Wages by Occupation in Greenville, NC

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Greenville, NC metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 80,770 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,560 for all occupations combined. 289 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

33.8% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 88.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 57.3; 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 26,814 residents (15.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,405; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 85,573 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

36.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.1), 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	$33,993	$32,485
High school graduate	$36,644	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$42,306	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$53,204	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$69,943	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	27.8% (±3.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	19.1% (±2.4)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	12.5% (±1.6)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0% (±1.0)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	32.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	16.6%	10.0%
Business	15.4%	20.1%
Education	12.6%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.4%	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	550	$75,140	$82,750	6.82	0.73
Administrative Services Managers	80	$106,510	$119,350	0.93	0.55
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	90	$50,000	$55,450	1.14	4.77
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	250	$27,290	$26,610	3.08	1.21
Animal Caretakers	180	$31,550	$31,260	2.26	1.32
Architectural and Civil Drafters	40	$64,900	$68,340	0.50	0.75
Architectural and Engineering Managers	100	$163,580	$163,330	1.21	0.85
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$74,200	$74,970	1.78	2.97
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$30,380	$33,020	0.76	1.15
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	60	$49,050	$56,480	0.77	0.80
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	390	$47,220	$48,340	4.81	1.06
Bakers	100	$33,130	$33,230	1.26	0.83
Bartenders	300	$30,190	$36,760	3.66	0.75
Bill and Account Collectors	70	$41,900	$41,030	0.81	0.80
Billing and Posting Clerks	140	$43,080	$45,620	1.67	0.64
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	720	$47,670	$48,320	8.94	1.01
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	40	$44,370	$45,780	0.46	1.36
Budget Analysts	70	$83,570	$77,730	0.84	2.78
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	160	$49,850	$52,170	2.02	1.08
Bus Drivers, School	190	$36,500	$36,300	2.38	0.92
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	350	$67,940	$75,450	4.30	0.61
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$140,490	$120,110	2.28	4.31
Butchers and Meat Cutters	30	$36,390	$36,400	0.42	0.48
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	140	$70,000	$75,120	1.79	0.57
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	70	$80,670	$82,400	0.88	2.17
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$64,700	$68,320	0.70	0.95
Carpenters	180	$46,750	$48,190	2.17	0.50
Cashiers	1,870	$27,720	$27,780	23.19	1.17
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	50	$39,400	$41,530	0.68	0.51
Chefs and Head Cooks	80	$60,400	$60,790	0.98	0.76
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	280	$45,200	$44,970	3.51	3.90
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	320	$59,110	$57,430	3.94	1.56
Childcare Workers	220	$28,110	$28,620	2.74	0.82
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$57,170	$59,400	0.71	1.61
Civil Engineers	150	$94,410	$95,110	1.89	0.80
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	180	$29,690	$30,960	2.21	0.90
Clergy	30	$55,280	$54,960	0.42	1.13
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	30	$90,150	$103,520	0.41	0.84
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	400	$65,440	$63,740	4.92	2.30
Coaches and Scouts	230	$32,570	$38,370	2.79	1.74
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$51,310	$48,980	1.55	1.52
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	40	$53,400	$56,850	0.49	0.71
Community Health Workers	50	$46,610	$50,350	0.64	1.60
Compliance Officers	200	$81,460	$82,950	2.49	0.93
Computer and Information Systems Managers	150	$158,250	$162,960	1.87	0.43
Computer Network Architects	90	$102,070	$109,000	1.12	0.97
Computer Network Support Specialists	80	$58,930	$55,860	0.98	1.04
Computer Occupations, All Other	120	$116,080	$112,430	1.45	0.52
Computer Programmers	60	$106,770	$98,290	0.77	1.29
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$83,470	$92,700	0.91	3.97
Computer Systems Analysts	270	$102,050	$104,470	3.29	0.98
Computer User Support Specialists	410	$61,480	$63,130	5.12	1.11
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	110	$43,340	$46,810	1.31	3.11
Construction and Building Inspectors	80	$59,870	$63,070	1.01	1.07
Construction Laborers	450	$42,420	$44,010	5.62	0.80
Construction Managers	180	$106,630	$118,680	2.22	0.91
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	30	$54,440	$53,390	0.37	1.20
