Occupations in North Carolina

476 occupations with a North Carolina page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which North Carolina schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in North Carolina.

476 occupations

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Occupations in North Carolina
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicianslimited
49-3051
$51,430930235
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
17-2031
$94,7909206732
Farm and Home Management Educators
25-9021
$64,280910491,709
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052
$78,62090035738
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021
$81,0809008116
Compensation and Benefits Managers
11-3111
$135,24088011113,468
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
33-2021
$66,82087018250
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
27-3011
$47,910830311,831
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-4122
$47,580820593,137
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
17-3024
$63,330800521,664
Dermatologists
29-1213
$367,3508005677
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Otherlimited
29-1299
$117,210800265
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
49-3022
$60,71079017450
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workerslimited
51-9071
$55,420770115
Athletes and Sports Competitors
27-2021
76015571
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
51-9162
$63,99076025348
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2023
$52,270760594
Musicians and Singers
27-2042
75040443
Pediatricians, General
29-1221
$183,5507405677
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1193
$73,860730391,631
Actors
27-2011
73027339
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125
$75,07072044874
Occupational Health and Safety Techniciansmoderate
19-5012
$61,760720473
Emergency Medicine Physicians
29-1214
$339,3507105677
Radiation Therapistsmoderate
29-1124
$99,250710454
Solar Photovoltaic Installerslimited
47-2231
$43,86071015
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124
$63,90069034568
Labor Relations Specialists
13-1075
$86,2706908177
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126
$76,340680411,360
Sales and Related Workers, All Otherlimited
41-9099
$38,470680196
Tile and Stone Settersmoderate
47-2044
$44,650680473
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
51-2011
$51,9306706296
Surgical Assistants
29-9093
$59,92067023220
Chemical Plant and System Operatorslimited
51-8091
$62,920660125
Aerospace Engineers
17-2011
$122,93065071,686
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$48,36065023718
Physical Scientists, All Other
19-2099
$110,030650564
Materials Engineersmoderate
17-2131
$104,2406403345
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051
$60,18064019250
Animal Trainerslimited
39-2011
$37,680640127
Psychiatrists
29-1223
$168,8806205677
Actuaries
15-2011
$128,73061011564
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221
$128,3706009810,824
Curators
25-4012
$49,4706009111
Nuclear Medicine Technologistsmoderate
29-2033
$85,240600369
Prepress Technicians and Workersmoderate
51-5111
$49,760600320
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
29-1218
$134,5405905677
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062
$66,47059015306
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113
$68,660580251,665
Broadcast Technicians
27-4012
$47,780580888
Psychologists, All Other
19-3039
$126,440570845,588
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013
$76,33057010370
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021
$82,22057019268
Geoscientists
19-2042
$95,2605709245
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-1011
$58,70056019732
Orthopedic Surgeons
29-1242
$323,6305605677
Agricultural Technicians
19-4012
$51,470550503,998
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067
$76,43055033939
Conservation Scientists
19-1031
$64,46054025545
Therapists, All Other
29-1129
$60,400530539
Forensic Science Technicians
19-4092
$59,240520644,415
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
13-1032
$74,81052018476
Avionics Technicianslimited
49-2091
$78,710520110
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1041
$102,560500441,762
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063
$114,200490231,320
Materials Scientistslimited
19-2032
$106,470490215
Surgeons, All Other
29-1249
$398,4104805677
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
11-9131
$96,41048016495
Health and Safety Engineers
17-2111
$106,8004805126
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
51-4199
$45,1904701064
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Otherlimited
33-1099
$66,400470248
Funeral Home Managerslimited
11-9171
$80,7304601131
Nuclear Engineerslimited
17-2161
$131,850460169
Fashion Designerslimited
27-1022
$74,990460214
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1112
$97,09045061,180
Audiologists
29-1181
$88,9204507409
Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-4013
$39,2904509111
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065
$78,760440381,970
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054
$87,37044018394
Recreational Therapists
29-1125
$51,0304406108
Motorcycle Mechanicslimited
49-3052
$48,670440228
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
17-3012
$81,96043031477
Emergency Management Directors
11-9161
$93,84042015170
Nuclear Technicianslimited
19-4051
$110,43042029
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
25-1069
41014371
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
17-3028
$61,00041026325
Film and Video Editors
27-4032
$60,02040017466
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
23-2093
$50,50040022318
Brokerage Clerkslimited
43-4011
$60,950400115
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1013
39037701
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
27-4031
$62,72038014340
Chemical Engineerslimited
17-2041
$117,4103802263
Exercise Physiologists
29-1128
$52,450370331,933
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014
$88,350370311,414
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051
$102,98036011320
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
37-3012
$48,2403608127
Survey Researchers
19-3022
$96,560350221,098
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1023
$64,62035010312
Rail Car Repairerslimited
49-3043
$47,880350287
Woodworkers, All Otherlimited
51-7099
$39,370350257

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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