Hickory, NC Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,240	4,850	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,240	4,850	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,520	4,000	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,130	3,500	View salary detail
Cashiers	$27,570	3,470	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,460	3,050	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,580	2,930	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,580	2,930	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,430	2,780	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,550	2,650	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,790	2,250	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$59,700	2,220	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$40,340	2,060	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,310	2,000	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$46,540	1,860	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,380	1,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,910	1,760	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$95,640	1,750	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,150	1,730	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$43,140	1,710	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,130	1,570	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,540	1,560	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,690	1,500	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,350	1,450	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$30,380	1,410	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,720	1,400	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,070	1,220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$41,780	1,220	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,520	1,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,110	1,160	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,710	1,140	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$33,220	1,060	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,490	1,040	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,320	1,010	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,840	1,010	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,860	950	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,850	940	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,800	940	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,150	930	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,850	870	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,970	850	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,570	850	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$43,290	820	View salary detail
Firefighters	$36,340	810	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$44,550	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.