Wages by Occupation in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 365,410 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,570 for all occupations combined. 499 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Greensboro-High Point, NC area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

32.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.7), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 92.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 74.5; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 64,502 residents (8.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,053; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 375,392 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

33.8% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.7), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$31,039	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,370	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$41,970	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$57,628	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$72,676	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.7% (±2.1)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.5% (±1.0)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	11.3% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	6.9% (±1.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.8% (±0.8)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	3.4% (±0.5)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	32.3%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.8%	10.0%
Business	20.5%	20.1%
Education	11.7%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	25.7%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	3,300	$80,170	$91,400	9.02	0.97
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	220	$34,790	$36,120	0.61	8.20
Administrative Services Managers	420	$103,680	$118,420	1.15	0.68
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	150	$53,930	$56,350	0.41	1.72
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$80,310	$99,570	0.12	2.09
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	880	$64,520	$66,670	2.41	2.71
Aircraft Service Attendants	110	$34,350	$37,640	0.31	1.55
Airfield Operations Specialists	80	$45,750	$50,670	0.23	2.35
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	890	$23,580	$25,350	2.44	0.95
Animal Caretakers	670	$30,700	$33,420	1.82	1.06
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	90	$96,040	$101,800	0.25	0.36
Architectural and Civil Drafters	140	$63,230	$64,860	0.40	0.59
Architectural and Engineering Managers	530	$161,720	$166,410	1.46	1.03
Art Directors	100	$85,610	$100,380	0.28	0.84
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$77,340	$78,550	0.75	1.25
Athletic Trainers	80	$52,250	$53,180	0.22	1.11
Audio and Video Technicians	130	$46,210	$47,680	0.36	0.80
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	170	$32,700	$33,900	0.46	0.70
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	440	$48,930	$53,250	1.20	1.25
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,110	$48,770	$51,680	5.77	1.27
Avionics Technicians	150	$63,570	$71,580	0.42	3.45
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	70	$31,140	$32,700	0.20	1.10
Bakers	580	$34,950	$34,370	1.59	1.05
Bartenders	1,310	$34,550	$38,740	3.59	0.74
Bill and Account Collectors	670	$35,300	$38,370	1.83	1.79
Billing and Posting Clerks	340	$47,460	$49,150	0.93	0.36
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$65,100	$75,590	0.43	1.34
Biological Scientists, All Other	40	$99,050	$103,310	0.11	0.31
Biological Technicians	50	$59,890	$60,090	0.15	0.33
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,440	$46,990	$48,830	9.41	1.06
Budget Analysts	80	$68,970	$75,700	0.21	0.70
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	970	$58,190	$58,470	2.67	1.43
Bus Drivers, School	1,030	$37,280	$40,370	2.82	1.09
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	350	$44,060	$44,380	0.97	0.95
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,890	$74,380	$81,370	5.17	0.74
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	270	$84,330	$97,790	0.73	1.39
Butchers and Meat Cutters	210	$38,850	$40,210	0.57	0.65
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,170	$72,540	$78,390	3.21	1.02
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	360	$44,920	$43,840	0.99	2.00
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	50	$59,460	$60,510	0.14	1.32
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	110	$46,980	$49,740	0.29	2.71
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	520	$61,170	$63,700	1.44	1.96
