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
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,260	630	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,170	790	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$50,080	30	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$49,940	160	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$49,930	60	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$49,850	50	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$49,800	70	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$49,690	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,580	250	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$49,450	70	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$49,410	730	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,390	830	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,280	290	View salary detail
Curators	$49,240	80	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,130	2,830	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$49,110	130	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$49,030	—	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$49,030	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,720	1,810	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,720	120	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,560	70	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,410	80	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$48,060	530	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,850	180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,840	3,120	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,690	260	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,530	70	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,490	230	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,350	1,380	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,280	270	View salary detail
Glaziers	$47,270	70	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$47,050	80	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,010	190	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$47,010	4,180	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$47,010	190	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$46,940	80	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$46,880	40	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$46,860	110	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,860	5,820	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,800	4,660	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$46,760	260	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$46,730	810	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,720	210	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,670	200	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$46,630	60	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,600	90	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,560	1,120	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,520	260	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$46,460	560	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,450	1,800	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.