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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,6505,260View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$49,6206,760View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$49,4801,910View salary detail
Curators$49,470600View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$49,410View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers$49,410View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$49,31016,580View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,210280View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts$49,2002,310View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,2002,310View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians$49,2002,310View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$49,150170View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,1401,310View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,1105,240View salary detail
Carpenters$49,10013,480View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,0403,590View salary detail
Roofers$49,0103,060View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,9901,070View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,8906,420View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$48,7402,000View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$48,670440View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$48,640130View salary detail
Paperhangers$48,590100View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$48,4801,560View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,450510View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,4301,090View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$48,420990View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$48,360650View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,240360View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,2305,740View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,20026,510View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,1902,790View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$48,180270View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,1306,570View salary detail
Tax Preparers$48,1302,710View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists$48,1001,400View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$48,090250View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$48,0002,520View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,0002,520View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,9404,800View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,93048,760View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$47,9101,060View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,91043,440View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$47,910830View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$47,8803,750View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers$47,880350View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$47,8201,940View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$47,780580View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,7701,610View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$47,760290View 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.