gershon as their nominee with 7,226 votes (35.54 percent), according to unofficial returns made available by the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

Zoom in and click on the map below for details on which individual election districts were won by Gershon and the four other candidates seeking the nomination: Kate M. Browning, Vivian M. Viloria-Fisher, David Pechefsky and Elaine DiMasi. This map and the one below for the 2nd District were posted on June 27, 2018.

Who won which election districts in 1st CD

  • Gershon
  • Browning
  • Viloria-Fisher
  • Pechefsky
  • DiMasi
  • Tie

Who won which districts in Suffolk portion of 2nd CD

Liuba Grechen Shirley defeated DuWayne Gregory for the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District, gathering 6,938 votes (58.2 percent). Here is the Suffolk portion of the district. The Nassau Board of Elections could not provide an election-district-level breakdown for the Nassau portion.

  • Grechen Shirley
  • Gregory
  • Tie

Read more about the post-primary results for the Democrats.

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Trump’s travel ban: Key dates and decisions

President Donald Trump’s travel ban was upheld by the Supreme Court on Tuesday after an 18-month battle in the legal system.

The Supreme Court upheld the ban in a 5-4 ruling. It bans travelers from six majority-Muslim nations but also includes North Korea and Venezuelan government officials.

Here are the key dates and decisions leading up to this point.

Jan. 27, 2017

One week after taking office, president Donald Trump signs the executive order forbidding citizens from seven Muslim countries including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen from entering the country for 90 days. Syrian refugees were suspended from entering indefinitely and refugees were also prohibited from entering the country for 120 days.

Jan. 28, 2017

Several hundreds were trapped in airports after Trump’s executive order was signed the following day. The action resulted in an outpouring of protests across the country. The American Civil Liberties Union and the NW Immigrant Rights Project received a court order to help two individuals who were denied entry into the United States, according to the ACLU. Four other courts also weighed in against the ban.

Jan. 29, 2017

A New York federal judge allowed a temporary injunction to take effect against the executive order based on filings from the ACLU. It sought to ban a portion of the executive order including the deportation of individuals who had a valid visa or completed a refugee application.

Feb. 3, 2017

A federal Judge in Washington issued a temporary hold on Trump’s Muslim ban. The judge indicated that there were sufficient legal grounds for Washington State and Minnesota to challenge the order. It is estimated that at the time 60,000 individuals had their visas cancelled, according to the Associated Press.

March 6, 2017

The Trump administration signs a revised version of the travel ban avoiding some of the legal challenges that were presented in prior suits. The new ban issued a temporary halt, 120 days, to the U.S. Refugee Program. It doesn’t bar refugees already scheduled to enter the country. It also placed a 90 day ban on new visa applicants from six countries including Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and Libya. Language that focused on preferences to religious minorities such as Christians was also eliminated.

March 15

A day before the revised travel ban is scheduled to take effect, U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii filed a temporary restraining order nationwide. The next day, a federal court in Maryland blocks a portion of the ban. The Trump administration appeals Maryland’s injunction a few days later. In May, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules to uphold the lower courts ruling in the Maryland case.

June 26, 2017

The Supreme Court allowed parts of Trump’s revised travel ban to go into effect. The decision essentially allowed for the ban to be imposed on travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen only if they were unable to provide proof of a “bona fide” relationship with a person or establishment in the United States. In July, the Supreme Court agrees to keep an exemption for certain close relatives of people in the United States. It also issues an order upholding the refugee ban.

Sept. 24, 2017

Trump signs a third version of the travel ban, which continues to block travelers from six majority-Muslim nations but also includes North Korea and Venezuelan government officials. The new ban was also challenged by federal district courts in Hawaii and Maryland. The Supreme Court canceled oral arguments against the second version of the ban.

Dec. 4, 2017

The Supreme Court allows the most recent version of the travel ban to take effect while it is litigated. This decision will supercede later decisions by lower courts upholding the ban: the Ninth Circuit ruled in Hawaii’s case on Dec. 22 and the Fourth Circuit rules against the ban on Feb. 15, 2018.

Jan. 19, 2018

The Supreme Court announced that it will hear challenges to the administration’s latest version of travel ban. Oral arguments begin in April.

