Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Durham, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,360	80	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,330	340	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,240	80	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$46,160	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,150	2,300	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,930	120	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$45,490	700	View salary detail
Tellers	$45,460	260	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,430	220	View salary detail
Tutors	$45,350	600	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$45,340	110	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,550	140	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$44,420	140	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$44,230	—	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,160	890	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$44,100	430	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,090	710	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$43,920	280	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,650	250	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$43,440	250	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$43,220	250	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$43,220	250	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$43,220	250	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$42,870	150	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$42,620	810	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$41,640	100	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$41,560	70	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$41,260	150	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,210	120	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$41,210	80	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,820	110	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$40,730	1,820	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$40,650	500	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$40,610	200	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,560	50	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$40,560	4,830	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,470	260	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,290	100	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$40,050	240	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,780	160	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$39,560	40	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$39,370	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,080	240	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,970	790	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,610	1,710	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,530	1,570	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,480	880	View salary detail
Firefighters	$38,350	1,220	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$38,000	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,980	480	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.