Goldsboro, NC

198 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 24140.

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.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Retail Salespersons	1,460
Cashiers	1,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,190
Cooks, Fast Food	1,110
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,000
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	950
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	760
Customer Service Representatives	740
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	640
Waiters and Waitresses	640
Nursing Assistants	600
Office Clerks, General	540
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520
Construction Laborers	490
Packers and Packagers, Hand	470
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	440
General and Operations Managers	430
Cooks, Restaurant	420
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations)	410

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.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Cooks, Fast Food	6.66	1,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	6.50	190
Food Batchmakers	5.59	250
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.44	120
Production Workers, All Other	3.33	220
Packers and Packagers, Hand	3.23	470
Parts Salespersons	2.56	180
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	2.35	130
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1.96	240
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1.85	300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1.78	640
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1.76	440
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1.76	350
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1.75	220
Construction Laborers	1.71	490
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1.61	180
Nursing Assistants	1.60	600
Cashiers	1.59	1,270
Bakers	1.57	100
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1.54	240

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$309,210
Dentists, General	$193,210
Pharmacists	$139,210
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$135,920
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$128,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,290
Nurse Practitioners	$122,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	$115,000
Lawyers	$113,980
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$110,560
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$107,540
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$104,220
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)	$101,800
Electrical Engineers	$101,260
Construction Managers	$99,250
Sales Managers	$98,340
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)	$97,220
Software Developers	$96,140
Physical Therapists	$89,210
Project Management Specialists	$88,780