Cargo and Freight Agents	260	$47,600	$48,090	0.72	1.15
Carpenters	760	$49,910	$50,430	2.07	0.48
Cashiers	7,510	$28,630	$29,170	20.55	1.03
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	440	$46,030	$46,240	1.20	0.90
Chefs and Head Cooks	280	$59,160	$63,330	0.77	0.60
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	770	$50,180	$52,220	2.12	2.36
Chemical Plant and System Operators	90	$65,450	$64,880	0.26	2.43
Chemical Technicians	200	$55,800	$59,320	0.56	1.51
Chemists	300	$97,690	$97,370	0.82	1.55
Chief Executives	160	$354,310	$393,980	0.43	0.32
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,050	$59,780	$58,320	2.88	1.14
Childcare Workers	900	$29,240	$31,050	2.47	0.74
Chiropractors	60	$100,310	$103,180	0.16	0.64
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	190	$57,160	$58,000	0.52	1.18
Civil Engineers	620	$93,460	$97,330	1.69	0.72
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	370	$74,630	$75,380	1.01	0.49
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,090	$31,200	$31,480	2.98	1.22
Clergy	100	$56,970	$56,990	0.28	0.77
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	170	$80,560	$94,990	0.46	0.93
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	690	$57,140	$60,110	1.90	0.89
Coaches and Scouts	650	$38,660	$50,150	1.79	1.12
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	680	$47,070	$49,460	1.87	1.83
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	40	$44,510	$44,390	0.10	0.61
Commercial and Industrial Designers	140	$77,820	$87,690	0.38	1.77
Commercial Pilots	110	$133,870	$138,240	0.31	1.02
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	200	$49,440	$51,310	0.56	0.81
Community Health Workers	100	$47,390	$48,780	0.28	0.72
Compensation and Benefits Managers	30	$131,930	$136,380	0.09	0.63
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	260	$66,860	$73,310	0.71	0.99
Compliance Officers	620	$71,850	$79,240	1.69	0.63
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,020	$163,180	$175,750	2.80	0.65
Computer Hardware Engineers	70	$123,950	$119,860	0.19	0.38
Computer Network Architects	430	$114,540	$118,940	1.19	1.03
Computer Network Support Specialists	190	$68,430	$73,930	0.51	0.54
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	560	$47,930	$51,190	1.52	1.40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	90	$69,070	$69,090	0.24	1.31
Computer Occupations, All Other	450	$96,070	$98,500	1.24	0.44
Computer Programmers	190	$84,700	$87,360	0.52	0.87
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$97,050	$96,010	0.55	2.39
Computer Systems Analysts	860	$104,050	$112,060	2.36	0.71
Computer User Support Specialists	1,430	$55,440	$58,280	3.91	0.85
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	150	$43,010	$45,910	0.40	0.95
Concierges	40	$35,140	$37,090	0.11	0.33
Construction and Building Inspectors	470	$63,560	$67,970	1.30	1.37
Construction Laborers	2,190	$40,100	$43,310	5.99	0.85
Construction Managers	1,000	$105,450	$118,230	2.73	1.12
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	120	$63,230	$60,330	0.33	1.08
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	280	$37,320	$38,200	0.76	5.14
Cooks, Fast Food	6,850	$27,880	$27,020	18.74	4.55
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,030	$35,610	$36,240	2.81	0.99
Cooks, Restaurant	3,250	$34,550	$34,040	8.90	0.98
Cooks, Short Order	260	$29,700	$29,980	0.71	0.79
Correctional Officers and Jailers	540	$50,550	$55,430	1.47	0.60
Cost Estimators	600	$73,410	$76,570	1.64	1.13
Counter and Rental Clerks	1,560	$36,800	$41,830	4.26	1.65
Couriers and Messengers	280	$37,510	$37,680	0.77	1.74
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	360	$50,960	$53,130	0.98	0.85
Crane and Tower Operators	80	$64,730	$64,280	0.22	0.80
Credit Analysts	160	$79,950	$89,190	0.43	1.05
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	50	$42,250	$43,260	0.13	1.74
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$75,600	$68,440	0.40	4.71
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	210	$32,740	$32,980	0.57	0.94
Curators	60	$55,170	$59,680	0.15	1.97
Customer Service Representatives	7,460	$41,240	$43,620	20.41	1.22
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	200	$37,020	$41,030	0.55	14.02
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	430	$41,100	$42,910	1.19	4.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	400	$39,150	$42,180	1.09	0.99
Data Entry Keyers	290	$37,670	$40,250	0.80	0.98
Data Scientists	370	$106,060	$111,490	1.01	0.60
Database Administrators	70	$92,500	$97,620	0.20	0.44
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	50	$33,930	$35,420	0.14	0.33
Dental Assistants	800	$49,800	$49,870	2.20	0.88
