Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Asheville, NC

527 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Asheville, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Phlebotomists	$39,770	180	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$39,670	190	View salary detail
File Clerks	$39,640	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$39,590	340	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,530	80	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$39,420	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$39,310	60	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,250	110	View salary detail
Concierges	$39,190	80	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,190	40	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$39,150	50	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,100	30	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,020	90	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,980	200	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,980	2,850	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$38,620	260	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,540	30	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,440	3,360	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,440	3,360	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,130	70	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,030	1,320	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,690	820	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,550	430	View salary detail
Firefighters	$37,450	890	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,210	320	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,180	110	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,120	3,980	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$36,970	50	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,820	410	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,820	700	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,590	2,480	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,270	560	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,230	40	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,070	130	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$36,040	100	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,000	750	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$35,990	170	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,890	610	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,720	2,010	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$35,580	30	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,420	60	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,390	560	View salary detail
Bartenders	$35,380	1,240	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,300	70	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,280	600	View salary detail
Photographers	$35,120	160	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,120	310	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,040	420	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,780	60	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,670	140	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.