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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Financial Quantitative Analysts$80,9004,190View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other$80,9004,190View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,5804,190View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts$80,9004,190View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists$74,1304,150View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$74,1304,150View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners$74,1304,150View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts$74,1304,150View salary detail
Dentists, General$207,0004,140View salary detail
Computer Programmers$81,0704,120View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$53,1604,100View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$37,5504,090View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists$134,6304,070View salary detail
Database Architects$134,6304,070View salary detail
Upholsterers$50,6004,050View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,3504,040View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,4204,010View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,4003,940View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,9703,930View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$45,6303,910View salary detail
Pipelayers$47,2203,830View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,8903,820View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,7203,780View salary detail
Tire Builders$63,9503,750View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$47,8803,750View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,5503,730View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,8103,720View salary detail
Fundraisers$66,1003,700View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,1403,690View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$58,2103,690View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,4403,680View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$50,0003,660View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,5503,630View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,6803,620View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,0403,590View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,9703,540View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,4003,510View salary detail
Media Programming Directors$63,7003,500View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers$63,7003,500View salary detail
Producers and Directors$63,7003,500View salary detail
Talent Directors$63,7003,500View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$77,1203,460View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,8203,460View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$36,5903,450View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,0503,420View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,7703,400View salary detail
Video Game Designers$97,9903,400View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers$97,9903,400View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,0203,400View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$63,2803,360View 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.