Occupation |
Estimated Employment |
Entry Level Hourly Wage |
Average Hourly Wage |
Experienced Hourly Wage
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| Production Occupations, totals |
28,820 |
$9.47 |
$15.58 |
$18.63 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |
690 |
$8.79 |
$19.57 |
$24.96 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
100 |
$15.95 |
$19.54 |
$21.33 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators |
100 |
$21.42 |
$22.29 |
$22.73 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal |
** |
$13.79 |
$16.42 |
$17.74 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, |
70 |
$10.95 |
$15.20 |
$17.33 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
50 |
$8.45 |
$10.88 |
$12.10 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators,
|
510 |
$10.23 |
$13.58 |
$15.26 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters
|
500 |
$9.71 |
$12.80 |
$14.35 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operator |
70 |
$14.53 |
$17.79 |
$19.42 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
560 |
$11.22 |
$16.62 |
$19.31 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
** |
$11.80 |
$14.28 |
$15.53 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
160 |
$13.89 |
$22.87 |
$27.35 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, |
250 |
$11.35 |
$14.69 |
$16.36 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, |
140 |
$12.64 |
$14.91 |
$16.04 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine |
160 |
$11.98 |
$13.88 |
$14.83 |
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Production
|
2,490 |
$18.03 |
$26.87 |
$31.29 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine |
60 |
$7.81 |
$11.95 |
$14.02 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
90 |
$8.44 |
$9.64 |
$10.24 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
40 |
$15.47 |
$21.65 |
$24.73 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine |
160 |
$12.93 |
$16.68 |
$18.56 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators,
|
70 |
$11.16 |
$16.11 |
$18.59 |
| Helpers--Production Workers |
1,410 |
$8.30 |
$11.89 |
$13.69 |
| Industrial Production Managers |
440 |
$26.23 |
$39.49 |
$46.12 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers |
1,260 |
$10.90 |
$16.19 |
$18.83 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators |
130 |
$14.54 |
$20.10 |
$22.87 |
| Machinists |
1,030 |
$11.44 |
$16.81 |
$19.49 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators
|
930 |
$11.13 |
$15.77 |
$18.09 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, |
610 |
$10.47 |
$15.79 |
$18.44 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tend |
290 |
$10.89 |
$14.05 |
$15.63 |
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |
** |
$17.10 |
$20.92 |
$22.82 |
| Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders |
1,350 |
$8.75 |
$12.39 |
$14.20 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
450 |
$12.41 |
$16.24 |
$18.16 |
| Printing Machine Operators |
680 |
$11.58 |
$17.06 |
$19.80 |
| Production Workers, All Other |
280 |
$9.39 |
$13.37 |
$15.35 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
420 |
$15.08 |
$19.33 |
$21.46 |
| Team Assemblers |
4,480 |
$8.37 |
$12.34 |
$14.33 |
| Tool and Die Makers |
160 |
$13.76 |
$17.92 |
$20.01 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
800 |
$12.42 |
$16.80 |
$18.99 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters
|
80 |
$11.75 |
$14.28 |
$15.55 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
180 |
$10.73 |
$14.04 |
$15.70 |
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| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, totals |
49,100 |
$8.98 |
$15.94 |
$19.42 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation |
1,500 |
$16.08 |
$24.32 |
$28.45 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
2,700 |
$10.38 |
$13.90 |
$15.66 |
| Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand |
14,320 |
$8.61 |
$12.01 |
$13.71 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
150 |
$8.03 |
$12.17 |
$14.24 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other |
20 |
$10.76 |
$13.42 |
$14.74 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
