Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Fayetteville, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$45,700	320	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$45,700	320	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,680	190	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$45,670	120	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,620	180	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$45,620	90	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,360	1,020	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,300	310	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$45,120	50	View salary detail
Tellers	$44,890	160	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$44,830	90	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,700	80	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$44,680	720	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530	1,150	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$43,740	600	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,170	2,290	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,150	170	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$43,020	60	View salary detail
Security Guards	$42,940	710	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$42,850	270	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$42,760	160	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,750	450	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$42,520	80	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$42,500	150	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,410	1,100	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$42,280	70	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$42,250	40	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$41,600	110	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,290	160	View salary detail
File Clerks	$41,270	70	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$41,200	60	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$40,230	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,180	80	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,870	680	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,230	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,180	110	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,160	1,050	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,090	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,760	1,280	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,600	100	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$38,500	50	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,290	160	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,220	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$38,130	170	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$38,020	—	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$37,890	40	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,830	110	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$37,620	100	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$37,610	100	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$37,610	100	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.