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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$197,590Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$191,640Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 570
$179,590Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$177,510Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 270
$170,240Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 50
$162,850Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 460
$158,960Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$155,880Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 600
$133,790Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,660
$131,940Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$137,840 120
$123,930Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,480 1,170
$102,970Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$94,150 100
$97,800Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$86,330 2,450
$96,050Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$88,120 1,060
$93,930General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,740 9,570
$91,300Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$78,260 210
$90,670Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,650 730
$86,300Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,420 1,140
$85,630Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$84,230 1,810
$85,280Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$74,640 3,210
$84,770Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,950 120
$84,170Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,330 30,940
$84,040Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,580 280
$82,270Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,800 380
$81,180Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$85,310 40
$79,990Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,970 1,020
$79,840Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$78,550 630
$79,700Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$61,270 680
$79,670Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$65,960 110
$79,440Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$77,060 60
$78,830Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,690 1,260
$78,560Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,100 70
$76,050Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$73,600 530
$74,640Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$70,370 1,750
$74,370Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,060 710
$71,880Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$62,830 260
$71,200Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,880 900
$71,060Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,400 3,180
$70,650Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,210 250
$70,070First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$64,900 2,190
$70,070Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,760 490
$69,960Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,600 90
$69,570Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,880 1,040
$69,330Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,630 920
$69,130Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,420 100
$68,910Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,740 930
$67,660Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,720 70
$67,570Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$60,130 340
$67,490Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$68,620 490
$67,320Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,670 410
$66,480Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,960 2,520
$65,990Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,070 580
$65,830Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,080 210
$65,130Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,630 130
$64,810Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,520 760
$64,580Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$60,140 50
$64,570Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,680 1,130
$64,120Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,160 280
$63,960Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$56,300 250
$63,740Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,690 830
$63,690Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,930 1,010
$63,160Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,470 130
$63,050Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,860 170
$62,870Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,780 90
$62,110Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,080 940
$62,010Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$59,080 440
$61,800Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060 190
$61,700Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,470 70
$61,450Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,250 10,790
$60,970Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,230 100
$60,640Art directors
(area) (ind)
$50,630 180
$60,340Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$62,550 1,100
$60,130Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$59,180 130
$59,930Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,200 300
$59,920Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,180 1,570
$59,500Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,460 2,430
$59,340Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,100 130
$59,260Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,310 170
$58,880Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,690 31,980
$58,650Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,590 40
$58,130Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$56,270 60
$58,110History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,770 140
$57,880Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,470n.a.
$57,670Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,330 90
$57,670Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$48,710 110
$57,450Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,310 770
$57,360Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,050 540
$57,310Chemists
(area) (ind)
$54,160 470
$57,050Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,630 90
$56,860Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,480 350
$56,650Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,130 940
$56,540Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,210 8,290
$56,510Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,550 300
$56,500Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,850n.a.
$56,330Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,790 140
$56,120Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,060 230
$55,990First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$54,610 430
$55,890Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,110 230
$55,600Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$46,770 310
$55,320Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$52,080 90
$54,970Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$51,360 130
$54,870Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$52,860n.a.
$54,460Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,040 60
$54,420Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,990 160
$54,350English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,420 330
$54,330Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,050 600
$54,170Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,220 90
$54,120Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,560n.a.
$53,960Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,780 150
$53,890Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,840 230
$53,760Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,760 660
$53,480Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,510 590
$53,140Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,490 200
$52,890Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,710 7,810
$52,880Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,910 100
$52,640Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,800 240
$52,600Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,040n.a.
$52,550Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$51,380 150
$52,460Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,550 190
$52,390Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,650 510
$52,120Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$46,500 380
$51,730First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,940 3,160
$51,550First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$51,360 340
$51,500Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,780 610
$50,850Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$43,200 270
$50,730Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,430 260
$50,600Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$45,160 690
$50,370Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,890 3,560
$50,360Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,450 60
$49,980Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,070 420
$49,810Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,390 2,950
$49,780Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,070 3,420
$49,670Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$48,980 11,410
$49,570Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,250 20,520
$49,500Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,060 420
$48,890Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$43,040 60
$48,710Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,570 260
$48,700Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$47,230 30
$48,530Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,490 300
$48,410Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,530 110
$48,380Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$47,580 340
$48,280Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,050 520
$48,070Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$46,460n.a.