4,860 |
$8.14 |
$9.65 |
$10.40 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
4,130 |
$10.38 |
$15.16 |
$17.54 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other |
** |
$7.89 |
$9.91 |
$10.92 |
| Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers |
720 |
$23.80 |
$37.42 |
$44.23 |
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| Office and Administrative Support Occupations, totals |
107,480 |
$10.44 |
$16.00 |
$18.78 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
6,240 |
$20.15 |
$30.29 |
$35.35 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
8,130 |
$12.24 |
$16.39 |
$18.46 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
45,360 |
$18.81 |
$30.70 |
$36.64 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
1,610 |
$18.56 |
$26.86 |
$31.02 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers |
400 |
$35.14 |
$52.88 |
$61.74 |
| Compensation, Benefits, Job Analysis Specialists |
1,240 |
$17.92 |
$26.85 |
$31.31 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
3,320 |
$41.74 |
$59.47 |
$68.33 |
| Computer Operators |
500 |
$12.25 |
$17.56 |
$20.21 |
| Credit Analysts |
870 |
$23.10 |
$37.91 |
$45.31 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
17,750 |
$11.01 |
$16.26 |
$18.89 |
| Data Entry Keyers |
1,860 |
$10.31 |
$13.25 |
$14.72 |
| Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists |
1,990 |
$16.14 |
$26.39 |
$31.51 |
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
9,690 |
$13.80 |
$18.70 |
$21.15 |
| Financial Analysts |
4,030 |
$25.76 |
$37.52 |
$43.41 |
| Financial Managers |
7,340 |
$37.00 |
$61.21 |
$73.31 |
| First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Office and Admi |
7,470 |
$16.06 |
$23.77 |
$27.63 |
| General and Operations Managers |
9,940 |
$31.83 |
$62.31 |
$77.55 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Tim |
880 |
$12.50 |
$16.50 |
$18.50 |
| Human Resources Managers, All Other |
320 |
$34.92 |
$56.23 |
$66.88 |
| Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Spe |
650 |
$17.27 |
$26.45 |
$31.04 |
| Industrial Production Managers |
440 |
$26.23 |
$39.49 |
$46.12 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
1,860 |
$11.21 |
$16.88 |
$19.71 |
| Loan Counselors |
100 |
$13.58 |
$16.29 |
$17.64 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
1,480 |
$11.07 |
$15.65 |
$17.94 |
| Loan Officers |
3,320 |
$16.68 |
$27.91 |
$33.52 |
| Management Occupations |
39,420 |
$28.97 |
$54.43 |
$67.16 |
| Marketing Managers |
1,320 |
$35.91 |
$55.50 |
$65.30 |
| New Accounts Clerks |
190 |
$10.68 |
$15.30 |
$17.62 |
| Office Clerks, General |
8,470 |
$8.55 |
$12.70 |
$14.77 |
| Public Relations Managers |
310 |
$30.03 |
$45.64 |
$53.44 |
| Purchasing Managers |
550 |
$30.22 |
$45.50 |
$53.14 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
4,190 |
$8.94 |
$12.61 |
$14.45 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents
|
1,100 |
$10.52 |
$14.73 |
$16.84 |
| Sales Managers |
3,320 |
$23.07 |
$49.56 |
$62.80 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
6,780 |
$11.31 |
$15.03 |
$16.89 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
4,130 |
$10.38 |
$15.16 |
$17.54 |
| Telemarketers |
490 |
$11.05 |
$16.40 |
$19.08 |
| Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers |
720 |
$23.80 |
$37.42 |
$44.23 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations, totals |
10,080 |
$18.59 |
$31.65 |
$38.18 |
| Chemical Engineers |
90 |
$27.82 |
$40.22 |
$46.42 |
| Civil Engineering Technicians |
640 |
$12.91 |
$19.94 |
$23.45 |
| Civil Engineers |
1,180 |
$25.00 |
$36.79 |
$42.69 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
510 |
$20.03 |
$26.53 |
$29.78 |
| Electrical Engineers |
460 |
$27.97 |
$39.89 |
$45.85 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
430 |
$26.97 |
$37.64 |
$42.97 |
| Engineers, All Other |
660 |
$32.03 |
$41.67 |
$46.50 |
| Environmental Engineers |
170 |
$23.68 |
$36.64 |
$43.12 |
| Industrial Engineers |
550 |
$25.21 |
$35.90 |
$41.24 |
| Materials Engineers |
40 |
$26.58 |
$36.02 |
$40.74 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
730 |
$28.79 |
$38.26 |
$42.99 |
| Nuclear Engineers |
70 |
$37.22 |
$46.66 |
