Occupations Reported in Hickory, NC

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
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,240	4,850	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$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
Critical Care Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,060	3,020	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,580	2,930	View salary detail
Baristas	$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
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$41,780	1,220	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,070	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
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,570	850	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,970	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.