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
Material Moving Workers, All Other$38,960270View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$38,79018,350View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$38,750910View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,7004,400View salary detail
Orderlies$38,6801,730View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,520690View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$38,480550View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,470680View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$38,46064,010View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$38,4108,490View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$38,400—View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$38,340260View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,2403,120View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$38,230116,720View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,23017,580View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,230116,720View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$38,190550View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$38,190550View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$38,190550View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$38,190550View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$38,1002,020View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$38,020300View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,9606,040View salary detail
Firefighters$37,94019,410View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,91032,730View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,8301,280View salary detail
Animal Trainers$37,680640View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$37,610980View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$37,600330View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$37,5504,090View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$37,46012,390View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$37,370140View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$37,3702,040View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,3604,770View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$37,2801,530View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$37,240140View salary detail
Floral Designers$37,190990View salary detail
Photographers$37,1202,130View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,0706,910View salary detail
Taxi Drivers$36,950120View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$36,850200View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,7002,730View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,650—View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$36,5903,450View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,5804,190View salary detail
Sewers, Hand$36,55070View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$36,54014,530View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers$36,500210View salary detail
Bartenders$36,47020,070View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,14011,170View 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.