$51.38 |
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| Computer and Mathematical Occupations, totals |
20,530 |
$22.68 |
$37.03 |
$44.21 |
| Computer and Information Scientists, Research |
** |
$39.29 |
$52.19 |
$58.64 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers |
170 |
$30.75 |
$42.15 |
$47.85 |
| Computer Programmers |
2,520 |
$28.54 |
$40.42 |
$46.36 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
2,470 |
$30.07 |
$44.20 |
$51.27 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
1,880 |
$31.45 |
$45.88 |
$53.10 |
| Computer Specialists, All Other |
620 |
$26.91 |
$35.76 |
$40.18 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
3,590 |
$15.32 |
$23.15 |
$27.07 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
4,480 |
$26.54 |
$37.84 |
$43.50 |
| Database Administrators |
640 |
$26.46 |
$40.04 |
$46.83 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
1,810 |
$24.15 |
$35.34 |
$40.93 |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
1,910 |
$23.53 |
$39.06 |
$46.82 |
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| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, totals |
24,960 |
$17.97 |
$33.29 |
$40.95 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other |
** |
$23.14 |
$30.72 |
$34.51 |
| Biological Technicians |
60 |
$13.35 |
$16.78 |
$18.50 |
| Chemical Technicians |
240 |
$15.91 |
$20.73 |
$23.13 |
| Chemists |
310 |
$23.17 |
$34.40 |
$40.01 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
210 |
$22.78 |
$31.21 |
$35.43 |
| Dental Hygienists |
720 |
$26.98 |
$32.29 |
$34.94 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics |
420 |
$11.75 |
$16.48 |
$18.85 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists |
30 |
$13.51 |
$18.97 |
$21.70 |
| Forensic Science Technicians |
100 |
$17.49 |
$22.67 |
$25.25 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other |
110 |
$13.42 |
$17.57 |
$19.65 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Tech. Workers, Other |
370 |
$15.83 |
$22.30 |
$25.54 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
1,020 |
$16.99 |
$20.39 |
$22.10 |
| Materials Scientists |
30 |
$17.44 |
$34.58 |
$43.16 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
540 |
$13.47 |
$18.56 |
$21.10 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
390 |
$20.44 |
$26.89 |
$30.12 |
| Microbiologists |
10 |
$18.75 |
$24.52 |
$27.41 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
60 |
$26.04 |
$30.63 |
$32.92 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
620 |
$21.08 |
$26.25 |
$28.84 |
| Registered Nurses |
11,430 |
$22.33 |
$27.89 |
$30.67 |
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| Sales and Related Occupations, totals |
71,300 |
$8.56 |
$21.04 |
$27.28 |
| Advertising Sales Agents |
1,260 |
$12.56 |
$31.88 |
$41.54 |
| Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. |
16,900 |
$7.94 |
$10.99 |
$12.52 |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
270 |
$11.11 |
$16.67 |
$19.44 |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairer |
** |
$13.46 |
$18.35 |
$20.79 |
| First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers |
2,470 |
$19.92 |
$39.26 |
$48.92 |
| Graphic Designers |
800 |
$14.94 |
$21.46 |
$24.72 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
960 |
$15.76 |
$21.95 |
$25.04 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
25,740 |
$13.32 |
$20.62 |
$24.27 |
| Interpreters and Translators |
100 |
$12.11 |
$18.40 |
$21.54 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
5,240 |
$12.27 |
$17.47 |
$20.07 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
150 |
$14.15 |
$19.27 |
$21.82 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers |
70 |
$18.08 |
$25.18 |
$28.72 |
| Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers, Other |
** |
$11.95 |
$17.65 |
$20.50 |
| Public Relations Specialists |
1,130 |
$15.68 |
$24.46 |
$28.86 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing |
10,050 |
$14.69 |
$28.50 |
$35.41 |
Note: Columns do not total due to omission of some job categories.
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission, 2009 Release Wage Rates
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