Occupational employment / Wilmington, NC

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Wilmington, NC" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 144,880 $16.95 $35,260
Office and administrative support occupations 22,520 $14.10 $29,320
Food preparation and serving related occupations 18,110 $8.84 $18,380
Sales and related occupations 17,720 $15.27 $31,760
Transportation and material moving occupations 9,080 $13.76 $28,620
Construction and extraction occupations 8,710 $15.71 $32,670
Education, training, and library occupations 8,710 $18.79 $39,070
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 8,460 $29.10 $60,520
Production occupations 8,190 $15.44 $32,120
Retail salespersons 6,630 $11.53 $23,980
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 6,140 $10.81 $22,480
Management occupations 5,800 $41.93 $87,210
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 5,770 $19.22 $39,990
Healthcare support occupations 5,470 $11.75 $24,450
Waiters and waitresses 4,740 $8.38 $17,420
Business and financial operations occupations 4,340 $26.15 $54,400
Cashiers 4,010 $8.35 $17,360
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,670 $7.80 $16,230
Protective service occupations 3,450 $16.04 $33,370
Personal care and service occupations 3,220 $10.20 $21,210
Registered nurses 2,920 $27.16 $56,480
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 2,670 $12.77 $26,550
Home health aides 2,390 $9.67 $20,120
Office clerks, general 2,330 $11.45 $23,820
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,320 $17.36 $36,100
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,280 $10.02 $20,840
General and operations managers 2,210 $48.34 $100,550
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,170 $10.53 $21,900
Customer service representatives 2,040 $14.62 $30,410
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,980 $28.67 $59,630
Architecture and engineering occupations 1,950 $27.93 $58,090
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,800 $14.52 $30,210
Community and social services occupations 1,780 $19.57 $40,700
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,730 $10.50 $21,850
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,700 $16.83 $35,010
Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,640 Not available $40,100
Food preparation workers 1,620 $8.62 $17,930
Computer and mathematical occupations 1,560 $25.36 $52,740
Stock clerks and order fillers 1,550 $10.17 $21,150
Cooks, restaurant 1,540 $10.36 $21,540
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,470 $23.65 $49,190
Teacher assistants 1,470 Not available $19,970
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,430 $21.52 $44,770
Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,400 $15.28 $31,780
Receptionists and information clerks 1,360 $12.09 $25,150
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,340 $13.81 $28,730
Construction laborers 1,310 $12.21 $25,390
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,290 $8.64 $17,970
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,290 $18.16 $37,770
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,260 $22.61 $47,020
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,240 $15.50 $32,230
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,180 $18.30 $38,070
Carpenters 1,140 $15.66 $32,580
Security guards 1,000 $10.66 $22,180
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 960 $7.42 $15,430
Amusement and recreation attendants 910 $7.90 $16,420
Team assemblers 910 $10.31 $21,450
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 900 $18.46 $38,390
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 870 $11.21 $23,320
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 870 Not available $41,330
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 820 Not available $40,560
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 820 $18.41 $38,300
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 790 $19.73 $41,030
Business operations specialists, all other 790 $25.99 $54,070
Dishwashers 790 $7.73 $16,090
Accountants and auditors 760 $28.95 $60,220
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 710 $16.72 $34,780
Bartenders 690 $8.66 $18,020
Industrial truck and tractor operators 680 $13.89 $28,890
Preschool teachers, except special education 680 $9.34 $19,420
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 660 $27.30 $56,780
Legal occupations 660 $25.60 $53,240
Tellers 660 $11.39 $23,680
Cooks, short order 650 $8.11 $16,870
Medical assistants 650 $13.79 $28,690
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 640 $15.63 $32,520
Packers and packagers, hand 640 $8.39 $17,450
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 630 $8.25 $17,160
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 610 $12.69 $26,400
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 600 $7.79 $16,200
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 590 $27.89 $58,020
Electricians 570 $17.08 $35,530
Painters, construction and maintenance 540 $14.58 $30,330
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 500 $14.54 $30,250
Computer support specialists 480 $19.15 $39,840
Counter and rental clerks 460 $12.90 $26,840
Child care workers 450 $8.45 $17,570
Correctional officers and jailers 450 $15.39 $32,020
Driver/sales workers 450 $10.37 $21,570
Healthcare support workers, all other 450 $12.33 $25,650
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 450 $10.12 $21,040
Bill and account collectors 410 $15.32 $31,860
Fire fighters 410 $15.08 $31,380
Management analysts 410 Not available Not available
Postal service mail carriers 410 Not available Not available
Financial managers 400 $42.83 $89,090