Dental Hygienists	390	$84,250	$81,420	1.07	0.75
Dental Laboratory Technicians	120	$48,550	$51,390	0.32	1.44
Dentists, General	190	$163,910	$188,790	0.52	0.65
Dermatologists	80	$457,770	$416,190	0.21	2.85
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	240	$61,210	$80,680	0.66	0.89
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	150	$98,890	$91,330	0.41	0.71
Dietetic Technicians	120	$29,800	$30,850	0.32	1.58
Dietitians and Nutritionists	130	$63,910	$64,750	0.35	0.71
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	900	$28,420	$27,230	2.46	0.71
Dishwashers	820	$29,760	$30,630	2.25	0.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	540	$46,390	$49,530	1.48	1.13
Driver/Sales Workers	950	$45,200	$41,630	2.60	0.99
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	120	$50,530	$48,290	0.34	0.63
Editors	110	$66,540	$70,820	0.30	0.52
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$104,700	$112,610	0.15	0.42
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	860	$95,130	$95,100	2.34	1.11
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	380	$105,180	$130,270	1.05	0.90
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	180	$55,060	$61,560	0.50	1.06
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$75,150	$75,660	0.70	1.79
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	200	$48,770	$56,370	0.56	0.73
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	660	$56,230	$56,260	1.80	0.79
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	40	$45,310	$44,140	0.12	1.30
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	160	$79,540	$80,870	0.44	0.72
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	30	$77,810	$77,820	0.09	0.77
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	90	$73,620	$71,630	0.24	0.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	70	$108,240	$100,640	0.18	1.34
Electrical Engineers	440	$117,480	$123,440	1.21	0.94
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	190	$79,190	$79,730	0.53	0.63
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	970	$46,980	$46,020	2.65	1.67
Electricians	1,990	$58,380	$56,510	5.46	1.12
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	120	$67,940	$64,990	0.34	3.43
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	70	$101,200	$113,280	0.20	0.32
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,590	$59,730	$56,580	7.10	0.79
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	700	$44,440	$47,180	1.92	1.93
Emergency Medical Technicians	370	$44,250	$47,500	1.02	0.88
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$100,350	$113,660	0.42	1.61
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	160	$56,510	$57,020	0.43	1.12
Engineers, All Other	280	$118,160	$119,040	0.77	0.77
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	80	$75,780	$81,520	0.21	0.88
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	50	$52,380	$52,300	0.14	0.62
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	200	$69,450	$77,370	0.54	0.95
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	560	$66,140	$70,580	1.54	0.52
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	560	$44,630	$44,490	1.53	0.74
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	430	$60,390	$55,280	1.17	2.98
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	170	$40,000	$43,880	0.45	5.47
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	210	$47,120	$47,180	0.58	1.52
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	70	$40,090	$45,230	0.19	10.23
Facilities Managers	420	$103,570	$116,110	1.16	1.16
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$82,420	$91,460	0.18	9.93
Family Medicine Physicians	100	$207,820	$205,390	0.28	0.41
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	110	$35,640	$36,290	0.30	0.17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	90	$46,130	$46,600	0.25	1.18
Fashion Designers	70	$52,840	$63,350	0.20	1.45
Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,790	$28,200	$28,490	18.59	0.75
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	60	$37,800	$41,150	0.15	1.49
File Clerks	100	$42,590	$42,850	0.28	0.60
Financial and Investment Analysts	630	$80,280	$89,240	1.73	0.74
Financial Clerks, All Other	40	$63,490	$59,680	0.12	0.53
Financial Examiners	60	$87,040	$102,390	0.17	0.40
Financial Managers	1,340	$159,740	$179,560	3.66	0.68
Financial Risk Specialists	110	$96,550	$100,390	0.31	0.75
Financial Specialists, All Other	180	$73,950	$82,370	0.48	0.56
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	40	$73,540	$71,270	0.12	1.31
Firefighters	1,970	$46,600	$49,960	5.38	2.42
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,260	$73,120	$75,150	6.20	1.19
