Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Hickory, NC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,950	30	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,570	850	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$61,140	70	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$60,960	40	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,940	440	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$60,910	50	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$60,910	50	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$60,730	140	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$60,570	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,320	1,010	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,290	80	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,290	80	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$60,250	60	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,850	940	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,840	530	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,800	70	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$59,800	70	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$59,700	2,220	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,480	110	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,190	60	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,960	410	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$58,720	120	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,610	40	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$58,450	60	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,410	340	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,370	90	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$58,270	180	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,230	60	View salary detail
Clergy	$58,050	50	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,990	30	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$57,810	60	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$57,810	60	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,790	630	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$57,780	90	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,460	3,050	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$57,220	100	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$57,220	100	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$57,220	100	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$57,150	140	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$57,000	180	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$56,850	30	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$56,530	100	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$56,300	560	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$55,870	200	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$54,620	60	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$54,520	60	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.