Loan officers 400 $25.01 $52,010
Construction managers 390 $38.58 $80,250
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 390 $24.41 $50,770
Helpers--electricians 390 $11.67 $24,270
Medical secretaries 390 $13.11 $27,270
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 390 $16.21 $33,710
Personal and home care aides 370 $8.50 $17,690
Child, family, and school social workers 360 $22.12 $46,010
Dental assistants 360 $15.90 $33,070
Real estate sales agents 360 Not available Not available
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 350 $8.72 $18,140
Cooks, fast food 350 $9.03 $18,780
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 350 $14.65 $30,480
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 350 $16.43 $34,160
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 330 $9.90 $20,600
Social and human service assistants 330 $12.87 $26,770
Paralegals and legal assistants 310 $16.64 $34,610
Sales managers 310 $36.93 $76,820
Insurance sales agents 300 $24.77 $51,520
Sales representatives, services, all other 300 $27.53 $57,260
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 300 Not available $37,240
Cement masons and concrete finishers 290 $12.35 $25,690
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 290 $20.39 $42,410
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 290 $8.52 $17,710
Pharmacy technicians 290 $11.63 $24,200
Real estate brokers 290 $23.29 $48,440
Bus drivers, school 270 $10.69 $22,240
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 270 Not available $65,920
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 270 $9.20 $19,140
Radiologic technologists and technicians 270 $21.61 $44,940
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 270 Not available Not available
Surveying and mapping technicians 270 $16.04 $33,370
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 260 $28.29 $58,850
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 260 $35.49 $73,830
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 260 $13.64 $28,370
Lawyers 260 $36.63 $76,190
Machinists 260 $16.55 $34,420
Teachers and instructors, all other 260 Not available $34,700
Medical and health services managers 250 $42.12 $87,610
Sheet metal workers 250 $14.92 $31,040
Bakers 240 $9.71 $20,200
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 240 $21.76 $45,250
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 240 $16.05 $33,380
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 240 $17.15 $35,660
Pharmacists 240 $53.36 $110,990
Telemarketers 240 $10.97 $22,820
Dental hygienists 230 $31.95 $66,460
Parts salespersons 230 $15.53 $32,290
Civil engineers 220 $32.25 $67,090
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 220 $16.20 $33,690
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 220 $22.11 $45,990
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 220 $20.66 $42,970
Food service managers 220 $25.47 $52,980
Graphic designers 220 $17.69 $36,800
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 220 $8.70 $18,090
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 210 $19.01 $39,550
Computer software engineers, applications 210 Not available Not available
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 210 $17.14 $35,640
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 210 $15.40 $32,030
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 210 $10.27 $21,360
Industrial machinery mechanics 210 $22.04 $45,850
Medical records and health information technicians 210 $15.21 $31,640
Pest control workers 210 $14.55 $30,270
Physical therapists 210 $38.60 $80,290
Training and development specialists 210 $28.24 $58,740
Managers, all other 200 $38.83 $80,770
Network and computer systems administrators 200 $28.61 $59,510
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 200 $15.00 $31,210
Recreation workers 200 $13.10 $27,250
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 200 $27.04 $56,250
Self-enrichment education teachers 200 $23.59 $49,060
Switchboard operators, including answering service 200 $11.67 $24,260
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 200 $26.56 $55,250
Veterinary technologists and technicians 200 $11.73 $24,390
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 200 $16.90 $35,160
Computer programmers 190 $28.20 $58,660
Couriers and messengers 190 $12.33 $25,640
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 190 $12.03 $25,030
Advertising sales agents 180 $18.43 $38,330
Architectural and civil drafters 180 $22.89 $47,610
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 180 $16.60 $34,530
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 170 $23.62 $49,140
Detectives and criminal investigators 170 $24.30 $50,550
Education administrators, postsecondary 170 $42.07 $87,510
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 170 $26.72 $55,580
Industrial engineers 170 $36.67 $76,270
Machine feeders and offbearers 170 $12.29 $25,570
Occupational therapists 170 $25.18 $52,370
Physicians and surgeons, all other 170 $72.39 $150,580
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 170 $16.46 $34,240
Speech-language pathologists 170 $25.72 $53,500
All other information and record clerks 160 $16.28 $33,860
Butchers and meat cutters 160 $13.72 $28,530
Chemists 160 $21.19 $44,070
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 160 $21.38 $44,470
Construction and building inspectors 160 $22.42 $46,630
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 160 $12.84 $26,700
Nonfarm animal caretakers 160 $10.06 $20,930
Printing machine operators 160 $16.01 $33,310
Roofers 160 $15.83 $32,920
Cost estimators 150 $23.89 $49,680
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 150 $14.85 $30,890
