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
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,920	40	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$49,810	520	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,740	200	View salary detail
Roofers	$49,680	110	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$49,590	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,410	1,660	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,310	180	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$49,280	90	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$49,190	50	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$49,110	70	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,010	790	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$48,950	150	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$48,950	150	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$48,950	70	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$48,950	150	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$48,940	270	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,870	2,200	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$48,690	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$48,360	160	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$48,310	30	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$48,030	50	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$48,030	50	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,970	510	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$47,930	80	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$47,910	380	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,900	950	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,830	200	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,800	50	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$47,780	130	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,750	110	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$47,580	60	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$47,520	1,340	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$47,440	190	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$47,370	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,360	1,740	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,350	110	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,280	100	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,230	80	View salary detail
Glaziers	$47,150	50	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,010	700	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,990	140	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,940	150	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$46,840	160	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,740	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$46,550	270	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$46,550	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,490	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,360	110	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$46,340	60	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$46,240	60	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.