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
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$46,110	370	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,050	150	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,970	80	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,940	210	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,720	70	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$45,640	—	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$45,520	220	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$45,310	180	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,310	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,280	80	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,210	800	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,180	2,510	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,160	680	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$45,100	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,960	1,800	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$44,890	360	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$44,860	140	View salary detail
Tellers	$44,850	210	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$44,690	140	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$44,520	30	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,420	1,470	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$44,280	270	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$44,250	210	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,240	1,550	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,130	—	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$44,040	80	View salary detail
Tutors	$43,980	190	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$43,690	140	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$43,540	120	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,110	390	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,040	140	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,970	210	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$42,810	580	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,460	120	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,060	460	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$41,580	80	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,520	3,000	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$41,150	290	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$40,980	1,430	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$40,760	60	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,740	670	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$40,620	330	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$40,590	50	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,500	200	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,420	130	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,380	130	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$40,300	170	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,170	580	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$40,170	2,590	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,830	40	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.