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
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,680	110	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,650	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,390	140	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$57,390	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$57,290	620	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$57,090	150	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,400	190	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$56,170	370	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$56,120	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$55,990	360	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$55,940	40	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,920	90	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$55,690	400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$55,050	220	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,930	340	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$54,860	170	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$54,800	90	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$54,610	670	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$54,610	670	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$54,610	670	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$54,610	670	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$54,560	250	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$53,610	40	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,280	2,130	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$53,100	50	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$53,060	30	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$52,560	110	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$52,500	890	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,440	160	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$51,990	140	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$51,670	640	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,580	1,090	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,540	520	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$51,540	30	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,490	240	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,400	2,430	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,340	1,210	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$51,110	90	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$51,060	70	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,820	480	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,790	2,570	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,740	220	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$50,720	40	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,720	280	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,660	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,530	150	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,450	250	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,350	260	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$50,340	50	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,320	240	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.