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Burlington, NC

266 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 15500.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

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Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$350,130
Dentists, General$166,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,490
Marketing Managers$164,770
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$163,020
Purchasing Managers$152,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$150,080
Human Resources Managers$135,220
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$134,760
Nurse Practitioners$131,980
Pharmacists$130,730
Veterinarians$129,800
Sales Managers$129,740
Software Developers$127,570
Electrical Engineers$119,650
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations)$118,590
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$118,130
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$113,200
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$112,690
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$112,090
All 266 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011430$80,3200.68
Administrative Services Managers 11-301280$104,0100.67
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-3011120$48,7507.44
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301150$51,6400.76
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091180$28,6201.05
Animal Caretakers 39-202180$33,0100.71
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904160$150,0800.59
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021100$49,3001.50
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023370$45,7501.19
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$31,8702.05
Bakers 51-3011180$35,9501.70
Bartenders 35-3011260$31,1700.78
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011120Not available1.72
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-302170$48,3800.39
Biological Technicians 19-402150$53,9801.72
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031600$47,4600.99
Bus Drivers, School 53-305170$36,9900.39
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031180$60,6801.43
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199290$74,8200.61
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302150$37,4800.85
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020160$69,2400.75
Carpenters 47-2031100$49,2800.35
Cashiers 41-20111,950$28,6901.44
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051110$45,2401.19
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101160$55,5300.66
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021150$56,4800.85
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011170$31,0300.75
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205140$100,2200.25
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103150$67,2900.32
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061230$27,1401.41
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-20101,820$51,00012.54
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022150$42,2801.40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124110$46,5301.54
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109960$49,6501.33
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114130$71,8700.68
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-104190$76,6500.52
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124150$118,1300.58
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123150$69,8500.81
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161Not available$46,940
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299100$84,0300.54
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211100$118,5900.44
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232190$59,5500.61
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021150$165,4900.52
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201150$43,8401.89
Construction Laborers 47-2061400$42,3200.83
Construction Managers 11-9021180$104,4701.06
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$62,7600.75
Cooks, Fast Food 35-20111,680$27,4506.01
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012150$34,8600.76
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014740$32,8301.20
Cost Estimators 13-105190$72,3300.91
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021230$36,9201.31
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021180$38,3405.95
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031100$50,9601.22
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,290$41,0401.14
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-903230$39,9301.73
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403170$42,4800.90
Data Entry Keyers 43-902140$35,8600.72
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205180$96,3000.66
Dental Assistants 31-9091150$50,1400.91
Dental Hygienists 29-1292100$97,2101.05
Dentists, General 29-102160$166,3301.11
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302150$63,7801.07
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240Not available1.00
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011230$28,1000.99
Dishwashers 35-9021190$31,4100.90
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503270$45,7600.81
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032160$78,5301.15
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012190$59,1901.26
Electrical Engineers 17-207130$119,6500.39
Electricians 47-2111230$51,4000.69
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302440$58,3105.94
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021670$56,7401.10
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406190$49,6701.40
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042190$49,1802.44
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-3029Not available$56,580
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-601180$61,6200.39
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031170$36,6501.21
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301350$93,2900.73
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,480$27,7100.88
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031190$134,7600.53
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205180$82,5300.50
Firefighters 33-2011240$36,5201.57
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011360$71,3901.01
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101480$51,3301.71
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102180$56,8201.78
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012620$43,5901.17
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101170$48,2800.85
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101250$54,3700.92
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011260$71,8500.97
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012120$81,0501.27
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011500$59,4300.80
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102230$43,5600.63
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$97,3500.97
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011450$63,6901.52
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011670$47,3401.38
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047500$54,2201.84
Food Batchmakers 51-309240$30,4700.53
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021410$29,6601.05
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909970$30,0501.88
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309950$39,8001.87
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-304190$28,6700.71
Food Service Managers 11-9051170$65,1601.63
Fundraisers 13-113160$57,9901.18
General and Operations Managers 11-1021900$94,2500.59
Graphic Designers 27-102470$56,9900.76
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501290$34,7000.64
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209990$45,1601.16
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022100$61,4701.23
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099Not available$35,740
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021280$52,4501.57
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,020$56,2901.13
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013150$35,1405.42
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098130$38,7603.09
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-301570$39,2503.49
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405140$47,1800.66
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-1120870$30,4200.47
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031240$27,1701.29
Human Resources Managers 11-312160$135,2200.67
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071280$69,5000.71
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112190$95,8701.17
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041280$48,4901.49
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051180$112,6901.70
