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
Labor Relations Specialists	$86,270	690	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$38,470	680	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$44,650	680	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,340	680	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$39,100	670	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$59,920	670	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$51,930	670	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,920	660	View salary detail
Concierges	$34,780	660	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$44,490	660	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$110,030	650	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$110,030	650	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$48,360	650	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$40,540	650	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$122,930	650	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$32,940	650	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$104,240	640	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$41,830	640	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$60,180	640	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$37,680	640	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$168,880	620	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$45,820	610	View salary detail
Actuaries	$128,730	610	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$54,650	600	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$128,370	600	View salary detail
Curators	$49,470	600	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,240	600	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,760	600	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$134,540	590	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,470	590	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$47,780	580	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,660	580	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$126,440	570	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$82,220	570	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$126,440	570	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$95,260	570	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$76,330	570	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$126,440	570	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$58,700	560	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,270	560	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$323,630	560	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$33,290	560	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$38,190	550	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$51,470	550	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$38,480	550	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$38,190	550	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,430	550	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$38,190	550	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$38,190	550	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$51,470	550	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.