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Most common jobs in North Carolina

Jobs with at least 500 workers. Highest-paying jobs

JobMedian payEmployed
Retail Salespersons$31,370127,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,230116,720
Registered Nurses$84,350111,120
Cashiers$28,880106,440
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,57092,230
Customer Service Representatives$40,24089,510
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,95087,510
Cooks, Fast Food$27,19081,980
Waiters and Waitresses$32,15071,940
Office Clerks, General$41,77067,930
Nursing Assistants$38,46064,010
General and Operations Managers$101,95063,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,53062,400
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,24058,880
Software Developers$134,71058,470
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,19056,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,50053,330
Cooks, Restaurant$35,40050,150
Accountants and Auditors$82,05049,270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,99049,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,93048,760
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,33046,670
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,62046,040
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,79043,690
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,91043,440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$54,93042,410
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,23041,180
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,76039,890
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,01039,750
Project Management Specialists$100,82036,200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,34035,830
Construction Laborers$44,72035,620
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,31033,080
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,91032,730
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,27032,460
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,79032,150
Light Truck Drivers$39,91031,810
Human Resources Specialists$73,07031,140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,41030,700
Security Guards$35,01029,830
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,65028,620
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,42026,830
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,20026,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,86025,650
Food Preparation Workers$30,26024,960
Medical Assistants$45,14023,650
Computer User Support Specialists$60,12023,100
Financial Managers$166,78022,460
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,30022,370
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,64022,240