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
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,8903,820View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$45,820610View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$45,790160View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,79043,690View salary detail
Tapers$45,770—View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$45,760—View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$45,7502,750View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$45,6303,910View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,4003,510View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,190470View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,1501,630View salary detail
Medical Assistants$45,14023,650View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,1302,900View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,0801,520View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,01039,750View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$44,910240View salary detail
Tellers$44,8305,260View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$44,770310View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$44,7404,870View salary detail
Construction Laborers$44,72035,620View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$44,6707,250View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$44,650680View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,6305,760View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$44,53017,260View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$44,490660View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$44,480930View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$44,2506,680View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,19056,840View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$44,140210View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers$44,120270View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,1105,220View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$44,0602,900View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$43,940460View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$43,890850View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$43,860710View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$43,8408,530View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,7703,100View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$43,740790View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$43,740790View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,7203,780View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$43,7103,070View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$43,70080View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$43,6801,560View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$43,660420View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,540710View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,460840View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,42026,830View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,4003,940View salary detail
Phlebotomists$43,3305,410View salary detail
File Clerks$43,2601,970View 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.