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Careers in North Carolina
Most Popular Careers by City in North Carolina:
Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Asheville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Asheville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $34,900 | 240 | 11.1 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | $33,930 | 130 | 9.4 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,120 | 130 | 8.5 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $30,580 | 180 | 7.9 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | $34,420 | 130 | 6.5 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $34,820 | 260 | 4.5 |
| Funeral attendants | $21,440 | 120 | 4.3 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | $47,120 | 250 | 3.8 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $41,740 | 550 | 3.6 |
| Lodging managers | $43,290 | 110 | 3.3 |
Burlington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Burlington and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,240 | 900 | 137.1 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $22,680 | 280 | 93.3 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $20,230 | 340 | 47.4 |
| Sewing machine operators | $21,860 | 370 | 7.2 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | $16,910 | 160 | 7.2 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,870 | 210 | 6.7 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | $43,490 | 410 | 6.4 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | $26,740 | 220 | 5.7 |
| Tire repairers and changers | $21,840 | 180 | 5.4 |
| Team assemblers | $22,380 | 1,910 | 4.9 |
Charlotte Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Charlotte and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $20,840 | 1,620 | 13.3 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $24,840 | 540 | 10.6 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $25,460 | 940 | 8.4 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $31,600 | 240 | 7.2 |
| Flight attendants | $40,690 | 2,130 | 5.8 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | $135,080 | 230 | 5.4 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | $52,320 | 180 | 5.2 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | $26,370 | 110 | 5 |
| Fence erectors | $27,080 | 240 | 4.2 |
| Financial specialists, all other | $70,210 | 4,020 | 4.2 |
Durham Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Durham and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | $41,700 | 1,350 | 27.6 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | $73,480 | 980 | 19.4 |
| Microbiologists | $67,220 | 450 | 17.9 |
| Biological technicians | $42,730 | 1,750 | 15.5 |
| Natural sciences managers | $135,010 | 1,250 | 15 |
| Life scientists, all other | $77,080 | 230 | 14.9 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | $79,870 | 570 | 13.9 |
| Loan counselors | $31,720 | 700 | 13.5 |
| Biological scientists, all other | $76,940 | 560 | 13.1 |
| Statisticians | $85,640 | 510 | 12.9 |
Fayetteville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Fayetteville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education administrators, all other | $60,190 | 260 | 12.9 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | $23,590 | 100 | 8.8 |
| Home health aides | $18,780 | 4,060 | 5.5 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | $18,570 | 110 | 5.2 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | $31,710 | 330 | 4.9 |
| Real estate brokers | $35,800 | 180 | 4.8 |
| Physician assistants | $83,300 | 280 | 4.7 |
| Logisticians | $63,250 | 370 | 4.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | $48,060 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Pipelayers | $30,320 | 160 | 4 |
Goldsboro Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Goldsboro and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughterers and meat packers | $19,560 | 170 | 29.1 |
| Home health aides | $17,640 | 1,600 | 7.8 |
| Service station attendants | $18,210 | 100 | 6.4 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | $29,210 | 100 | 5.3 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $20,300 | 250 | 4.9 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $44,330 | 120 | 4.2 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | $30,520 | 110 | 4.1 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | $25,070 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | $25,670 | 130 | 3.3 |
| Social and human service assistants | $25,530 | 230 | 3.1 |
Greensboro Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Greensboro and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,880 | 1,760 | 34.8 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,030 | 1,200 | 25.9 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $26,510 | 470 | 22.2 |
| Upholsterers | $32,340 | 1,310 | 20.5 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | $28,650 | 160 | 16.1 |
| Materials scientists | $73,720 | 180 | 10.7 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | $40,450 | 220 | 10 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | $23,430 | 150 | 10 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | $26,350 | 410 | 9.9 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | $37,770 | 130 | 9.7 |
Greenville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Greenville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and human service assistants | $27,510 | 1,020 | 6.8 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | $42,160 | 370 | 6.5 |
| Pipelayers | $29,520 | 140 | 6.2 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | $23,850 | 200 | 5.9 |
| Home health aides | $18,360 | 2,050 | 4.9 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | $44,380 | 170 | 4.8 |
| Health educators | $38,650 | 130 | 4.6 |
| Physician assistants | $80,210 | 150 | 4.5 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $33,780 | 260 | 4.5 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | $100,860 | 570 | 4.4 |
Hickory Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Hickory and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patternmakers, wood | $29,310 | 100 | 366.6 |
| Upholsterers | $38,230 | 2,820 | 104.4 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $23,120 | 700 | 78.1 |
| Furniture finishers | $27,710 | 1,220 | 73.8 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | $36,110 | 230 | 54.7 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | $32,780 | 940 | 53.6 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $22,900 | 880 | 41.1 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,020 | 650 | 33.2 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $30,840 | 400 | 28.8 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | $25,030 | 290 | 24 |
Jacksonville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Jacksonville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax preparers | $15,370 | 190 | 14.9 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | $34,210 | 130 | 6.9 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | $34,150 | 140 | 5.4 |
| Sheet metal workers | $25,580 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Cooks, short order | $17,700 | 160 | 4.1 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | $22,330 | 150 | 4 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | $27,960 | 270 | 4 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | $15,690 | 2,540 | 3.6 |
| Computer specialists, all other | $65,640 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Home health aides | $18,090 | 680 | 3 |
Raleigh Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Raleigh and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm and home management advisors | $70,480 | 320 | 38.7 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | $28,370 | 550 | 15 |
| Food scientists and technologists | $46,420 | 210 | 11.7 |
| Forensic science technicians | $37,670 | 270 | 10 |
| Nuclear engineers | $80,170 | 200 | 9.1 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | $57,470 | 140 | 7 |
| Curators | $38,580 | 180 | 6.9 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | $55,510 | 180 | 6.8 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | $91,050 | 1,790 | 5.7 |
| Real estate brokers | $52,370 | 900 | 5.4 |
Rocky Mount Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Rocky Mount and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $18,520 | 390 | 8.7 |
| Team assemblers | $23,290 | 3,000 | 7.7 |
| Physical therapist assistants | $51,290 | 110 | 5 |
| Home health aides | $18,840 | 1,460 | 4.4 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $19,010 | 100 | 4.1 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $22,650 | 100 | 3.7 |
| Personal and home care aides | $18,040 | 600 | 3.4 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $24,300 | 270 | 3.3 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $23,160 | 270 | 3.3 |
| Helpers--electricians | $26,040 | 130 | 3.2 |
Wilmington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Wilmington and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | $28,370 | 260 | 19.1 |
| Motorboat mechanics | $36,630 | 130 | 14 |
| Real estate brokers | $48,440 | 290 | 6.5 |
| Transportation workers, all other | $24,510 | 140 | 5.1 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | $40,920 | 110 | 4.3 |
| Cooks, short order | $16,870 | 650 | 4.2 |
| Millwrights | $40,960 | 120 | 3.9 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | $33,370 | 270 | 3.8 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | $29,900 | 110 | 3.8 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | $16,420 | 910 | 3.7 |
Winston-Salem Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Winston-Salem and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $26,330 | 590 | 49.1 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,680 | 620 | 23.6 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | n/a | 470 | 4.9 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | $44,350 | 450 | 4.2 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,970 | 430 | 3.9 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | $21,080 | 340 | 3.8 |
| Medical equipment preparers | $27,660 | 230 | 3.7 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $23,320 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $23,030 | 130 | 3.5 |
| Job printers | $36,310 | 180 | 3.4 |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.