Hickory, NC Careers and Salaries

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
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$66,510	40	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$75,350	40	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$69,930	40	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$69,930	40	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$162,690	40	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,000	40	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$102,240	40	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$47,300	40	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,260	30	View salary detail
Photographers	$44,840	30	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$80,860	30	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$53,440	30	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$206,360	30	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,820	30	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,990	30	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,950	30	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$86,260	30	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$103,100	30	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$86,130	30	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$48,360	30	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$54,890	30	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$50,090	30	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$56,850	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,480	—	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$32,670	—	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,250	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$29,230	—	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.