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
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,27032,460View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,2601,100View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary$75,070720View salary detail
Fashion Designers$74,990460View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$74,810520View salary detail
Cost Estimators$74,7308,030View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,4509,250View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,2402,030View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts$74,1304,150View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners$74,1304,150View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$74,1304,150View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists$74,1304,150View salary detail
Food Service Managers$74,0809,420View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$74,04021,890View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators$73,990240View salary detail
Spa Managers$73,990240View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other$73,990240View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$73,860730View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$73,8002,880View salary detail
Editors$73,7401,870View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,6201,870View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$73,510110View salary detail
Historians$73,440120View salary detail
School Psychologists$73,2201,540View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists$73,130200View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists$73,07031,140View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$72,0701,530View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,0701,530View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$72,0701,530View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,99049,110View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$70,310View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,1408,890View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$70,0502,130View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,7201,940View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,7201,940View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,64022,240View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants$69,3901,590View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$69,170490View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$68,660580View salary detail
Embalmers$68,55070View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,9703,930View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,5602,780View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants$67,5403,280View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$67,2701,090View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists$67,2309,910View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$66,820870View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$66,470590View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$66,400470View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$66,380120View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides$66,190250View 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.