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
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,370	1,950	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$47,820	1,940	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,720	1,940	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,720	1,940	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$314,290	1,930	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$314,290	1,930	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$113,900	1,920	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,480	1,910	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,740	1,900	View salary detail
Editors	$73,740	1,870	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,620	1,870	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,700	1,870	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$82,350	1,830	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$34,380	1,820	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$63,660	1,810	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$63,660	1,810	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$50,030	1,780	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$81,420	1,770	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$81,420	1,770	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,940	1,760	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,680	1,730	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$52,890	1,710	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$289,780	1,700	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$47,560	1,680	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$63,490	1,670	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$76,740	1,660	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,080	1,650	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$45,150	1,630	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$81,230	1,630	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$34,940	1,610	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,770	1,610	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$98,880	1,600	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,830	1,590	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$69,390	1,590	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$61,060	1,580	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$43,680	1,560	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$52,830	1,560	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$48,480	1,560	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$73,220	1,540	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$72,070	1,530	View salary detail
Surveyors	$76,210	1,530	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$76,210	1,530	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,280	1,530	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$72,070	1,530	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$72,070	1,530	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$215,230	1,520	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$127,310	1,520	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$45,080	1,520	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,980	1,510	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$132,280	1,510	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.