Education, training, and library workers, all other 150 $21.92 $45,600
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 150 $16.41 $34,140
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $15.04 $31,290
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 150 $18.34 $38,150
Data entry keyers 140 $13.28 $27,610
Family and general practitioners 140 $94.07 $195,660
Food servers, nonrestaurant 140 $10.05 $20,900
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 140 $14.67 $30,520
Motor vehicle operators, all other 140 $13.51 $28,090
Physician assistants 140 $41.11 $85,510
Pipelayers 140 $13.26 $27,580
Property, real estate, and community association managers 140 $27.72 $57,670
Public relations specialists 140 $23.68 $49,250
Transportation workers, all other 140 $11.79 $24,510
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 130 $29.97 $62,330
Computer operators 130 $16.24 $33,790
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 130 $17.23 $35,830
Engineering managers 130 $48.29 $100,440
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 130 $23.96 $49,830
Financial analysts 130 $27.71 $57,630
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 130 $25.27 $52,550
Mental health counselors 130 $23.43 $48,740
Motorboat mechanics 130 $17.61 $36,630
Postal service clerks 130 Not available Not available
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 130 $24.26 $50,460
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 130 $9.69 $20,160
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 120 Not available Not available
Automotive body and related repairers 120 $19.94 $41,480
Computer systems analysts 120 $32.19 $66,950
Librarians 120 $24.41 $50,770
Millwrights 120 $19.69 $40,960
New accounts clerks 120 $14.06 $29,250
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 120 $14.74 $30,660
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 120 $9.56 $19,890
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 110 $19.68 $40,920
Computer and information systems managers 110 $45.04 $93,690
Database administrators 110 $24.59 $51,140
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 110 $14.38 $29,900
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 110 $24.91 $51,810
Health technologists and technicians, all other 110 $19.54 $40,640
Helpers--production workers 110 $11.76 $24,450
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 110 $7.85 $16,330
Order clerks 110 $12.90 $26,840
Veterinarians 110 $27.64 $57,480
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 110 $10.86 $22,590
Architects, except landscape and naval 100 $31.48 $65,480
Brickmasons and blockmasons 100 $14.50 $30,150
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 100 $27.38 $56,960
Coaches and scouts 100 Not available $39,460
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 100 $14.85 $30,890
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 100 $25.36 $52,760
File clerks 100 $10.64 $22,140
Medical and public health social workers 100 $19.90 $41,390
Office and administrative support workers, all other 100 $15.81 $32,880
Photographic processing machine operators 100 $9.67 $20,110
Physical therapist assistants 100 $24.93 $51,860
Tire repairers and changers 100 $10.75 $22,360
Administrative services managers 90 $34.69 $72,140
Community and social service specialists, all other 90 $24.41 $50,770
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 90 $26.90 $55,950
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $11.67 $24,270
Dentists, general 90 $102.13 $212,440
Industrial production managers 90 $40.56 $84,360
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 90 $10.73 $22,320
Meter readers, utilities 90 $12.19 $25,350
Radio and television announcers 90 $15.58 $32,410
Sales and related workers, all other 90 $17.93 $37,290
Special education teachers, middle school 90 Not available $40,400
Statisticians 90 $35.61 $74,080
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 90 $26.10 $54,290
Business teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $81,160
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 80 $15.78 $32,830
Floral designers 80 $11.19 $23,270
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 80 $22.00 $45,770
Helpers--carpenters 80 $11.97 $24,900
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 80 $26.80 $55,740
Instructional coordinators 80 $24.11 $50,150
Legal secretaries 80 $18.58 $38,640
Lodging managers 80 $21.66 $45,060
Market research analysts 80 $27.91 $58,050
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $70,290
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 80 $13.41 $27,900
Production workers, all other 80 $16.00 $33,280
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 80 $12.01 $24,980
Surgical technologists 80 $16.74 $34,820
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 80 $34.79 $72,360
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 70 $13.18 $27,420
Chemical plant and system operators 70 $21.66 $45,050
Chief executives 70 $83.55 $173,780
Court, municipal, and license clerks 70 $15.63 $32,520
Crane and tower operators 70 $15.00 $31,200
Demonstrators and product promoters 70 $18.30 $38,060
Editors 70 $25.23 $52,480
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 70 $17.66 $36,740
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 70 $12.08 $25,130
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $56,390
Industrial engineering technicians 70 $22.63 $47,070
Library technicians 70 $15.90 $33,070
Medical equipment preparers 70 $12.31 $25,600
Medical transcriptionists 70 $16.35 $34,010
Producers and directors 70 $20.34 $42,310
Reporters and correspondents 70 $15.03 $31,260
