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
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$43,180	1,250	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,050	3,420	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,040	20,150	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$42,990	2,090	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$42,970	—	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$42,960	170	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,910	5,460	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$42,850	9,020	View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$42,670	150	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$42,410	80	View salary detail
Tutors	$42,390	5,780	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$42,340	50	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$41,830	640	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$41,770	67,930	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$41,710	9,320	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,630	7,570	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$41,380	50	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$41,350	150	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$41,260	740	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,150	11,870	View salary detail
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$41,140	30	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$40,630	5,950	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$40,540	650	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$40,360	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,240	89,510	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$40,090	1,980	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$39,930	6,120	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$39,920	950	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,910	31,810	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$39,880	6,770	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,610	3,330	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,580	1,070	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$39,580	550	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,410	4,350	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$39,370	350	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$39,310	530	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,300	1,020	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$39,290	450	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$39,270	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$39,230	690	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,200	2,330	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$39,170	190	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,170	9,750	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$39,160	840	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,130	2,840	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$39,120	2,680	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$39,100	670	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,100	3,350	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,070	770	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,030	420	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.