Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Goldsboro, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Phlebotomists	$38,550	40	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,540	600	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,510	220	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$38,420	350	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$38,210	140	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,140	290	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,120	120	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,390	80	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$37,080	240	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,750	30	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$36,600	210	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,440	100	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,420	270	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$36,030	50	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$35,660	80	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,650	150	View salary detail
Firefighters	$35,500	100	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,400	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$35,190	130	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,780	40	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$34,730	710	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,730	710	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,710	150	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$34,500	740	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,470	150	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,200	470	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,850	1,000	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,840	520	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,360	30	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$32,550	40	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$32,440	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$32,420	420	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$31,130	60	View salary detail
Security Guards	$31,070	170	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$30,740	50	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,490	30	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$30,050	240	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,960	1,460	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$29,660	180	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$29,590	130	View salary detail
Nannies	$29,590	130	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,340	40	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$28,750	60	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,530	640	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$28,130	250	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,070	760	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,070	760	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,070	230	View salary detail
Bartenders	$27,740	130	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$27,400	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.