Occupations Reported in North Carolina

868 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in North Carolina for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$31,370	127,540	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,230	116,720	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,230	116,720	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$84,350	111,120	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$84,350	111,120	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$84,350	111,120	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$84,350	111,120	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$84,350	111,120	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,880	106,440	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,570	92,230	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,570	92,230	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,240	89,510	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,950	87,510	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,190	81,980	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$32,150	71,940	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$41,770	67,930	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,460	64,010	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$101,950	63,740	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,530	62,400	View salary detail
Software Developers	$134,710	58,470	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,190	56,840	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,500	53,330	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,400	50,150	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$82,050	49,270	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$70,990	49,110	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,930	48,760	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,620	46,040	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,790	43,690	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,910	43,440	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$54,930	42,410	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,230	41,180	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$80,230	41,180	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$80,230	41,180	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$80,230	41,180	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$80,230	41,180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,760	39,890	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,010	39,750	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$100,820	36,200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,340	35,830	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$44,720	35,620	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,310	33,080	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,910	32,730	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,270	32,460	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,270	32,460	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,910	31,810	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$73,070	31,140	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$78,410	30,700	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$78,410	30,700	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,010	29,830	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,650	28,620	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.