Wilmington, NC Careers and Salaries

513 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Wilmington, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$30,790	6,310	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,460	5,100	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,460	5,100	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$80,970	5,040	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,970	5,040	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,970	5,040	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,970	5,040	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,970	5,040	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,610	4,920	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,520	4,860	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,500	3,880	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,940	3,440	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,300	3,430	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,160	3,310	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,160	3,310	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,100	2,850	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$39,380	2,720	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,040	2,700	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$90,270	2,690	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,710	2,390	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,730	2,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,360	2,210	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,670	2,190	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,380	2,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,270	1,950	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,240	1,920	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,080	1,890	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,090	1,870	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,850	1,840	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,520	1,730	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$70,820	1,710	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$70,820	1,710	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,830	1,700	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,510	1,670	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,920	1,520	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,300	1,520	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,890	1,460	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$31,830	1,380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,430	1,250	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$89,120	1,220	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$53,520	1,210	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,260	1,210	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$53,520	1,210	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,070	1,170	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$42,000	1,150	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,100	1,130	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$21,830	1,110	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,250	1,070	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$72,640	1,040	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$72,640	1,040	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.