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
Helpers--Electricians	$37,990	160	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$37,940	110	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,900	190	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,890	170	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,790	2,250	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,700	120	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,430	2,780	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,370	230	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$37,270	80	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,070	240	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,060	430	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$36,970	250	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,960	210	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$36,870	40	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,800	130	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$36,680	110	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,550	790	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$36,360	50	View salary detail
Firefighters	$36,340	810	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$36,330	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,310	170	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,200	430	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$35,890	190	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,840	1,010	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,260	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,130	350	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,100	160	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,940	300	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,820	80	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,760	40	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$34,720	70	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$34,390	130	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,380	240	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$34,370	170	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,930	450	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,870	420	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,870	390	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$33,680	70	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$33,530	90	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,390	100	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,350	1,450	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$33,220	1,060	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,970	350	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$32,670	—	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$32,510	210	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$32,160	120	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$32,050	570	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,000	200	View salary detail
Bartenders	$31,860	530	View salary detail
Security Guards	$31,860	550	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.