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
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,690	1,500	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$47,570	40	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,560	210	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$47,340	130	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,340	370	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$47,300	40	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$47,300	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,110	1,160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,990	100	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,890	170	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,860	950	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,820	120	View salary detail
Roofers	$46,810	80	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,800	70	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,630	160	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$46,540	1,860	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$46,520	100	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$46,430	70	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,080	170	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,080	450	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$46,070	40	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,020	370	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$45,810	70	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,440	240	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,250	—	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,220	320	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,130	1,570	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,070	60	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$44,970	210	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$44,970	210	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$44,970	210	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,970	210	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,940	590	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,920	130	View salary detail
Photographers	$44,840	30	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,820	30	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$44,810	60	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,800	200	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$44,760	60	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$44,730	40	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$44,570	70	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$44,560	170	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,550	150	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$44,550	800	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$44,240	60	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$44,010	130	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$44,010	130	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$43,920	580	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$43,870	180	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,770	110	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.