Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Raleigh, NC

683 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Raleigh, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Carpenters	$50,820	2,680	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,750	220	View salary detail
Roofers	$50,720	580	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$50,600	3,650	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$50,570	470	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$50,420	110	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$50,290	190	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,240	680	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,200	7,550	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$50,200	670	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$50,170	50	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$50,040	260	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$50,020	360	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$49,970	2,150	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,920	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$49,900	650	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$49,900	360	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$49,870	70	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,870	6,330	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,860	70	View salary detail
Foresters	$49,790	—	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,590	500	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,460	1,420	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,300	5,650	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$49,250	270	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$49,160	600	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$49,150	1,120	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$49,060	90	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,030	600	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,020	40	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$48,920	30	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,870	310	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$48,800	2,680	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$48,780	60	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$48,720	220	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$48,720	220	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,640	370	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$48,600	470	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$48,590	440	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,520	600	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,500	7,170	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,480	820	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$48,390	640	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,310	720	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$48,300	1,170	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,240	630	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$48,240	630	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$48,020	970	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$47,920	80	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$47,880	100	View salary detail

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.