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Area Wage & Salary Survey
|
Occupation |
Estimated Employment |
Entry Level Hourly Wage |
Average Hourly Wage |
Experienced Hourly Wage |
| Production Occupations, totals | 55,630 | $9.70 | $15.75 | $18.77 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 1,040 | $8.23 | $15.03 | $18.43 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 290 | $14.01 | $18.05 | $20.07 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 260 | $15.50 | $21.17 | $24.00 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators | 1,020 | $12.83 | $16.51 | $18.34 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 160 | $8.55 | $11.02 | $12.26 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators | 660 | $10.75 | $13.83 | $15.37 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Oper | 1,050 | $10.26 | $14.55 | $16.69 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators | 260 | $12.96 | $15.36 | $16.56 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 850 | $12.45 | $17.36 | $19.81 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 120 | $12.63 | $15.17 | $16.44 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 160 | $14.08 | $24.78 | $30.13 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators | 410 | $12.21 | $15.36 | $16.93 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators | 270 | $10.68 | $14.07 | $15.77 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine | 790 | $12.55 | $16.97 | $19.19 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production | 4,650 | $17.46 | $26.06 | $30.35 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 160 | $8.45 | $10.02 | $10.80 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 120 | $8.38 | $13.65 | $16.29 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine | 460 | $11.80 | $15.57 | $17.46 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators | 170 | $11.20 | $15.88 | $18.21 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 2,550 | $8.12 | $11.23 | $12.79 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 440 | $26.23 | $39.49 | $46.12 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers | 2,600 | $10.66 | $16.07 | $18.78 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators | 500 | $11.17 | $16.93 | $19.80 |
| Machinists | 1,690 | $12.07 | $17.55 | $20.28 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators | 1,680 | $11.70 | $16.40 | $18.75 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters | 1,050 | $10.03 | $14.20 | $16.29 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tend | 410 | $12.29 | $15.29 | $16.80 |
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers | 200 | $12.43 | $19.24 | $22.65 |
| Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders | 2,100 | $9.18 | $13.75 | $16.03 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | 880 | $11.29 | $15.74 | $17.96 |
| Printing Machine Operators | 1,110 | $11.24 | $16.52 | $19.16 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 610 | $10.45 | $15.32 | $17.75 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 620 | $13.23 | $18.12 | $20.56 |
| Team Assemblers | 8,380 | $9.21 | $13.67 | $15.90 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 390 | $15.21 | $19.98 | $22.37 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 1,580 | $12.73 | $17.10 | $19.29 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters | 360 | $12.84 | $16.06 | $17.67 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender | 390 | $8.29 | $11.42 | $12.98 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, totals | 65,110 | $8.86 | $15.46 | $18.76 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation | 1,710 | $17.64 | $25.06 | $28.76 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 4,390 | $10.71 | $14.18 | $15.92 |
| Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand | 17,940 | $8.49 | $12.13 | $13.95 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 560 | $8.98 | $13.05 | $15.08 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | ** | $7.15 | $10.98 | $12.90 |
| Packers and Packagers | 6,210 | $7.74 | $9.92 | $11.02 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 190 | $8.10 | $10.31 | $11.41 |
| Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers | 780 | $24.22 | $39.39 | $46.97 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations, totals | 142,840 | $10.30 | $15.87 | $18.66 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 7,560 | $20.75 | $32.26 | $38.02 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 10,870 | $11.61 | $16.14 | $18.41 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 49,970 | $18.80 | $30.75 | $36.73 |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 1,790 | $19.44 | $27.83 | $32.03 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 440 | $35.67 | $55.01 | $64.69 |
| Compensation, Benefits, Job Analysis Specialists | 1,330 | $18.42 | $28.15 | $33.01 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3,840 | $43.00 | $59.10 | $67.15 |
| Computer Operators | 530 | $12.07 | $17.62 | $20.40 |
| Credit Analysts | 990 | $24.25 | $38.26 | $45.27 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 22,400 | $10.78 | $16.15 | $18.84 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1,890 | $10.57 | $13.83 | $15.45 |
| Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists | 2,130 | $16.14 | $25.87 | $30.74 |
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants | 11,300 | $14.08 | $19.19 | $21.75 |
| Financial Analysts | 3,450 | $25.84 | $36.79 | $42.27 |
| Financial Managers | 7,830 | $36.09 | $60.26 | $72.34 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative | 9,860 | $15.61 | $23.64 | $27.66 |
| General and Operations Managers | 13,390 | $31.33 | $62.02 | $77.36 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Time Keepers | 1,260 | $13.00 | $17.16 | $19.24 |
