Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in North Carolina

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mechanical Drafters	$59,050	1,350	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$59,030	2,660	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$59,030	230	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$58,930	—	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,710	20,540	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$58,700	560	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,700	2,760	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$58,670	930	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$58,620	—	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,600	2,650	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$58,450	5,660	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,290	800	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,210	3,690	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$58,080	2,110	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$57,780	4,800	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$57,760	50	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$57,700	100	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$57,650	28,620	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,630	9,430	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,500	13,650	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,490	11,070	View salary detail
Midwives	$57,390	940	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$57,390	940	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,390	2,730	View salary detail
Paramedics	$57,320	5,660	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,300	290	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,260	15,230	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$57,200	2,410	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$57,080	14,510	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,080	14,510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,930	4,300	View salary detail
Electricians	$56,800	21,640	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$56,800	110	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,770	3,400	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$56,680	2,610	View salary detail
Riggers	$56,640	440	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$56,540	990	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$56,320	80	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$56,180	1,250	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$56,160	60	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$56,100	250	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$55,460	1,990	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$55,420	770	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$55,420	770	View salary detail
Archivists	$55,370	130	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$55,350	4,040	View salary detail
Machinists	$55,230	8,330	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,990	4,340	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$54,930	42,410	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,820	3,460	View salary detail

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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.