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051590$44,9101.75
Information Security Analysts 15-121250$103,1400.56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061380$36,9801.46
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909950$44,0000.60
Instructional Coordinators 25-903170$60,7900.68
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904140$47,4900.47
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021320$49,9901.53
Insurance Underwriters 13-205340$58,7900.79
Interior Designers 27-102530$77,5901.02
Interpreters and Translators 27-309150$38,7202.21
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011920$35,2500.96
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201250$52,4601.07
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70622,660$43,7502.06
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011470$36,9901.13
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011140$30,6901.66
Lawyers 23-1011100$102,1200.30
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601230$37,8000.45
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402260$61,2100.99
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412160$39,9001.59
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061260$63,4500.93
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909250$30,7900.71
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033370$37,9400.87
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413180$50,4201.04
Loan Officers 13-2072160$52,5901.31
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108170$75,5000.65
Machinists 51-4041110$56,4600.89
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012330$29,3300.88
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043100$47,9703.71
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071520$46,0200.78
Management Analysts 13-1111100$96,2900.24
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199180$112,0900.65
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161300$77,8600.76
Marketing Managers 11-202180$164,7700.47
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302730$68,7401.93
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214180$95,8700.63
Medical Assistants 31-9092310$43,2500.86
Medical Records Specialists 29-207240$43,2200.47
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042120$73,6501.62
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013620$44,1901.48
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111200$110,0900.77
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112150$56,8200.77
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102340$57,8800.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102640$36,4800.61
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20901,090$46,6501.78
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902340$38,0500.86
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042100$66,8601.30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072130$36,0401.91
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-408130$45,3100.61
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912140$163,0200.80
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124480$87,6600.60
New Accounts Clerks 43-414130$47,1102.08
Nurse Practitioners 29-117180$131,9800.57
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,020$39,0901.62
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501160$79,4300.99
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112280$82,6401.17
Office Clerks, General 43-9061810$38,7600.75
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919930$46,2800.41
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073200$51,5700.94
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$55,5301.26
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305340$46,0602.23
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-911160$35,8900.37
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064460$29,5401.88
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214150$39,0500.49
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011110$51,6200.62
Parts Salespersons 41-2022220$30,2501.90
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305150$55,4400.68
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205240$79,3600.34
Pest Control Workers 37-202150$33,5601.18
Pharmacists 29-1051120$130,7300.86
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052240$41,4901.16
Phlebotomists 31-9097230$43,2903.69
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202140$76,0100.90
Physical Therapists 29-1123100$101,1200.88
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107150$113,2000.72
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122990$350,1300.57
Pipelayers 47-215130$46,0702.14
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152260$56,8901.26
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051370$65,7001.27
Postal Service Clerks 43-505140$65,1701.12
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052170$61,0101.16
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-119930$61,9800.46
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011240$33,6801.16
Printing Press Operators 51-511290$48,6501.43
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199350$35,1403.18
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061110$46,4400.66
Project Management Specialists 13-1082250$83,3700.54
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141130$55,2300.97
Public Relations Specialists 27-303190$59,1500.71
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503170$48,1601.61
Purchasing Managers 11-306130$152,8700.95
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034120$79,5501.15
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171300$36,2300.77
Recreation Workers 39-9032140$27,8600.98
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081100$41,0301.53
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,080$84,1800.73
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101560$31,5201.52
Residential Advisors 39-904150$34,6901.24
Respiratory Therapists 29-112640Not available0.65
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,570$29,6301.51
Sales Managers 11-2022200$129,7400.74
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091380$58,3400.70
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012600$66,8901.12
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401140$68,7000.31
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704140$37,0901.96
School Psychologists 19-303430$60,9701.13
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031350$49,6800.76
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014730$44,6300.98
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031140$51,8900.67
Security Guards 33-9032160$31,3700.29
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021120$58,9700.84
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031180$29,5704.04
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221150$47,0201.02
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071310$42,7800.87
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305340$29,1900.39
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915160$78,3500.69
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-109360$44,1900.34
Software Developers 15-1252270$127,5700.36
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205270$53,9200.62
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205770$58,9701.62
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112790$77,4501.09
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,810$35,6201.47
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-101890$50,4400.42
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309940$49,7100.83
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045520$29,7800.84
Tellers 43-307180$43,9600.56
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6061110$35,40048.66
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6063240$33,54042.01
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064170$35,98018.01
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099120$36,38020.32
Tire Builders 51-919740$39,7204.63
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309380$35,1601.69
Tool and Die Makers 51-411140$78,1401.80
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151260$58,6901.28
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071110$103,6901.17
Tutors 25-304190$40,5401.22
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303160$33,3001.09
Veterinarians 29-113140$129,8001.01
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909680$35,6901.38
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205640$42,6400.66
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,100$29,3301.11
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803150$47,1100.93
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511130$52,3901.38
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121120$50,7400.65