Durham, NC Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$80,430	780	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,370	780	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$119,980	760	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,180	750	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$93,940	740	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$93,940	740	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$132,670	740	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$132,670	740	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,500	740	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,460	740	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$93,940	740	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$29,440	730	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$33,800	730	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$49,410	730	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,090	710	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$89,750	710	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$45,490	700	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$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
Patient Representatives	$54,610	670	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$102,300	660	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$30,970	660	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$51,670	640	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$50,260	630	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$160,580	630	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$57,290	620	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$101,650	620	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,110	620	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$60,110	620	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$137,950	620	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$33,960	600	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$103,290	600	View salary detail
Tutors	$45,350	600	View salary detail
Statisticians	$103,290	600	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$127,710	580	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$127,710	580	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.