All 198 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	230	$75,000	0.61
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors `25-3011`	50	$45,380	4.78
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians `49-3011`	120	$81,640	3.44
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	100	$21,230	0.97
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	60	$31,130	0.82
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	50	$45,320	1.22
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	260	$43,970	1.42
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants `53-6031`	30	$30,490	1.25
Bakers `51-3011`	100	$36,440	1.57
Bartenders `35-3011`	130	$27,740	0.68
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	30	$43,510	0.31
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	350	$45,700	0.99
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	130	$35,190	1.28
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	80	$53,980	1.02
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	230	$74,440	0.83
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	30	$36,750	0.94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	100	$74,680	0.76
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1194`	190	$64,440	6.50
Carpenters `47-2031`	60	$49,920	0.35
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,270	$27,170	1.59
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	120	$54,780	1.20
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	130	$29,590	0.94
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	80	$75,620	0.81
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	80	Not available	0.92
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	150	$34,470	1.49
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	90	Not available	1.05
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other `21-1099`	40	$49,990	1.54
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	70	$62,030	0.64
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators `51-9161`	40	$38,980	0.88
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	40	$81,520	0.36
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	30	$74,990	0.22
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	100	$52,370	0.52
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	50	$124,290	0.27
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	490	$39,330	1.71
Construction Managers `11-9021`	120	$99,250	1.18
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	30	$59,120	0.88
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	1,110	$22,510	6.66
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	120	$38,120	1.08
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	420	$32,420	1.14
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	70	$70,360	1.15
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	150	$35,650	1.42
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	60	$50,120	1.26
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	740	$34,500	1.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4031`	80	$37,390	1.73
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	120	$48,210	1.20
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	70	$83,350	1.15
Dentists, General `29-1021`	30	$193,210	0.93
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) `33-3021`	40	$59,390	1.47
Dietitians and Nutritionists `29-1031`	30	$67,270	1.66
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	100	$22,620	0.69
Dishwashers `35-9021`	100	$27,400	0.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	30	$44,740	0.60
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	100	$26,560	0.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	100	$74,880	1.22
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare `11-9031`	30	$45,330	1.75
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	100	$57,000	1.09
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	50	$101,260	1.00
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers `49-9051`	40	$85,900	1.23
Electricians `47-2111`	160	$51,230	0.83
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	640	$49,240	1.78
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	90	$49,310	2.19
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	60	$49,720	0.50
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	30	$104,220	0.85
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse `45-2092`	60	$28,750	0.94
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	760	$28,070	0.76
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	80	$135,920	0.37
Firefighters `33-2011`	100	$35,500	1.14
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	260	$72,820	1.25
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers `33-1021`	40	$44,790	1.44
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	340	$39,760	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	50	$39,610	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	40	$48,410	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	220	$77,360	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	70	$77,030	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	260	$59,780	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	50	$77,740	1.20
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	200	$65,090	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	410	$45,640	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	180	$58,300	1.11
Food Batchmakers `51-3092`	250	$40,630	5.59
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	250	$28,130	1.08
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	50	$38,980	0.68
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	90	$71,030	1.42
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	430	$80,170	0.47
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	50	$30,740	0.68
Health Education Specialists `21-1091`	30	Not available	1.91
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	70	$45,100	1.46
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	60	$66,470	1.31
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	160	$51,540	1.49
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	400	$47,140	0.74
Helpers--Electricians `47-3013`	50	$36,030	2.78
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	40	$48,870	0.95
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,190	$38,300	1.06
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	120	$26,330	1.04
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	60	$26,920	0.82
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping `43-4161`	30	$47,260	1.47
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	150	$66,660	0.61
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	50	$97,220	0.49
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	180	$60,200	1.61
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	90	$110,560	1.35
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	350	$38,420	1.76
Information and Record Clerks, All Other `43-4199`	60	$55,640	1.69
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	240	$37,080	1.54
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	50	$49,360	1.02
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	40	$51,990	0.61
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks `43-9041`	130	Not available	2.35
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	120	$50,500	0.95
Insurance Underwriters `13-2053`	50	$58,110	1.85
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	520	$33,840	0.92
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	710	$34,730	0.92
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	270	$36,420	1.10
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	40	$29,340	0.83
Lawyers `23-1011`	70	$113,980	0.34
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	30	$49,780	0.89
Library Technicians `25-4031`	40	$32,550	2.16
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	190	$60,470	1.11
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	290	$38,140	1.15
Loan Officers `13-2072`	60	$67,370	0.87
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	40	$75,230	0.55
Machinists `51-4041`	60	$59,790	0.85
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	230	$28,070	1.05
Maintenance Workers, Machinery `49-9043`	40	$58,650	2.77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	380	$42,700	0.95
Management Analysts `13-1111`	60	$72,320	0.27
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	90	$107,540	0.58
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	110	$64,940	0.49
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	30	$101,800	0.40
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	140	$38,210	0.64
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	60	$44,500	1.16
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	440	$38,690	1.76
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	140	$115,000	0.90
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers `21-1023`	40	$55,660	1.08
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	70	$42,570	1.58
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2022`	300	$47,560	1.85
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	260	$35,840	0.71
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9023`	40	$48,940	1.56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	40	$60,200	0.85
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	60	$80,880	0.68
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	90	$122,950	1.09
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	600	$38,540	1.60
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	40	$76,560	1.00
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	30	$86,870	0.77
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	540	$38,620	0.84
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	40	$45,790	0.86
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	220	$47,180	1.75
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	470	$34,200	3.23
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	60	$40,470	1.11
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	80	$49,890	0.81
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	180	$29,660	2.56
Pharmacists `29-1051`	100	$139,210	1.24
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	160	$42,030	1.31
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	40	$38,550	1.06
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	30	$69,150	1.15
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	50	$89,210	0.71
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	60	$128,370	1.40
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	50	$309,210	0.54
Pipelayers `47-2151`	50	$48,190	5.42
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	160	$51,260	1.36
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	210	$46,570	1.22
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	110	$57,470	1.28
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	240	$30,050	1.96
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	220	$38,510	3.33
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	100	$50,030	1.01
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	160	$88,780	0.58
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	60	$50,370	0.73
Psychiatric Technicians `29-2053`	50	$32,440	1.11
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	40	$60,270	0.57
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	40	$62,020	0.71
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	150	$34,710	0.64
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	50	$35,400	0.62
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	950	$82,740	1.08
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	50	$44,970	2.06
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,460	$29,960	1.44
Sales Managers `11-2022`	90	$98,340	0.53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	240	$45,900	0.75
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	260	$69,220	0.82
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood `51-7041`	80	$35,660	7.42
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	360	$52,180	1.31
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	320	$41,410	0.72
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	100	$48,680	0.76
Security Guards `33-9032`	170	$31,070	0.52
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	210	$36,600	0.97
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	30	$33,360	0.48
Slaughterers and Meat Packers `51-3023`	40	$34,780	2.04
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	40	$67,040	0.78
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	100	$42,690	0.87
Software Developers `15-1252`	50	$96,140	0.11
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	70	$50,420	1.06
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	1,000	$33,850	1.36
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	110	$49,990	0.86
Surveying and Mapping Technicians `17-3031`	30	$45,310	2.03
Teachers and Instructors, All Other `25-3099`	80	$46,600	2.69
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	410	$29,980	1.11
Tellers `43-3071`	70	$43,840	0.85
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	140	$60,000	1.20
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	40	$81,970	0.68
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	640	$28,530	1.09
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	140	$48,320	1.27