Cooks, Fast Food	1,780	$23,600	$25,620	22.01	5.34
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	220	$34,840	$34,440	2.67	0.94
Cooks, Restaurant	890	$34,130	$33,130	11.00	1.21
Correctional Officers and Jailers	140	$56,610	$56,800	1.70	0.70
Cost Estimators	140	$72,050	$80,110	1.71	1.19
Counter and Rental Clerks	290	$36,580	$40,010	3.60	1.40
Couriers and Messengers	100	$37,050	$36,600	1.28	2.90
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$48,140	$46,450	1.24	1.07
Credit Analysts	30	$77,470	$86,990	0.39	0.93
Customer Service Representatives	1,160	$36,310	$39,760	14.30	0.86
Data Entry Keyers	30	$40,290	$42,160	0.42	0.52
Data Scientists	80	$101,520	$100,910	1.04	0.61
Dental Assistants	230	$49,420	$48,190	2.86	1.15
Dental Hygienists	110	$93,790	$85,520	1.35	0.94
Dentists, General	50	$174,990	$196,730	0.63	0.79
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	40	$61,220	$66,850	0.56	0.76
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	120	$76,380	$75,590	1.50	2.59
Dietitians and Nutritionists	130	$66,410	$69,440	1.65	3.31
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	240	$26,710	$27,120	2.98	0.85
Dishwashers	180	$28,560	$29,130	2.24	0.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	50	$47,380	$49,310	0.59	0.45
Driver/Sales Workers	330	$18,720	$27,390	4.07	1.55
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	160	$87,960	$90,490	1.96	0.93
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	300	$111,510	$130,260	3.77	3.25
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$46,110	$53,060	0.80	1.70
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	190	$54,480	$57,390	2.33	1.03
Electrical Engineers	70	$95,060	$97,690	0.85	0.66
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	90	$62,410	$69,110	1.16	1.38
Electricians	480	$54,930	$54,110	5.95	1.22
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	740	$55,490	$53,550	9.19	1.03
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	160	$47,720	$45,410	1.93	1.94
Emergency Medical Technicians	200	$44,220	$44,660	2.45	2.11
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$87,950	$95,090	0.45	1.74
Engineers, All Other	40	$140,970	$129,650	0.47	0.47
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	150	$63,270	$64,810	1.80	0.61
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	180	$44,920	$46,370	2.23	1.08
Facilities Managers	60	$113,110	$116,960	0.75	0.75
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$84,300	$84,220	0.55	30.54
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,770	$28,000	$28,020	21.88	0.88
File Clerks	30	$35,270	$39,240	0.40	0.84
Financial and Investment Analysts	100	$99,310	$105,270	1.22	0.52
Financial Managers	240	$142,420	$162,390	2.94	0.54
Financial Specialists, All Other	30	$76,400	$80,580	0.37	0.44
Firefighters	200	$34,430	$38,250	2.45	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	520	$72,490	$75,880	6.39	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	50	$58,470	$57,170	0.67	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	40	$59,310	$66,850	0.48	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	730	$38,620	$43,300	9.05	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	110	$43,000	$44,880	1.41	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	60	$50,450	$53,390	0.77	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	360	$76,100	$77,770	4.48	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	120	$77,400	$80,160	1.47	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	530	$58,850	$62,520	6.52	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	70	$47,240	$47,860	0.81	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	130	$74,520	$85,010	1.60	1.61
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	300	$84,260	$81,480	3.72	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	740	$45,960	$50,180	9.11	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	240	$57,190	$59,140	2.92	0.73
Floral Designers	30	$37,210	$37,280	0.39	1.51
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	110	$28,720	$28,760	1.35	2.48
Food Preparation Workers	410	$28,240	$29,710	5.08	0.88
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	70	$27,370	$30,550	0.87	0.46
Food Service Managers	140	$72,830	$74,050	1.72	1.12
Fundraisers	160	$49,960	$58,070	1.96	2.75
General and Operations Managers	780	$91,140	$110,260	9.63	0.43
Glaziers	30	$40,280	$40,450	0.42	1.11
Graphic Designers	70	$54,860	$57,640	0.89	0.70
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	80	$34,980	$37,980	1.01	0.52
Health Education Specialists	40	$57,510	$57,320	0.52	1.23
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	70	$63,360	$82,980	0.91	3.71
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	700	$181,290	$204,300	8.60	6.05
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	130	$45,740	$50,340	1.62	1.38
Healthcare Social Workers	60	$60,880	$64,550	0.78	0.65
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	50	$53,660	$52,230	0.59	0.83
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	220	$53,160	$53,410	2.67	1.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	500	$48,980	$52,300	6.15	0.46
Helpers--Electricians	240	$39,700	$38,100	3.00	7.32
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	60	$37,780	$41,290	0.80	1.30
Helpers--Production Workers	80	$37,010	$39,290	1.01	0.95
Highway Maintenance Workers	90	$42,470	$43,150	1.14	1.15