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	70	$75,790	$76,590	0.19	0.55
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	250	$49,130	$51,040	0.67	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	300	$59,370	$67,930	0.83	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,730	$44,810	$45,010	7.48	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	450	$46,060	$49,290	1.23	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	350	$53,260	$54,780	0.96	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,740	$75,000	$78,010	4.76	1.20
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	890	$93,770	$108,210	2.43	1.76
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,510	$62,630	$66,990	6.87	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	190	$44,720	$46,600	0.53	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	370	$99,390	$95,120	1.01	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,410	$66,050	$70,940	6.61	1.53
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,870	$47,290	$52,770	7.86	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	280	$49,710	$54,590	0.76	1.46
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	2,380	$59,940	$63,480	6.51	1.62
Floral Designers	60	$36,330	$36,090	0.17	0.63
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	80	$47,010	$49,070	0.21	1.61
Food Batchmakers	140	$35,040	$34,330	0.39	0.34
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	50	$33,120	$35,420	0.12	0.62
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	250	$29,190	$29,650	0.68	1.24
Food Preparation Workers	1,820	$31,840	$31,930	4.99	0.87
Food Processing Workers, All Other	270	$36,660	$36,890	0.73	1.75
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	900	$29,030	$33,030	2.46	1.30
Food Service Managers	600	$73,780	$78,460	1.64	1.07
Forensic Science Technicians	70	$61,130	$61,740	0.18	1.45
Fundraisers	270	$65,490	$72,450	0.74	1.03
Fundraising Managers	70	$123,750	$140,060	0.19	0.77
Funeral Attendants	140	$36,000	$37,590	0.38	1.88
Funeral Home Managers	30	$77,680	$93,910	0.09	1.03
Furniture Finishers	270	$39,110	$41,640	0.75	8.07
General and Operations Managers	4,710	$100,930	$127,230	12.88	0.57
General Internal Medicine Physicians	—	$228,550	$287,040	—	—
Glaziers	50	$45,240	$47,940	0.13	0.35
Graphic Designers	470	$55,240	$60,400	1.29	1.02
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	40	$38,240	$38,520	0.11	1.62
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	280	$48,630	$47,880	0.77	1.79
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	470	$37,620	$42,650	1.29	0.66
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	200	$43,120	$43,960	0.53	1.61
Health Education Specialists	140	$54,600	$60,020	0.38	0.91
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	40	$60,050	$66,440	0.10	0.43
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	310	$82,330	$94,170	0.85	0.60
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	370	$46,920	$52,060	1.02	0.87
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	40	$45,300	$52,100	0.12	0.53
Healthcare Social Workers	390	$60,820	$60,720	1.06	0.88
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	80	$47,090	$49,880	0.23	0.32
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,170	$58,520	$58,180	3.21	1.22
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,480	$58,480	$59,960	17.73	1.34
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	30	$39,480	$38,470	0.10	0.60
Helpers--Electricians	560	$42,670	$42,190	1.54	3.76
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	370	$37,340	$37,790	1.01	1.64
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	340	$46,420	$43,550	0.94	3.29
Helpers--Production Workers	460	$42,240	$41,750	1.26	1.18
Highway Maintenance Workers	220	$44,550	$45,550	0.61	0.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,620	$29,440	$31,120	12.65	0.46
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	980	$27,460	$27,180	2.69	0.97
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	560	$29,250	$30,180	1.54	0.91
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	170	$49,660	$50,570	0.47	0.81
Human Resources Managers	420	$133,320	$149,910	1.16	0.82
Human Resources Specialists	2,630	$67,660	$73,020	7.21	1.23
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	140	$57,530	$60,890	0.38	0.79
Industrial Engineers	1,050	$95,930	$98,300	2.88	1.22
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,570	$60,320	$61,520	4.29	1.52
Industrial Production Managers	1,040	$124,570	$129,020	2.86	1.80
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,890	$41,510	$43,430	7.90	1.59
