Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charlotte, NC

780 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Charlotte, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$42,950190View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$42,8609,560View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$42,830800View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$42,710160View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$42,6701,500View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$42,6203,710View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$42,480990View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$42,320160View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$42,28060View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,070680View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$41,86050View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$41,78050View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,6301,170View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$41,630650View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$41,60070View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,4202,900View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$41,030—View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$41,030—View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$40,970130View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$40,800160View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$40,640530View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$40,6001,150View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$40,310580View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$40,0402,320View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$39,980150View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$39,980150View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$39,980150View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$39,980150View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$39,90070View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,7704,990View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,7601,940View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$39,75050View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,680810View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$39,550190View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$39,550230View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,530490View salary detail
Residential Advisors$39,520490View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$39,43013,580View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,42060View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$39,260800View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$39,120770View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,110250View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers$39,1101,100View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,000440View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$38,920140View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,880550View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$38,880290View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,85040,540View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,850460View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$38,85040,540View 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.