$47,850Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,070 1,500
$47,830Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,070 700
$47,310Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,610 330
$47,270Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,000 1,450
$47,180Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,330 350
$47,100Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,840 730
$46,960Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,030 870
$46,740Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,330n.a.
$46,610Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,410 350
$46,460First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,800 80
$46,070Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,100 150
$46,000Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,470 50
$45,960Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,580 100
$45,520Editors
(area) (ind)
$43,040 290
$45,490Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,260 40
$45,450Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,490 920
$45,090First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,890 1,510
$44,920Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,160 550
$44,710Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,980 2,140
$44,640Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$43,400 30
$44,590Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$42,920 210
$44,530Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,160 410
$44,400Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$38,490 190
$44,320First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,040 5,950
$44,320Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,410 510
$44,250Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,730 270
$43,830Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,030 810
$43,670Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,540 960
$43,550Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,410 670
$43,490Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,320 860
$43,480Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,480 510
$43,370Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,980 1,560
$43,340Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,020 60
$43,310Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,000 290
$42,910First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,220n.a.
$42,780Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,780 260
$42,290Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,830 200
$42,290First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,030 6,700
$42,240Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$38,080 420
$42,200Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,420 170
$42,050Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$37,680 160
$42,020Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,610 210
$41,980Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,810n.a.
$41,760Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$40,060 210
$41,560Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,960 610
$41,430Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,150 50
$41,170Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$40,080 30
$41,130Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,270 700
$41,120Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,830 50
$41,030Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$35,700 490
$40,580Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,160 60
$40,470Clergy
(area) (ind)
$37,120 70
$40,400Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,270 1,500
$40,370Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,840 340
$40,240Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,090 780
$40,200First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,440 1,450
$40,190Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,480 1,400
$40,190Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$39,110 50
$39,790Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$38,720n.a.
$39,780Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,710 300
$39,620Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,960 810
$39,570Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,370 730
$39,560Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,400 60
$39,560Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,120 450
$39,460Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,930 50
$39,330Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,390 810
$39,180Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,520 400
$39,130Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,960 420
$39,060Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,320 160
$38,990Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,700 150
$38,730Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,260 200
$38,620Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,360n.a.
$38,550Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,460 480
$38,480Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,440 680
$38,380Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,270 200
$38,350Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,010 1,940
$38,310Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,550 3,110
$38,290Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$37,240 2,230
$38,190Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,360 540
$38,180First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$35,440 520
$38,120Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,370 680
$38,110Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,260 60
$38,100Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,610 750
$38,050Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,810 870
$37,920Curators
(area) (ind)
$35,900 50
$37,900Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,700 170
$37,660First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,020 6,230
$37,610Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,600 430
$37,600Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,640 5,940
$37,490Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,470 3,840
$37,460Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$34,380 120
$37,260Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,370 2,470
$37,210Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,940 150
$37,210Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,160 100
$37,120Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,360 370
$37,090Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,550 40
$36,830New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,450n.a.
$36,800Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,980 1,180
$36,640Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,740 60
$36,600Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,400 450
$36,500Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,990 510
$36,400Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,540 180
$36,350Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,170 4,600
$36,340Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,460 50
$36,220Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,070 270
$36,210First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,560 290
$36,180Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$34,680 220
$36,150Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$35,450 170
$36,080Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,480 1,720
$36,000Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$34,450 510
$35,990Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,950 280
$35,970Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,770 30,970
$35,940Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,770 60
$35,890Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$35,720 100
$35,860Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,020 1,310
$35,750Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$35,910 90
$35,700Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,510 30
$35,610Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,010 1,280
$35,460Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$36,010 510
$35,400Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,730 560
$35,380Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,070 220
$35,380Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,580 40
$35,320Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,190 5,720
$35,260Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,940 2,340
$35,180Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$33,680 210
$35,070Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,010 210
$35,030Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$35,570n.a.
$34,980Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,280 180
$34,900Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,400 40
$34,850Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,630 30
$34,810Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,350n.a.
$34,790Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,190 1,780
$34,760Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,750 140
$34,520Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,490 9,310
$34,470Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,960 36,520
$34,440Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$33,340 240
$34,370Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,820n.a.
$34,260Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,120n.a.
$34,170All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,290 638,660
$34,100Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,400 580
$34,100Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$34,950 270
$33,800Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,900n.a.
$33,690Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,040 70
$33,690Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,690 50
$33,620Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,520 8,000
$33,530Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,200 40
$33,520Electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,730n.a.