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	110	$47,780	$49,190	0.30	0.34
Information Security Analysts	240	$103,960	$117,660	0.65	0.53
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,970	$45,810	$48,390	5.39	1.40
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	430	$47,520	$51,730	1.18	1.04
Instructional Coordinators	390	$64,530	$74,260	1.07	0.73
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	120	$46,500	$43,110	0.32	1.12
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	140	$47,960	$46,420	0.38	2.29
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	260	$51,610	$54,890	0.72	0.53
Insurance Sales Agents	1,360	$58,780	$71,320	3.72	1.21
Insurance Underwriters	150	$75,930	$79,090	0.40	0.59
Interior Designers	170	$61,300	$61,760	0.46	0.99
Interpreters and Translators	130	$43,470	$47,850	0.37	1.10
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	—	$38,710	$44,700	—	—
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,380	$34,520	$33,760	11.99	0.84
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	80	$49,610	$57,810	0.21	1.42
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	100	$53,310	$52,590	0.28	0.39
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$76,780	$81,450	0.13	0.32
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	13,470	$37,190	$39,090	36.86	1.94
Landscape Architects	50	$77,850	$80,070	0.14	1.11
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,730	$37,830	$38,680	4.74	0.77
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	650	$36,310	$34,830	1.77	1.39
Lawyers	980	$126,960	$151,830	2.69	0.55
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	—	$37,380	$44,700	—	—
Legal Support Workers, All Other	70	$57,110	$81,280	0.18	0.60
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	270	$60,090	$60,370	0.73	0.85
Library Assistants, Clerical	70	$36,930	$35,720	0.20	0.37
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$78,200	$75,270	0.16	6.98
Library Technicians	130	$42,810	$43,690	0.35	0.79
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,470	$63,610	$63,480	4.02	0.96
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	50	$53,250	$62,070	0.15	0.31
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	280	$30,100	$28,410	0.77	0.76
Light Truck Drivers	3,030	$40,650	$43,500	8.29	1.31
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	500	$58,670	$56,490	1.38	1.30
Loan Officers	970	$58,400	$69,570	2.65	1.50
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	40	$47,520	$46,800	0.12	1.19
Lodging Managers	100	$65,610	$70,800	0.28	1.02
Logging Equipment Operators	50	$46,060	$47,600	0.12	0.91
Logisticians	520	$74,290	$78,620	1.43	0.89
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	130	$35,500	$36,590	0.37	1.35
Machinists	530	$52,270	$53,470	1.45	0.78
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	60	$81,890	$86,340	0.16	0.56
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,580	$30,020	$32,300	7.07	1.28
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	130	$35,320	$35,560	0.37	1.03
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,530	$47,320	$50,070	9.67	0.98
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	450	$59,730	$59,790	1.22	3.16
Management Analysts	940	$95,000	$94,460	2.57	0.45
Managers, All Other	1,110	$132,890	$141,690	3.04	0.76
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,000	$74,060	$80,000	5.47	0.95
Marketing Managers	650	$151,880	$172,960	1.78	0.70
Marriage and Family Therapists	90	$109,200	$91,740	0.23	0.55
Massage Therapists	130	$63,250	$66,670	0.36	0.57
Materials Engineers	170	$98,380	$102,280	0.47	3.17
Materials Scientists	60	$106,470	$110,990	0.17	3.08
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$79,630	$82,570	0.41	1.32
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	60	$36,670	$34,310	0.17	0.19
Mechanical Drafters	140	$59,660	$64,790	0.39	1.53
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	130	$60,310	$62,070	0.35	1.50
Mechanical Engineers	1,260	$109,540	$110,500	3.44	1.80
Medical and Health Services Managers	880	$115,130	$135,970	2.40	0.63
Medical Assistants	1,730	$46,090	$45,800	4.73	0.90
Medical Equipment Preparers	190	$45,590	$46,680	0.53	1.07
Medical Equipment Repairers	240	$49,310	$54,680	0.66	1.55
Medical Records Specialists	360	$45,180	$50,290	1.00	0.80
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	70	$83,200	$108,300	0.19	0.17
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3,870	$44,500	$43,090	10.60	1.71
Medical Transcriptionists	80	$46,440	$44,990	0.21	0.80
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	270	$49,990	$55,000	0.74	0.81
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	230	$59,550	$63,140	0.62	0.73