| Human Resources Managers, All Other | 440 | $35.96 | $57.05 | $67.60 |
| Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | 730 | $16.74 | $26.61 | $31.55 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1,600 | $10.91 | $15.49 | $17.77 |
| Loan Counselors | 110 | $13.75 | $17.32 | $19.10 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 2,480 | $12.24 | $16.16 | $18.12 |
| Loan Officers | 4,170 | $16.34 | $26.98 | $32.30 |
| Management Occupations | 49,310 | $28.10 | $53.65 | $66.43 |
| Marketing Managers | 1,490 | $34.40 | $55.86 | $66.59 |
| New Accounts Clerks | 190 | $11.32 | $15.96 | $18.28 |
| Office Clerks, General | 11,940 | $8.76 | $12.98 | $15.09 |
| Public Relations Managers | 340 | $30.32 | $46.19 | $54.13 |
| Purchasing Managers | 590 | $30.47 | $46.44 | $54.43 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 6,440 | $8.96 | $12.44 | $14.19 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents | 1,010 | $10.64 | $14.90 | $17.03 |
| Sales Managers | 3,520 | $22.14 | $49.38 | $63.00 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 10,390 | $11.11 | $15.05 | $17.03 |
| Telemarketers | 920 | $10.14 | $12.75 | $14.05 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations, totals | 12,560 | $19.59 | $32.37 | $38.76 |
| Chemical Engineers | 120 | $26.51 | $39.37 | $45.80 |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 590 | $15.57 | $21.85 | $24.99 |
| Civil Engineers | 1,430 | $25.50 | $36.07 | $41.36 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | 480 | $19.64 | $26.60 | $30.09 |
| Electrical Engineers | 680 | $26.93 | $37.19 | $42.31 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 540 | $27.55 | $37.88 | $43.04 |
| Engineers, All Other | 620 | $30.99 | $42.87 | $48.81 |
| Environmental Engineers | 240 | $25.88 | $39.24 | $45.92 |
| Industrial Engineers | 940 | $25.75 | $35.16 | $39.86 |
| Materials Engineers | 120 | $18.05 | $30.78 | $37.14 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 1,510 | $26.60 | $37.26 | $42.60 |
| Nuclear Engineers | 430 | $31.62 | $40.35 | $44.71 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations, totals | 24,640 | $22.91 | $37.57 | $44.90 |
| Computer and Information Scientists, Research | 30 | $42.87 | $55.17 | $61.32 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 140 | $32.75 | $44.55 | $50.45 |
| Computer Programmers | 2,870 | $26.25 | $37.00 | $42.37 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 3,070 | $30.49 | $42.97 | $49.21 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 2,560 | $33.85 | $46.32 | $52.56 |
| Computer Specialists, All Other | 770 | $26.60 | $36.26 | $41.09 |
| Computer Support Specialists | 3,950 | $14.99 | $22.32 | $25.98 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 5,500 | $27.73 | $41.54 | $48.44 |
| Database Administrators | 780 | $26.12 | $39.03 | $45.49 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 2,310 | $23.67 | $34.90 | $40.52 |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 2,060 | $23.60 | $39.80 | $47.90 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, totals | 39,450 | $17.54 | $34.20 | $42.53 |
| Biological Technicians | 60 | $13.66 | $17.15 | $18.89 |
| Chemical Technicians | 370 | $15.23 | $19.99 | $22.38 |
| Chemists | 480 | $21.66 | $30.36 | $34.70 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 440 | $22.22 | $30.88 | $35.22 |
| Dental Hygienists | 1,050 | $27.39 | $32.03 | $34.35 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 1,040 | $11.42 | $16.58 | $19.16 |
| Forensic Science Technicians | 110 | $17.74 | $23.33 | $26.12 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 130 | $13.51 | $18.43 | $20.89 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Tech. Workers | 470 | $15.95 | $24.87 | $29.33 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 2,530 | $16.08 | $19.81 | $21.67 |
| Materials Scientists | 50 | $18.75 | $37.27 | $46.53 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | 570 | $12.93 | $16.99 | $19.01 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 460 | $19.59 | $25.54 | $28.52 |
| Microbiologists | 20 | $19.07 | $25.80 | $29.17 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 90 | $25.35 | $30.96 | $33.77 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1,180 | $21.05 | $26.39 | $29.06 |
| Registered Nurses | 17,030 | $22.03 | $28.17 | $31.24 |
| Sales and Related Occupations, totals | 98,340 | $7.95 | $18.89 | $24.36 |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 1,310 | $11.52 | $28.36 | $36.78 |
| Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations | 24,820 | $8.04 | $11.16 | $12.73 |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 310 | $14.14 | $19.11 | $21.59 |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairer | 70 | $14.63 | $20.50 | $23.44 |
| First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers | 2,590 | $19.14 | $37.17 | $46.19 |
| Graphic Designers | 1,300 | $15.70 | $24.05 | $28.23 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 1,530 | $15.46 | $22.98 | $26.74 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 36,450 | $13.11 | $20.65 | $24.42 |
| Interpreters and Translators | 220 | $13.01 | $18.26 | $20.89 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 8,250 | $12.14 | $17.56 | $20.27 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 380 | $13.37 | $17.96 | $20.26 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | 100 | $19.37 | $26.48 | $30.03 |
| Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers | ** | $14.29 | $23.15 | $27.58 |
| Public Relations Specialists | 1,240 | $16.42 | $24.94 | $29.20 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 13,450 | $14.28 | $27.58 | $34.23 |
| 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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