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
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,170	320	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$57,020	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,900	180	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,760	240	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$56,720	—	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$56,680	560	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$55,720	30	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$55,700	350	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$55,530	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$55,490	50	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$54,950	200	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$54,950	40	View salary detail
Electricians	$54,590	860	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$54,290	120	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$53,900	50	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,820	60	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$53,450	50	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$53,450	50	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,330	40	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$53,300	520	View salary detail
Machinists	$53,110	850	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$52,750	80	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$52,610	50	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$52,560	70	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,540	290	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$52,440	30	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$52,400	150	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$51,790	110	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,750	2,040	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$51,330	130	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,290	750	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$51,050	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$51,040	230	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$51,040	230	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$51,040	230	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$51,040	230	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$51,000	30	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$50,920	110	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,880	170	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,850	280	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,740	90	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$50,720	100	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$50,570	330	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,440	160	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$50,440	70	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,400	90	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,310	210	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,080	1,450	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,980	120	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$49,960	150	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.