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	440	$38,000	$41,810	1.20	1.13
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	70	$47,160	$45,820	0.19	1.86
Meter Readers, Utilities	70	$42,560	$46,870	0.19	1.54
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,380	$56,800	$54,280	6.50	1.63
Millwrights	90	$65,830	$66,340	0.25	0.95
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,890	$41,260	$44,580	16.12	1.78
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	60	$45,570	$46,780	0.17	0.93
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	680	$51,210	$55,030	1.87	3.06
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	510	$62,240	$65,020	1.39	1.22
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	110	$40,370	$42,130	0.30	1.41
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,610	$39,310	$43,170	4.40	4.55
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	80	$60,780	$61,660	0.21	1.30
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	280	$20,820	$23,230	0.78	2.58
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$48,330	$53,610	0.09	0.60
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	280	$52,380	$51,930	0.77	0.96
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$154,100	$161,810	0.47	0.67
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	760	$88,580	$93,320	2.08	1.03
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	80	$47,200	$52,960	0.21	0.83
Nurse Anesthetists	100	$297,560	$254,020	0.28	0.84
Nurse Practitioners	820	$132,230	$136,110	2.25	1.08
Nursing Assistants	5,280	$38,260	$38,650	14.45	1.55
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$81,170	$87,630	0.45	0.90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	410	$84,430	$88,510	1.12	1.24
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	50	$61,610	$65,600	0.14	0.72
Occupational Therapists	270	$96,820	$91,600	0.75	0.72
Occupational Therapy Assistants	80	$74,290	$71,890	0.23	0.69
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	340	$46,480	$46,950	0.92	0.75
Office Clerks, General	4,510	$41,260	$41,930	12.34	0.78
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	50	$40,850	$40,570	0.14	0.87
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,080	$49,310	$51,270	2.95	0.96
Operations Research Analysts	120	$80,300	$87,430	0.32	0.46
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	70	$45,120	$44,340	0.20	0.44
Opticians, Dispensing	120	$59,420	$58,750	0.33	0.69
Order Clerks	250	$43,880	$46,040	0.69	1.44
Orderlies	100	$39,680	$39,620	0.28	0.84
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	100	$44,730	$45,840	0.27	1.18
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,110	$49,880	$50,980	3.04	1.25
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,640	$35,340	$35,670	4.48	1.24
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	350	$41,870	$43,020	0.96	0.66
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	500	$46,990	$45,620	1.36	2.20
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	860	$58,650	$58,740	2.36	0.93
Paramedics	320	$58,980	$56,750	0.88	1.36
Parking Attendants	170	$30,480	$31,780	0.46	0.52
Parts Salespersons	870	$34,800	$39,300	2.38	1.37
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	130	$49,920	$50,270	0.36	1.35
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	240	$54,960	$55,550	0.66	0.67
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	40	$29,770	$30,920	0.11	0.28
Personal Financial Advisors	580	$126,310	$158,200	1.60	0.93
Pest Control Workers	340	$44,460	$44,990	0.94	1.43
Pharmacists	710	$138,180	$134,510	1.95	0.94
Pharmacy Aides	70	$35,760	$32,550	0.19	0.74
Pharmacy Technicians	1,240	$44,930	$43,870	3.40	1.12
Phlebotomists	400	$45,230	$43,810	1.10	1.20
Photographers	180	$44,990	$49,250	0.48	1.46
Physical Therapist Aides	80	$34,530	$39,660	0.23	0.73
Physical Therapist Assistants	190	$64,610	$67,880	0.53	0.73
Physical Therapists	540	$99,320	$97,620	1.47	0.85
Physician Assistants	420	$120,540	$131,080	1.15	1.11
Physicians, All Other	840	$364,620	$342,000	2.30	1.04
Pipelayers	120	$47,550	$49,040	0.33	1.54
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	120	$40,040	$42,480	0.32	1.54
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,110	$57,510	$56,230	3.04	1.02
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,700	$60,830	$66,070	4.66	1.08
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$77,530	$79,790	0.10	0.91
Postal Service Clerks	120	$66,750	$66,320	0.33	0.69
Postal Service Mail Carriers	750	$62,080	$63,480	2.05	0.97
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	1,110	$58,470	$59,480	3.04	4.49
