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
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$39,960	70	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$40,370	70	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$46,430	70	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,120	70	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$42,260	70	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$124,970	70	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$77,590	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$62,780	70	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,150	70	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$77,590	70	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$39,960	70	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,800	70	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$74,510	60	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$54,620	60	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$54,520	60	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,230	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,190	60	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$58,450	60	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$57,810	60	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$74,510	60	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$44,760	60	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,070	60	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$39,910	60	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$74,510	60	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$44,810	60	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$57,810	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,370	60	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$53,610	60	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$44,240	60	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,060	60	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$53,790	60	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,860	60	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$60,250	60	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$42,450	60	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$49,340	60	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$64,060	60	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$83,510	50	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$312,730	50	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$109,950	50	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$39,630	50	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$36,360	50	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.