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,560	$30,620	$31,570	19.33	0.70
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	300	$27,630	$27,440	3.73	1.34
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	100	$28,150	$29,290	1.23	0.73
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	50	$51,500	$49,950	0.63	1.08
Human Resources Managers	60	$156,950	$167,450	0.76	0.54
Human Resources Specialists	430	$66,190	$72,240	5.31	0.91
Industrial Engineers	280	$98,880	$105,160	3.42	1.45
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	110	$65,200	$65,790	1.34	0.48
Industrial Production Managers	150	$128,600	$141,310	1.86	1.17
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	130	$42,280	$41,680	1.64	0.33
Information Security Analysts	50	$108,590	$115,980	0.64	0.52
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	300	$54,820	$53,090	3.66	0.95
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	50	$42,060	$44,390	0.62	0.54
Instructional Coordinators	240	$63,680	$66,590	2.92	2.00
Insurance Sales Agents	210	$49,570	$51,800	2.60	0.84
Interior Designers	30	$56,990	$60,400	0.41	0.89
Interpreters and Translators	50	$53,140	$55,120	0.58	1.72
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	750	$34,700	$33,620	9.34	0.66
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	40	$56,160	$51,070	0.52	0.75
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	960	$35,910	$35,840	11.91	0.63
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	430	$35,890	$37,080	5.38	0.88
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	70	$31,680	$30,990	0.87	0.68
Lawyers	220	$82,880	$109,990	2.66	0.55
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	70	$34,580	$39,450	0.92	0.91
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	70	$57,050	$56,480	0.81	0.95
Library Technicians	70	$43,370	$39,000	0.92	2.09
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	610	$61,600	$60,760	7.54	1.81
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	50	$28,930	$28,910	0.61	0.60
Light Truck Drivers	480	$39,470	$41,960	5.96	0.94
Loan Officers	80	$63,340	$73,960	1.02	0.58
Logisticians	150	$65,930	$74,140	1.82	1.13
Machinists	100	$58,010	$53,410	1.19	0.64
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	680	$35,620	$32,720	8.42	1.52
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	540	$45,390	$48,080	6.65	0.68
Management Analysts	160	$91,560	$93,210	2.04	0.35
Managers, All Other	210	$135,290	$141,590	2.55	0.64
Manicurists and Pedicurists	50	$33,520	$40,950	0.60	0.61
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	270	$73,300	$81,590	3.29	0.57
Marketing Managers	60	$155,280	$165,250	0.78	0.30
Marriage and Family Therapists	40	$46,610	$62,280	0.51	1.19
Mechanical Engineers	120	$108,340	$106,690	1.52	0.79
Medical and Health Services Managers	500	$133,220	$135,760	6.14	1.60
Medical Assistants	600	$44,650	$42,230	7.37	1.40
Medical Equipment Preparers	130	$38,280	$42,380	1.56	3.14
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$61,540	$55,340	0.51	1.20
Medical Records Specialists	390	$62,570	$59,690	4.83	3.86
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,640	$39,980	$41,680	20.34	3.29
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	110	$63,710	$55,490	1.37	1.50
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	70	$40,520	$51,800	0.88	1.03
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	140	$38,170	$40,590	1.78	1.68
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	$54,590	$50,600	3.92	0.98
Millwrights	40	$57,590	$57,700	0.47	1.83
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	570	$48,310	$46,710	7.07	0.78
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	100	$65,600	$64,770	1.26	1.11
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$33,190	$33,410	0.58	0.60
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	70	$22,620	$26,500	0.92	3.04
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$35,790	$39,040	0.94	1.17
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	150	$98,840	$100,770	1.86	0.92
Nurse Practitioners	280	$130,430	$121,800	3.47	1.67
Nursing Assistants	1,730	$39,480	$38,270	21.47	2.30
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$98,380	$103,440	1.29	2.58
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	120	$78,370	$81,610	1.52	1.68
Occupational Therapists	130	$101,360	$97,010	1.57	1.50
Occupational Therapy Assistants	70	$64,680	$68,380	0.88	2.66
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	190	$48,250	$53,850	2.29	1.85
Office Clerks, General	1,870	$41,110	$41,420	23.20	1.46
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	$47,940	$51,010	2.55	0.83
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	220	$46,890	$48,420	2.76	1.13
Packers and Packagers, Hand	190	$26,100	$28,490	2.38	0.66
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	70	$38,400	$39,340	0.89	0.61
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	200	$47,530	$49,340	2.48	0.98
Paramedics	120	$53,210	$54,060	1.53	2.37
Parking Attendants	30	$36,960	$34,610	0.43	0.48
Parts Salespersons	180	$34,190	$35,330	2.19	1.26
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	40	$54,170	$54,780	0.53	0.54
Personal Financial Advisors	60	$101,290	$128,230	0.69	0.40
Pharmacists	270	$143,480	$142,760	3.37	1.63
Pharmacy Technicians	370	$45,310	$44,290	4.62	1.52