June 26, 2018

The Supreme Court upholds the third version of the travel ban the Trump administration signed in a 5-4 ruling indicating that the president is allowed to regulate immigration despite challenges over remarks the president made regarding anti-muslim sentiment.

Sources: The Associated Press, American Civil Liberties Union

My Father’s Place, legendary Long Island venue, returns

Michael “Eppy” Epstein built his career by seeing potential where others didn’t.

At his legendary club My Father’s Place, Epstein proved that the suburbs would embrace cool artists just as much as city dwellers did, bringing Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, U2, The Ramones and countless other groundbreaking artists of the ’70s and ’80s to Roslyn. He believed America would fall in love with reggae music as much as he did in Jamaica, helping Marley and numerous other reggae stars get started in this country.

And now, Epstein hopes to establish a new kind of club experience on Long Island when My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel opens with an ambitious run of concerts starting with Buster Poindexter on Friday, June 29.

Michael ‘Eppy’ Epstein in the ballroom of the Roslyn Hotel on June 8, 2018. Video by: Bruce Gilbert

“Maybe I’m being romantic about this,” Epstein says. “But I believe the best thing I can do is help people fall in love with music again.”

He paved the way for so many musical love affairs from 1971 to 1987, a few blocks away on Bryant Avenue. The original My Father’s Place, which became the first venue inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2010, introduced generations to up-and-coming artists from all over the world, from Hicksville’s Billy Joel and Long Beach’s Billy Crystal to British rockers like The Police and Jamaica’s Bob Marley & The Wailers.

“We want to offer something for everyone,” he says. “If you don’t see it one night, you’ll see it another time. I was always a general practitioner in music and I still am.”

Though the 70-year-old Epstein has dreamed of opening another concert venue in Roslyn for years, My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel came together quickly.

When 935 Lakshmi LLC, headed by Upper Brookville’s Sudhir Kakar, purchased The Roslyn Hotel in April 2017, the new owners wanted to generate excitement at the 77-room hotel. In November, they settled on bringing in Epstein and his partners, chief operating officer/general manager Dan Kellachan, best known for his decades of heading up marketing at Westbury Music Fair and NYCB Theatre at Westbury, and chief financial officer Alex Ewen, best known for co-founding Renegade Nation with Steven Van Zandt, the company that developed the Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show and satellite channel, as well as concerts and other events.

Weeks after the deal was announced, though, it became clear to Epstein how much work had to be done. Walking through the basement space, which housed the hotel’s ballroom, he pointed out all the changes he wanted to make to the 2,700-square-foot space, about half the size of the original club.

“The carpet has to go,” Epstein says. “We’re going to tear down the mirrored doors.”

Standing in a mirrored entranceway, he says, “The stage will go here.”

In a storage room stacked with extra tables and chairs, Epstein envisions a smaller bar, where concertgoers can wait for the doors to open in the main room before the show or grab a drink afterwards. The hotel gym and its treadmills gets slated to become the band’s dressing room.

“Can you see it?” Epstein says. “We want to build a place for people to come for a good time.”

Epstein recognizes, though, that for fans of the original My Father’s Place, the definition of “a good time” has likely changed in the past three decades.

“People want a good meal and a good chair to go with seeing a good show,” says Epstein, adding that he is eager to bring the concept of a Manhattan supper club to Roslyn, but with the Long Island luxury of more space.

Kellachan says that comfort will be an important part of the new My Father’s Place experience. “If an act has a bigger stage setup, I’m going to be killing seats rather than squeezing people together,” he says, adding that the room’s capacity could be larger, but to keep the atmosphere relaxed, they planned to cap it at 200. “We’re aiming to make it comfortable.”

Kellachan says that the whole experience will be different from the one at the old My Father’s Place. “We’re not a roadhouse,” he says. “It will be more of the experience at a nice restaurant. Nobody will be jumping up and down in front of you and spilling cheap beer on your girlfriend. Everyone will have a great view of the stage.”

One thing Long Islanders will have to get used to is the $25 minimum per person at the show, though it will be a familiar concept to visitors to many Manhattan clubs, not just the supper clubs.

Kellachan says the new My Father’s Place is trying to inform concertgoers about the best way to experience the venue through its website, myfathersplace.com. In order to enjoy a leisurely dinner, Kellachan suggests arriving two hours before the show’s start time. Tables will be cleared before the music starts and food won’t be served while the bands play, though you can still order drinks at your seat or at the bar.

