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
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,200	430	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,540	420	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,870	420	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$24,290	420	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$31,200	410	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,960	410	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$54,480	410	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,590	410	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,110	390	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,870	390	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Urologists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$110,140	380	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$68,780	380	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$51,990	370	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,020	370	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,340	370	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$132,060	360	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,380	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,130	350	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,970	350	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$50,040	350	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$26,940	340	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,410	340	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$51,330	330	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,330	330	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$137,180	330	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,720	320	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,220	320	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$126,620	300	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,940	300	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,300	300	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$40,000	290	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$81,750	290	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$28,980	280	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$74,310	270	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.