Burlington, NC Careers and Salaries

336 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Burlington, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,750	2,660	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,750	2,660	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,630	2,570	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,690	1,950	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,620	1,810	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,450	1,680	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,710	1,480	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,710	1,480	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,040	1,290	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,330	1,100	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$84,180	1,080	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290	1,020	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,090	1,020	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,250	920	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$94,250	900	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,760	810	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$32,830	740	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,630	730	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,340	670	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,740	670	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,190	620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,590	620	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,890	600	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,460	600	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,910	590	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,020	520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,430	500	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,990	470	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$29,540	460	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,690	450	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$80,320	430	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$29,660	410	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$42,320	400	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$36,980	380	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,340	380	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,940	370	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,750	370	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,700	370	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$65,700	370	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$71,390	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,390	360	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$35,140	350	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$49,680	350	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,330	330	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$49,990	320	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,780	310	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.