Phlebotomists	80	$39,420	$40,570	1.03	1.11
Physical Therapist Assistants	80	$63,900	$66,270	1.02	1.41
Physical Therapists	190	$98,020	$97,630	2.39	1.39
Physician Assistants	190	$142,950	$139,930	2.32	2.22
Physicians, All Other	600	$65,890	$132,480	7.42	3.37
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	250	$57,080	$56,470	3.04	1.02
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	520	$57,190	$59,200	6.49	1.50
Postal Service Clerks	40	$66,750	$66,160	0.46	0.97
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$59,400	$61,580	2.23	1.05
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	320	$33,130	$34,800	3.94	1.28
Printing Press Operators	60	$47,030	$48,900	0.70	0.75
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$51,010	$56,700	0.60	2.65
Production Workers, All Other	210	$37,360	$39,480	2.65	1.64
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	180	$56,110	$57,660	2.27	0.91
Project Management Specialists	470	$94,540	$97,950	5.77	0.84
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$78,480	$75,990	0.48	1.32
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	180	$60,390	$68,100	2.27	1.13
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$86,110	$86,100	0.44	1.64
Public Relations Specialists	130	$68,960	$68,780	1.64	0.90
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$46,490	$47,180	1.10	1.67
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	240	$65,750	$70,920	3.02	2.04
Radiologists	—	$322,720	$298,550	—	—
Real Estate Sales Agents	110	$76,500	$64,800	1.42	1.14
Receptionists and Information Clerks	360	$33,680	$33,520	4.43	0.76
Recreation Workers	190	$29,320	$32,670	2.41	1.13
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	80	$47,830	$43,710	0.96	1.02
Registered Nurses	3,770	$81,670	$92,160	46.69	2.15
Rehabilitation Counselors	100	$48,040	$45,910	1.23	2.02
Residential Advisors	50	$36,340	$41,120	0.66	1.21
Respiratory Therapists	150	$69,310	$77,100	1.90	2.11
Retail Salespersons	2,370	$29,250	$32,100	29.29	1.17
Roofers	30	$47,830	$47,940	0.43	0.49
Sales Managers	180	$131,330	$150,280	2.18	0.53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	520	$56,250	$70,810	6.44	0.80
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	500	$62,500	$75,390	6.16	0.77
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	50	$93,190	$109,650	0.66	0.36
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	360	$57,230	$53,560	4.52	0.66
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	540	$44,350	$44,620	6.69	0.61
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	230	$49,810	$75,830	2.85	0.90
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	30	$48,300	$51,010	0.42	0.76
Security Guards	220	$36,730	$42,040	2.67	0.32
Self-Enrichment Teachers	210	$35,630	$39,790	2.55	1.19
Sewing Machine Operators	70	$29,280	$33,550	0.85	1.26
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	270	$37,990	$40,550	3.35	0.64
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	60	$30,310	$31,120	0.76	0.47
Social and Community Service Managers	110	$77,960	$82,180	1.33	0.99
Social and Human Service Assistants	190	$45,190	$44,610	2.31	0.82
Social Science Research Assistants	150	$53,140	$57,890	1.83	9.27
Social Workers, All Other	50	$64,610	$75,170	0.65	1.62
Software Developers	230	$123,680	$121,050	2.88	0.27
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	40	$85,930	$91,750	0.45	0.38
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	90	$55,970	$55,080	1.17	0.70
Speech-Language Pathologists	240	$101,580	$96,470	2.91	2.47
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,320	$35,240	$35,290	16.32	0.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	170	$55,490	$60,170	2.10	0.66
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	210	$30,240	$31,000	2.56	0.76
Surgical Assistants	30	$40,950	$51,290	0.42	2.90
Surgical Technologists	100	$76,820	$69,930	1.29	1.71
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	40	$37,990	$37,790	0.47	2.15
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	40	$61,110	$68,480	0.53	1.46
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	470	$29,700	$30,650	5.86	0.64
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	70	$36,660	$38,950	0.91	0.86
Tellers	80	$43,630	$45,000	0.99	0.47
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$35,070	$34,930	0.72	1.03
Training and Development Specialists	300	$64,080	$64,860	3.70	1.26
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	70	$114,390	$126,940	0.84	0.59
Tutors	70	$34,910	$39,010	0.82	0.73
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	30	$24,030	$25,650	0.38	0.49
Veterinarians	50	$128,250	$135,370	0.58	1.07
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	80	$34,940	$34,770	0.96	1.18
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	50	$40,580	$41,500	0.58	0.69
Waiters and Waitresses	1,310	$28,680	$34,200	16.18	1.11
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	70	$63,900	$63,390	0.88	1.06
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	230	$57,360	$54,700	2.88	1.08

Colleges in this area

3 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
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	55
East Carolina University	Public	4-year or above	26,940
Pitt Community College	Public	2-year	7,684

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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