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North Carolina Jobs

The estimated total employment in North Carolina is 4,063,420 people with an average annual salary of 38,230.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in North Carolina has increaded by 9%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20013,725,250N/A
20023,713,570-0.31%
20033,706,260-0.2%
20043,722,7000.44%
20054,013,4607.24%
20063,892,670-3.01%
20074,013,4603.1%
20084,063,4201.24%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
  
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$31,380N/A
2002$32,7204.1%
2003$33,2701.65%
2004$33,9602.03%
2005$36,9007.97%
2006$35,520-3.74%
2007$36,9003.89%
2008$38,2303.6%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations632,680$30,430
Sales and related occupations428,830$33,170
Production occupations382,910$29,780
Food preparation and serving related occupations351,140$18,730
Transportation and material moving occupations311,160$28,720
Education, training, and library occupations256,960$39,860
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations218,200$64,390
Construction and extraction occupations201,120$33,520
Management occupations190,340$97,650
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations170,770$39,410
Business and financial operations occupations159,550$58,780
Healthcare support occupations146,300$23,530
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations128,130$22,030
Computer and mathematical science occupations91,000$72,530
Protective service occupations90,130$33,530
Personal care and service occupations82,470$22,720
Architecture and engineering occupations57,180$62,880
Community and social services occupations55,150$37,160
Life, physical, and social science occupations40,760$58,530
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations39,290$42,610
Legal occupations21,310$76,610
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations8,040$25,750

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Internists, general1,240$203,870
Anesthesiologists1,120$194,370
Chief executives2,940$182,890
Dentists, general2,580$182,500
Family and general practitioners4,640$178,960
Physicians and surgeons, all other6,040$153,220
Natural sciences managers2,180$130,180
Engineering managers6,160$117,710
Computer and information systems managers10,250$115,210
Marketing managers4,440$114,400