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	30	$100,210	$106,660	0.09	0.96
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	60	$64,820	$69,120	0.17	0.17
Prepress Technicians and Workers	80	$48,900	$49,420	0.21	1.39
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,390	$35,710	$36,230	3.80	1.23
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	70	$34,980	$32,380	0.20	1.21
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	310	$39,580	$42,380	0.85	3.99
Printing Press Operators	630	$45,600	$45,680	1.73	1.87
Private Detectives and Investigators	70	$41,630	$48,720	0.18	0.79
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	260	$58,420	$59,170	0.71	1.24
Procurement Clerks	100	$48,500	$48,530	0.27	0.74
Producers and Directors	160	$62,400	$70,460	0.44	0.48
Production Workers, All Other	1,510	$36,710	$39,550	4.15	2.56
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,430	$51,340	$55,090	3.92	1.56
Project Management Specialists	2,080	$99,690	$104,450	5.70	0.83
Property Appraisers and Assessors	150	$73,970	$74,740	0.40	1.10
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	950	$58,880	$63,660	2.59	1.29
Psychiatric Aides	30	$36,460	$35,890	0.08	0.37
Psychiatric Technicians	190	$44,610	$46,570	0.51	0.51
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$78,950	$75,550	0.25	0.92
Public Relations Managers	70	$136,490	$158,550	0.20	0.41
Public Relations Specialists	490	$62,580	$69,280	1.35	0.74
Public Safety Telecommunicators	230	$47,880	$48,930	0.64	0.97
Purchasing Managers	210	$132,020	$138,000	0.59	1.08
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	490	$67,520	$70,650	1.35	0.91
Real Estate Sales Agents	250	$47,450	$58,770	0.69	0.56
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,360	$34,070	$33,690	3.71	0.63
Recreation Workers	550	$30,550	$33,970	1.51	0.71
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	440	$43,160	$44,730	1.21	1.27
Registered Nurses	6,240	$82,860	$90,430	17.06	0.79
Rehabilitation Counselors	210	$44,050	$43,200	0.57	0.94
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	120	$38,890	$45,120	0.33	0.43
Residential Advisors	230	$37,830	$41,880	0.63	1.16
Respiratory Therapists	290	$80,090	$81,240	0.80	0.89
Retail Salespersons	9,510	$30,750	$33,840	26.02	1.04
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	$46,020	$44,810	—	—
Roofers	230	$49,110	$50,320	0.62	0.71
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	50	$30,380	$39,520	0.15	0.25
Sales Engineers	130	$106,130	$117,220	0.35	1.04
Sales Managers	1,140	$134,760	$153,560	3.11	0.76
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,880	$62,520	$76,810	7.88	0.98
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	4,350	$72,630	$85,750	11.90	1.49
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	480	$95,580	$110,840	1.30	0.71
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	220	$36,600	$40,190	0.60	2.27
School Bus Monitors	120	$33,430	$33,080	0.33	0.66
School Psychologists	—	$76,160	$72,800	—	—
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,300	$58,990	$55,520	6.30	0.92
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,270	$45,750	$45,760	8.95	0.82
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1,220	$64,370	$99,840	3.35	1.06
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	210	$51,500	$55,390	0.58	1.04
Security Guards	2,820	$33,430	$36,680	7.73	0.94
Self-Enrichment Teachers	520	$48,460	$53,920	1.44	0.67
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$55,800	$56,330	0.16	0.41
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$48,210	$50,820	0.16	0.82
Sewing Machine Operators	1,460	$32,470	$34,670	4.00	5.93
Sheet Metal Workers	380	$55,860	$55,300	1.04	1.35
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,080	$43,570	$45,630	5.68	1.08
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	460	$31,310	$35,100	1.25	0.78
Skincare Specialists	120	$38,110	$49,690	0.33	0.71
Social and Community Service Managers	350	$78,190	$82,200	0.95	0.70
Social and Human Service Assistants	420	$41,530	$43,500	1.14	0.41
Social Science Research Assistants	180	$64,490	$62,310	0.49	2.50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$82,540	$70,970	0.10	1.21
Social Workers, All Other	50	$46,400	$55,920	0.13	0.32
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$82,110	$78,660	0.14	1.90
Software Developers	1,710	$125,190	$126,400	4.67	0.43
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	270	$99,340	$98,780	0.74	0.62
Soil and Plant Scientists	30	$74,280	$88,830	0.09	0.90
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	270	$60,000	$58,040	0.74	0.44
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	500	$60,430	$57,160	1.37	2.24