“It’s a basic premise: Now that we’re older, we’re looking for a nicer experience,” Kellachan says.

What hasn’t changed, though, is My Father’s Place’s commitment to music.

“Left to my own devices, I’d book nothing but original local talent and work to develop some new superstars,” Epstein says. “But what we’re going to do is mix it up. We’ll take traditional artists and give them a chance to do something special. We’ll have local artists in to give them a chance. I’m really proud of this opening run. We have some really great bands.”

Epstein says fans of NRBQ from around the country are already booking rooms at the hotel in order to see the eclectic band on July 27. However, he acknowledges that booking bands will be harder this time without a radio partner like WLIR to promote the shows the way they did at the original My Father’s Place.

“It’s a different world,” says Denis McNamara, who was WLIR’s program director when it would regularly broadcast shows from My Father’s Place. “But these are good people putting it together … And Eppy is a star. He is always looking to find new artists and trying to build a community of music-loving people.”

McNamara says the days at the original My Father’s Place will be hard to duplicate. “There were so many remarkable memories,” he says. “We helped The Police bring in their own amplifiers. We saw Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood there.”

However, McNamara says he hopes the new My Father’s Place succeeds. “I hope they can bring back that dynamic of ‘anyone can be there and anything can happen’,” he says. “It can only be good for Long Island, for our culture and for our sanity.”

Epstein says he feels like he has to try to help.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” he says. “I don’t know where the club is going to lead me … But I’m going to do what I can because I’m really unhappy with the way the music industry is going.”

The radio in Epstein’s modest office in The Roslyn Hotel’s basement is regularly tuned to BBC Radio 6 so that Epstein can hear the new music DJ Steve Lamacq is playing. He worries that many of the bands he likes will break up because they won’t be able to survive without major-label support.

“There is a lot of work to be done,” Epstein says.

He balks at the idea of a wishlist of acts for the new My Father’s Place. “I want everyone to play here,” he says, though he adds, “I would love to see The Police get back together. And I know I’m going to get that phone call one day from Keith Richards wanting to play here with his favorite blues players just for fun.”

Epstein says he believes that great concerts can save the music industry.

“I think it can all be fixed,” he says. “It’s all about finding the next great song and being able to sit and enjoy it.”


WHAT The Grand Reopening with Buster Poindexter

WHEN|WHERE 8 p.m. Friday, June 29, My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn

INFO $75; 516-625-6700, myfathersplace.com

A SENSE OF ‘PLACE’

Michael “Eppy” Epstein wanted the opening shows at My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel to show the range of original music the venue hopes to bring to Long Island.

LOCAL HEROES Zebra (July 20) will do an “almost acoustic” show; Barnaby Bye (Aug. 4-5) already sold out the first night; Jimmy Webb (Oct. 7) will showcase some of the classic songs he has written, including “MacArthur Park” and a string of Glen Campbell hits

’80S ROCK The Blasters (Aug. 11) will bring their “American Music” back; Glenn Tilbrook (Aug. 17) will offer Squeeze classics and his solo material; Marshall Crenshaw (Sept. 15) will satisfy “Someday, Someway”

BLUES & JAZZ Roomful of Blues (July 1) bring five decades of blues styles; John Hammond (July 13) will show his “Timeless” blues; Spyro Gyra (July 21) show off their jazz fusion “Morning Dance”; McCoy Tyner (Aug. 3) may hopefully feel some inspiration from Dix Hills’ John Coltrane

REGGAE Third World (July 12) will bring some of Epstein’s beloved Jamaican reggae. — GLENN GAMBOA

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Long Island home prices in May

The median price of a home sold in Suffolk County in May was up by 10.4 percent over the same month last year to $370,000, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island.

In Nassau, the median price in May was $519,000, up 8.1 percent from the same month a year earlier. Here is the month-by-month trend for each county.

You can read more about the home price trends here.