$33,340Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,720 670
$33,190Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,590 330
$33,080Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,280 1,080
$32,870Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$31,470n.a.
$32,870Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,240 1,330
$32,870Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$32,980 40
$32,850Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,320 410
$32,730All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,670 560
$32,710Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$30,210 780
$32,630Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$27,200n.a.
$32,620Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,720 660
$32,530Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$27,250 120
$32,510Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$28,500n.a.
$32,490Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,750 1,150
$32,340Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,100 8,000
$32,290Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,210 63,400
$32,250Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,350 310
$32,170Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,380n.a.
$31,960Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$31,030 550
$31,930Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,640n.a.
$31,900Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,880n.a.
$31,810Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,160 420
$31,740Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,930 270
$31,660Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,200 440
$31,620Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,960 210
$31,580Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,540 70
$31,550Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$31,320 1,760
$31,530Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,810n.a.
$31,470Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,700 220
$31,450First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,760 400
$31,440Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$30,770 1,260
$31,430Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,050 60
$31,420Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,440 10,150
$31,410Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,920n.a.
$31,390Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,340 1,790
$31,310Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,220 50
$31,250Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,630n.a.
$31,230Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,420 24,490
$31,190Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,750 100
$31,170Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,210 80
$31,150Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,350 2,710
$31,020Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,360n.a.
$30,940Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,650 790
$30,920Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,220 170
$30,890Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,630 90
$30,770Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$28,630 100
$30,760Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,080 960
$30,720Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$27,350 60
$30,680Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,520 250
$30,630Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,290n.a.
$30,550Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,330 960
$30,520Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,240 2,700
$30,510Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,560 1,070
$30,310Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,630 170
$30,180Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,840 740
$30,160Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,090 270
$30,130Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,360 420
$30,050Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,570 400
$30,020Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,720 1,050
$30,020Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,720 200
$29,960Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,920 310
$29,900Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$29,370 530
$29,870First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,900 4,520
$29,840Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,440 120
$29,830Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,430 60
$29,780Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,050 630
$29,690Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,660 1,120
$29,660Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,710 120
$29,640Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,100 770
$29,580Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,220 8,330
$29,430Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,910 620
$29,380Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,130 280
$29,320Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$29,380 1,850
$29,290Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,520 1,190
$29,260Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,420n.a.
$29,180Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,520 160
$29,180Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,150 270
$29,150Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$28,210 460
$29,120Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$28,460 120
$29,040Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,710 350
$28,870Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,840 360
$28,860Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,500 4,640
$28,820Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,980 110
$28,700Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,560 1,120
$28,510Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$28,480 40
$28,460Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$27,970 60
$28,450Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,720 150
$28,390Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,240n.a.
$28,360Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,180 640
$28,340Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,690 108,600
$28,330Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,690 40
$28,200Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,500 850
$28,160Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,400 70
$28,020Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$26,250 110
$27,980Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,660 110
$27,970Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,190 3,260
$27,960Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,330 4,930
$27,870Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,440 2,000
$27,850Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$28,620 430
$27,850Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,700 60
$27,790Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,670 13,610
$27,780Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,260 2,190
$27,770Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,530 88,030
$27,590Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,800 290
$27,480Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,260 2,240
$27,370Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,760 170
$27,260Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,310 3,220
$27,090Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,280 570
$27,000Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,020 900
$27,000Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,840 510
$26,690Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$24,900 240
$26,590Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,840 40
$26,550Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,220 1,520
$26,470Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,000n.a.
$26,440Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,270 200
$26,390Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,980 670
$26,390Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,700 7,530
$26,360Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,680 560
$26,350Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,330n.a.
$26,320Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,220 130
$26,310Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,900 56,420
$26,300Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,370 320
$26,290Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,240 80
$26,240Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,530 12,580
$26,150Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,740n.a.
$26,110Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,560 320
$26,100Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,550 1,170
$26,020Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,750 990
$26,010Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,460 1,980
$25,990Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,110 100
$25,830Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910 590
$25,770Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,290n.a.
$25,740Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,620 4,410
$25,730Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,760 5,020
$25,650Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,030 680
$25,590Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,760n.a.
$25,580Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,200 40
$25,570Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,410 820
$25,540Roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,830 430
$25,440Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,020n.a.
