North Carolina Careers and Salaries

868 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in North Carolina for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$104,710	950	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$39,920	950	View salary detail
Midwives	$57,390	940	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$57,390	940	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$44,480	930	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$58,670	930	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$51,430	930	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$94,790	920	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,750	910	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$64,280	910	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$81,080	900	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,620	900	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$135,240	880	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$66,820	870	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$43,890	850	View salary detail
Glaziers	$46,170	840	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$39,160	840	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,460	840	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$47,910	830	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,580	820	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$117,210	800	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$63,330	800	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,290	800	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$117,210	800	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$117,210	800	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$367,350	800	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$63,330	800	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,740	790	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$60,710	790	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,740	790	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$52,050	790	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,070	770	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$55,420	770	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$55,420	770	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,990	760	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$52,270	760	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$46,320	750	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$183,550	740	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$41,260	740	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,860	730	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$61,760	720	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,070	720	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$99,250	710	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,540	710	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$43,860	710	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$339,350	710	View salary detail
Millwrights	$62,990	700	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,520	690	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$39,230	690	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,900	690	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.