Median prices of homes sold

SUFFOLKCurrent priceYear earlier% change
May-18$370,000 $335,000 10.4
Apr-18$360,000 $340,000 5.9
Mar-18$352,000 $329,995 6.7
Feb-18$355,223 $329,000 8
Jan-18$359,000 $339,000 5.9
Dec-17$361,000 $335,000 7.8
Nov-17$355,000 $335,000 6
Oct-17$359,995 $339,000 6.2
Sep-17$360,000 $349,000 3.2
Aug-17$371,000 $352,000 5.4
Jul-17$365,000 $345,000 5.8
Jun-17$362,500 $340,000 6.6
   
NASSAUCurrent priceYear earlier% change
May-18$519,000 $480,000 8.1
Apr-18$492,500 $475,000 3.7
Mar-18$500,000 $467,000 7.1
Feb-18$505,000 $449,000 12.5
Jan-18$500,000 $475,000 5.3
Dec-17$495,000 $469,000 5.5
Nov-17$487,750 $459,000 6.3
Oct-17$499,495 $470,000 6.3
Sep-17$510,000 $465,000 9.7
Aug-17$512,000 $485,000 5.6
Jul-17$520,000 $478,000 8.8
Jun-17$500,000 $477,750 4.7

Could your job be automated? See study’s full list of LI jobs at risk

Could a machine do your job? Yes, says one study, or at least 80 percent of it.

If you’re a mail clerk, a baker, a butcher, a sewing machine operator, a tire repair person, a payroll clerk or you do any of 79 other jobs on Long Island, your position is at high risk of automation, according to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, a think tank that advocates for the creation of middle-class jobs.

“The State of Work: The coming impact of automation on New York,” found jobs in which at least 80 percent of the tasks could be automated. On Long Island, that’s a total of 182,650 positions that could be affected. Not all of the jobs would disappear; some may just be transformed, the group said.

Read more about the study here and see below for the full list of jobs, how many of these jobs there are on Long Island and what percent of the tasks could be automated.

Occupation2016 Long IslandAutomation Potential
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 23,440 86.67%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22,000 85.62%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 20,340 86.40%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9,210 81.41%
Cooks, Restaurant 8,530 84.02%
Food Preparation Workers 7,520 91.35%
Billing and Posting Clerks 6,950 87.65%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 4,400 88.15%
Dishwashers 4,050 85.64%
Driver/Sales Workers 4,010 81.37%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 3,720 86.21%
Word Processors and Typists 3,610 90.43%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 3,530 89.75%
Cooks, Fast Food 3,340 88.55%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 2,980 89.15%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,830 100.00%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2,710 88.15%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 2,590 80.61%
Data Entry Keyers 2,310 86.40%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 2,210 90.04%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 2,120 91.70%
Helpers–Production Workers 2,020 96.99%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 2,010 80.07%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,940 92.27%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1,800 85.41%
Phlebotomists 1,730 89.40%
Printing Press Operators 1,710 86.14%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1,620 88.29%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 1,560 85.37%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1,540 87.39%
Library Assistants, Clerical 1,360 80.13%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 1,220 93.72%
Bakers 1,190 93.47%
Food Batchmakers 1,140 92.95%
Cooks, Short Order 1,040 91.24%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 960 91.90%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 950 92.80%
Sewing Machine Operators 920 97.86%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 730 94.60%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 670 98.92%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 650 91.40%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 630 90.23%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 610 91.78%
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 560 81.73%
Tile and Marble Setters 520 87.03%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 490 92.94%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 470 95.96%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 470 91.22%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 460 97.06%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 440 83.08%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 430 97.05%
Prepress Technicians and Workers 410 93.42%
Sailors and Marine Oilers 410 89.03%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 410 87.10%
Painters, Transportation Equipment 400 91.20%
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 350 91.73%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 340 94.10%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 330 100.00%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 320 88.67%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 320 85.60%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 310 91.74%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 300 80.75%
Production Workers, All Other 290 97.19%
Carpet Installers 280 90.25%
Upholsterers 280 89.34%
Tapers 280 80.21%
Furniture Finishers 270 90.32%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 260 98.68%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 93.28%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 240 95.32%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 220 94.88%
Tool and Die Makers 210 86.94%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 200 100.00%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 200 87.81%
Tire Repairers and Changers 190 92.08%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 170 94.74%
Sewers, Hand 170 92.99%
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators 160 82.13%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 140 96.69%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 140 92.55%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 120 92.74%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 120 85.75%
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 110 92.72%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 110 89.67%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 100 81.13%

Source: The job numbers are based on 2016 statistics from the state Labor Department.