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
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470	840	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$70,280	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,280	90	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$70,210	910	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$69,700	80	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$68,180	60	View salary detail
Chemists	$66,910	40	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$66,720	1,170	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$66,720	1,170	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$66,720	1,170	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$66,720	1,170	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$66,720	1,170	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$66,510	530	View salary detail
Editors	$66,210	100	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,470	860	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$65,450	160	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$65,440	200	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$65,170	60	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$65,170	60	View salary detail
Range Managers	$65,170	60	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,260	130	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,200	130	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$64,060	70	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$64,020	40	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$64,000	40	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,920	1,670	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,860	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,860	140	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$63,760	850	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$63,760	850	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$63,630	50	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,620	130	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,620	130	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,560	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$63,480	280	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$63,400	160	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,130	30	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,130	30	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,130	30	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$63,060	120	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$62,930	240	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$62,880	170	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$62,880	170	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$62,880	170	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$62,880	170	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,790	50	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$62,460	140	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$62,460	140	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$62,460	140	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$62,380	80	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.