Social and community service managers 70 $31.01 $64,490
Surgeons 70 $75.00 More than $145,600
Surveyors 70 $33.78 $70,250
Urban and regional planners 70 $23.43 $48,740
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available Not available
Brokerage clerks 60 $14.97 $31,130
Chefs and head cooks 60 $17.92 $37,270
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 $14.26 $29,650
Diagnostic medical sonographers 60 $27.39 $56,960
Environmental engineers 60 $35.90 $74,670
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 60 $14.51 $30,190
Internists, general 60 $75.00 More than $145,600
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 60 Not available $38,110
Library assistants, clerical 60 $13.20 $27,450
Marketing managers 60 $51.64 $107,400
Mechanical engineers 60 $35.51 $73,870
Protective service workers, all other 60 $14.24 $29,620
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 60 $11.59 $24,100
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 60 $22.81 $47,450
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 60 $9.41 $19,580
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 60 Not available $45,680
Dietitians and nutritionists 50 $23.74 $49,380
Financial specialists, all other 50 $24.97 $51,930
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 50 $24.35 $50,650
Logging equipment operators 50 $15.56 $32,370
Natural sciences managers 50 $54.53 $113,430
Occupational health and safety specialists 50 $25.99 $54,070
Painters, transportation equipment 50 $20.78 $43,220
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 50 $13.80 $28,710
Photographers 50 $12.73 $26,480
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 50 $8.32 $17,310
Sewing machine operators 50 $8.61 $17,900
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 50 $24.35 $50,660
Tool and die makers 50 $23.78 $49,460
Tour guides and escorts 50 $10.42 $21,680
Biological scientists, all other 40 $35.09 $72,990
Broadcast technicians 40 $13.35 $27,760
Commercial pilots 40 Not available $68,880
Credit analysts 40 $32.14 $66,850
Dental laboratory technicians 40 $16.07 $33,430
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 40 $27.80 $57,830
History teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available Not available
Maintenance workers, machinery 40 $16.90 $35,150
Meeting and convention planners 40 $19.11 $39,740
Opticians, dispensing 40 $18.29 $38,040
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $11.85 $24,650
Personal financial advisors 40 $27.34 $56,860
Procurement clerks 40 $15.15 $31,510
Purchasing managers 40 $37.43 $77,860
Rehabilitation counselors 40 $21.18 $44,050
Social workers, all other 40 $20.85 $43,370
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 40 $18.99 $39,500
Training and development managers 40 $73.10 $152,040
Animal control workers 30 $15.21 $31,630
Budget analysts 30 $25.88 $53,830
Desktop publishers 30 $16.14 $33,570
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 30 $27.72 $57,660
Funeral directors 30 $29.18 $60,690
Health educators 30 $22.84 $47,500
Mechanical drafters 30 $23.28 $48,420
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 30 $12.22 $25,410
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 30 Not available Not available
Public relations managers 30 $35.37 $73,560
Sales engineers 30 $35.79 $74,440
Security and fire alarm systems installers 30 $15.68 $32,610
Audio and video equipment technicians Not available $21.57 $44,860
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $21.41 $44,530
Chemical technicians Not available $17.85 $37,130
Chiropractors Not available $33.41 $69,500
Civil engineering technicians Not available $17.21 $35,790
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic Not available $12.43 $25,850
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.48 $28,050
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $14.10 $29,340
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians Not available $21.04 $43,750
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.18 $25,340
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters Not available $10.20 $21,210
Home appliance repairers Not available $15.44 $32,120
Insurance underwriters Not available $21.23 $44,160
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $15.98 $33,250
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $17.49 $36,390
Logisticians Not available $31.94 $66,440
Massage therapists Not available $20.82 $43,310
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $36.15 $75,190
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $23.74 $49,380
Microbiologists Not available $28.32 $58,910
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.65 $28,380
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines Not available $18.74 $38,970
Nuclear engineers Not available $47.81 $99,440
Numerical tool and process control programmers Not available $19.47 $40,500
Obstetricians and gynecologists Not available $102.26 $212,710
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $13.74 $28,580
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Not available $12.74 $26,500
Pharmacy aides Not available $8.64 $17,960
Photographic process workers Not available $9.70 $20,170
Psychiatric technicians Not available $11.86 $24,670
Service station attendants Not available $10.75 $22,360
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $8.59 $17,860
Tax preparers Not available $15.68 $32,610
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $13.17 $27,390
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $12.52 $26,040
Word processors and typists Not available $12.41 $25,820
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