$25,420Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$25,120 460
$25,400Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,890 1,070
$25,370Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,490 910
$25,360Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,510 1,630
$25,180Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,620 980
$25,150Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,830n.a.
$25,130Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,640 470
$25,130Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$21,930 40
$24,920Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,610 60
$24,920Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,760 5,060
$24,920Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,210 330
$24,800Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,060 130
$24,630Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,690 750
$24,600Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,950n.a.
$24,540Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,480 120
$24,470Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,120 380
$24,350Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880 6,180
$24,350Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,210 220
$24,340Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,790 470
$24,310Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,300 840
$24,270Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,020 1,230
$24,210Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$23,260n.a.
$24,200Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,380 910
$24,190Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,450 2,610
$24,110Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,670 170
$24,020Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$24,840n.a.
$24,000Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,880n.a.
$23,960Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,170 1,160
$23,900Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,760 450
$23,900Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,650 290
$23,890Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,080 1,250
$23,840Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,370n.a.
$23,810Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,900
$23,790Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,340 710
$23,640Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,710 11,370
$23,640Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,030n.a.
$23,570Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,750 1,340
$23,530Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,640 1,080
$23,520Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,410 110
$23,440Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,930n.a.
$23,430Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,470 60
$23,390Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,230 190
$23,360Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$22,740 300
$23,360Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,670 1,280
$23,330Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,900 930
$23,310Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,790 40
$23,210Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,150 1,430
$23,090Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 460
$23,020Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,120 900
$22,860Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,050 40
$22,770Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,260n.a.
$22,740Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,970 4,210
$22,680Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,020 1,340
$22,590Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,100 490
$22,500Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,950 250
$22,360Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,290 18,150
$22,350Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,850 870
$22,340Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,780 2,380
$22,320Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,390 1,820
$22,170Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,240 19,970
$22,160Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$21,660 100
$22,030Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,800 1,300
$21,960Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,840 15,870
$21,920Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,840 90
$21,890File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,180 730
$21,880Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,040 940
$21,870Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,990 240
$21,830Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,800 490
$21,800Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,430 2,830
$21,780Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,500 320
$21,710Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,950 630
$21,620Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,410 780
$21,520Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 280
$21,440Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,200 60
$21,320Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$19,280 150
$21,290Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,670 6,970
$21,280Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,020 3,210
$21,160Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,590 60
$21,070Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,000 270
$20,970Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,850 250
$20,950Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,890 4,380
$20,870Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,750 5,210
$20,800Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$20,940 360
$20,750Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,410 260
$20,700Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,240 150
$20,340Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,280 210
$20,250Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,810 19,330
$20,190Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,270 3,520
$20,180Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,130 6,900
$19,950Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,490 410
$19,950Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,020 11,480
$19,850Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,890 580
$19,830Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,140n.a.
$19,810Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,060 450
$19,620Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,370 510
$19,520Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,370n.a.
$19,480Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$17,580 40
$19,070Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,090 1,000
$19,010Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,220 6,330
$18,570Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,340 9,030
$18,520Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,270 3,390
$18,490Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,420n.a.
$18,280Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,380 100
$18,240Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,880n.a.
$18,210Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,270 1,140
$18,190Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,020 3,020
$18,020Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,590n.a.
$17,790Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,520 250
$17,790Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$17,170 1,320
$17,780Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,230 4,430
$17,760Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,860 3,410
$17,630Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,960 1,610
$17,530Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,430 4,860
$17,500Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,110n.a.
$17,370Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,320 1,700
$17,290Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,750n.a.
$17,000Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$13,580 190
$16,850Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,650 800
$16,770Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,720 270
$16,640Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,460 860
$16,560Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,760 52,050
$16,530Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,990 1,250
$16,370Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,330 320
$16,170Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,240 1,120
$16,170Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,540 4,060
$16,160Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,850 490
$15,880Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$15,990 250
$15,560Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$14,310 130
$15,520Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,360 14,740
$15,110Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,130 1,860
$14,920Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,180 1,790
$14,810Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,910n.a.
$14,750Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,230n.a.
$14,590Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,170 14,080
$14,570Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,590 1,950
$14,450Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$12,640n.a.
$14,410Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,150 1,310
$14,000Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$13,630n.a.
$13,800Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,100 12,000
$13,480Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,360 460
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 960
n.a.Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina metropolitan area consists of:

Alamance County
Davidson County
Davie County
Forsyth County
Guilford County
Randolph County
Stokes County
Yadkin County