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	360	$56,660	$54,960	0.97	0.92
Speech-Language Pathologists	430	$78,830	$84,950	1.17	0.99
Stockers and Order Fillers	7,470	$35,840	$37,060	20.45	1.12
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	170	$49,490	$53,190	0.46	1.06
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	130	$47,470	$47,270	0.37	1.09
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	480	$51,410	$56,880	1.30	0.41
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	1,320	$44,370	$40,390	3.62	1.07
Surgical Assistants	—	$59,920	$52,240	—	—
Surgical Technologists	340	$59,070	$57,840	0.94	1.24
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	270	$56,910	$56,830	0.73	1.96
Surveyors	80	$76,930	$84,260	0.21	0.63
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	90	$41,130	$40,370	0.23	1.07
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	150	$64,350	$75,170	0.42	1.15
Tax Preparers	150	$45,250	$55,080	0.42	0.85
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	150	$45,520	$45,910	0.41	0.57
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,970	$29,050	$30,910	5.40	0.59
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	400	$50,050	$48,050	1.08	1.03
Technical Writers	130	$88,840	$89,160	0.36	1.22
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	250	$60,670	$62,370	0.69	0.76
Telemarketers	90	$35,380	$36,010	0.23	0.63
Tellers	390	$44,650	$44,660	1.06	0.50
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	230	$39,600	$41,160	0.63	18.35
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	150	$38,940	$40,490	0.41	7.07
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	460	$36,730	$35,380	1.26	15.06
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	620	$37,290	$36,510	1.69	11.94
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	220	$35,380	$37,060	0.61	7.03
Tile and Stone Setters	60	$49,160	$46,660	0.16	0.68
Tire Repairers and Changers	280	$36,720	$39,950	0.76	1.09
Tool and Die Makers	250	$61,090	$60,930	0.69	1.88
Tour and Travel Guides	100	$32,690	$34,180	0.27	0.78
Training and Development Managers	120	$117,630	$133,000	0.33	1.07
Training and Development Specialists	1,300	$62,740	$66,730	3.56	1.21
Transportation Inspectors	110	$105,370	$103,780	0.29	1.86
Transportation Security Screeners	90	$65,170	$62,850	0.26	0.79
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	700	$101,320	$116,570	1.92	1.35
Travel Agents	150	$48,010	$54,320	0.41	1.16
Tutors	310	$44,000	$47,030	0.84	0.75
Upholsterers	750	$49,040	$49,870	2.04	15.76
Urban and Regional Planners	90	$83,880	$83,700	0.24	0.83
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	660	$33,650	$30,410	1.82	2.32
Veterinarians	180	$129,910	$139,180	0.49	0.91
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	470	$36,280	$36,580	1.28	1.57
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	270	$49,090	$49,240	0.73	0.88
Waiters and Waitresses	5,210	$30,060	$36,630	14.25	0.98
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	230	$51,680	$52,480	0.63	0.76
Web and Digital Interface Designers	210	$77,790	$87,370	0.57	0.78
Web Developers	100	$91,730	$91,320	0.27	0.59
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	120	$41,430	$44,550	0.33	0.97
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,180	$54,180	$54,700	3.23	1.20
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$44,450	$48,180	0.17	0.83
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	480	$37,560	$38,810	1.31	3.32
Writers and Authors	100	$63,270	$78,410	0.27	0.86

Colleges in this area

14 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Bennett College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	180
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	99
Greensboro College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	967
Guilford College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,180
Guilford Technical Community College	Public	2-year	11,485
Health And Style Institute	Private for-profit	2-year	—
High Point University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	6,331
Leons Beauty School Inc	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	102
North Carolina A & T State University	Public	4-year or above	14,311
Randolph Community College	Public	2-year	2,814
Rockingham Community College	Public	2-year	1,803
South University-High Point	Private for-profit	4-year or above	67
Strayer University-North Carolina	Private for-profit	4-year or above	3,037
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Public	4-year or above	18,012

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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