Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

201 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 38240.

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
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,510
Retail Salespersons	1,370
Cashiers	1,090
Waiters and Waitresses	1,040
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	970
Nursing Assistants	950
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	950
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	880
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	750
Cooks, Fast Food	730
Cooks, Restaurant	670
Customer Service Representatives	670
Stockers and Order Fillers	670
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	640
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	560
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	530
General and Operations Managers	500
Office Clerks, General	490
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	450

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
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	5.81	640
Sewing Machine Operators	4.55	130
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	4.30	100
Cooks, Fast Food	4.10	730
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.98	140
Surgical Technologists	3.89	130
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.64	970
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3.11	250
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	2.92	100
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	2.87	130
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2.85	750
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations)	2.70	140
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	2.67	170
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	2.57	240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2.42	570
Nursing Assistants	2.38	950
Medical Records Specialists	2.37	130
Instructional Coordinators	2.04	130
Firefighters	2.01	190
Animal Caretakers	2.01	150

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$338,170
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$168,850
Marketing Managers	$148,630
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$146,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,460
Pharmacists	$132,170
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$131,770
Software Developers	$130,240
Veterinarians	$126,190
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$124,930
Nurse Practitioners	$124,520
Human Resources Managers	$124,300
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)	$116,420
Construction Managers	$109,230
Sales Managers	$107,810
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,850
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)	$106,200
Lawyers	$105,510
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations)	$102,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$101,140

All 201 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	370	$75,750	0.93
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	50	$99,990	0.66
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	640	$23,190	5.81
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	150	$28,200	2.01
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	250	$48,640	1.30
Bakers `51-3011`	90	$33,760	1.33
Bartenders `35-3011`	280	$37,700	1.36
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	120	$39,450	1.04
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	410	$46,140	1.07
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	60	$35,790	0.50
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	40	$55,800	0.56
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	220	$75,730	0.74
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	40	$37,240	1.03
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	60	$70,040	0.45
Carpenters `47-2031`	90	$47,840	0.47
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,090	$27,710	1.28
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	90	$62,260	1.61
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	90	$55,030	0.86
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	150	$27,740	1.06
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	60	$95,800	0.57
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	50	$43,340	0.71
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	50	$62,250	0.41
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1241`	60	$116,420	1.29
Computer Network Support Specialists `15-1231`	50	$48,950	1.35
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	70	$106,200	0.57
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	80	$92,370	0.53
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	220	$48,790	1.09
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	70	$137,460	0.36
Concierges `39-6012`	30	$31,440	2.56
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	240	$45,900	0.80
Construction Managers `11-9021`	100	$109,230	0.91
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	30	$64,870	0.80
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	730	$26,610	4.10
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	140	$36,470	1.18
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	670	$35,690	1.73
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	60	$70,810	1.04
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	130	$35,280	1.15
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	60	$50,060	1.13
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	670	$34,590	0.94
Data Entry Keyers `43-9021`	30	$37,600	0.93
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) `15-2051`	40	$102,740	0.51
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	70	$95,900	1.19
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers `29-2032`	40	$84,520	1.54
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	190	$28,640	1.25
Dishwashers `35-9021`	180	$29,480	1.35
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	30	$42,060	0.61
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	130	$28,200	1.13
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	160	$90,260	1.72
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	60	$57,160	0.64
Electricians `47-2111`	210	$45,650	1.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	530	$50,540	1.38
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	50	$51,880	1.28
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	Not available	$54,890
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors `39-9031`	100	$37,260	1.10
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	40	$98,250	1.03
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	880	$27,200	0.82
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	110	$146,830	0.48
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	40	$68,230	0.39
Firefighters `33-2011`	190	$34,200	2.01
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	200	$69,290	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services `39-1014`	50	$44,990	1.66
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers `33-1021`	50	$55,900	1.69
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	450	$44,680	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	70	$44,440	1.44
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	140	$54,060	3.98
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	200	$76,640	1.20
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	80	$77,260	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	300	$55,510	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	50	$49,960	1.70
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	80	$74,820	1.85
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	100	$56,580	0.56
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	400	$46,500	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	130	$48,690	0.78
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	300	$29,000	1.20
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other `35-9099`	100	$30,200	4.30
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	250	$30,790	3.11
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	100	$74,770	1.50
Fundraisers `13-1131`	40	$69,400	1.25
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	500	$94,400	0.51
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	30	$50,230	0.64
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	140	$47,710	2.70
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	60	$60,750	1.12
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	160	$52,580	1.38
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	220	$48,860	0.39
Helpers--Electricians `47-3013`	90	$41,430	5.04
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers `49-9098`	30	$34,740	1.27
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	90	$42,730	2.06
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	560	$28,850	0.47
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	210	$27,480	1.79
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	130	$28,970	1.83
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	30	$124,300	0.53
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	220	$62,390	0.88
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	30	$87,170	0.31
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	50	$54,320	0.45
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	40	$100,450	0.60
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	60	$36,710	0.28
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	60	$36,990	0.36
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	130	$64,670	2.04
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	100	$49,090	0.72
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	390	$32,630	0.63
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2012`	30	$48,980	1.04
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	950	$31,210	1.17
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	750	$35,590	2.85
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	90	$29,320	1.66
Lawyers `23-1011`	80	$105,510	0.40
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	40	$39,210	0.85
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	30	$50,870	0.90
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	240	$61,730	1.31
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	50	$23,170	1.15
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	230	$46,600	0.86
Loan Officers `13-2072`	50	$66,060	0.64
Machinists `51-4041`	40	$53,840	0.53
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	570	$29,700	2.42
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	310	$43,540	0.74
Management Analysts `13-1111`	160	$73,570	0.63
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	110	$124,930	0.65
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	160	$64,080	0.63
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	30	$148,630	0.31
Massage Therapists `31-9011`	80	$56,260	2.82
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	30	$96,180	0.42
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	310	$43,530	1.35
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	130	$47,360	2.37
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	970	$37,920	3.64
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	150	$106,850	0.89
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	50	$46,680	1.14
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	30	$37,560	0.76
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	190	$36,080	0.50
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-9121`	30	$168,850	1.07
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	100	$78,330	1.10
Nurse Anesthetists `29-1151`	70	Not available	5.13
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	110	$124,520	1.29
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	950	$36,930	2.38
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	30	$74,190	0.78
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	50	$81,450	1.14
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	490	$39,250	0.73
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	100	$43,280	1.95
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	90	$50,210	0.69
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics `49-3053`	30	$44,390	3.37
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	80	$28,140	0.51
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	30	$43,590	0.51
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	120	$49,430	1.10
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	70	$30,430	0.97
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	70	$101,040	0.89
Pharmacists `29-1051`	90	$132,170	1.05
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	160	$43,150	1.22
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	70	$38,130	1.74
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	40	$62,350	1.22
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	100	$94,400	1.32
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	130	$131,770	2.87
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	240	$338,170	2.57
Pipelayers `47-2151`	40	$40,220	4.21
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	130	$48,440	1.04
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	170	$58,560	0.93
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	30	$65,170	1.67
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	130	$55,020	1.40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	220	$34,860	1.64
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	110	$35,280	1.58
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	70	$44,970	0.66
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	210	$95,280	0.72
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	110	Not available	1.24
Psychiatric Technicians `29-2053`	50	$35,930	1.08
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	60	$64,090	0.81
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	40	$50,630	1.56
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	170	$64,700	2.67
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	200	$32,330	0.80
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	80	$34,590	0.86
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	70	$37,160	1.75
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,510	$81,520	1.62
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	50	$29,900	1.73
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,370	$30,020	1.28
Sales Managers `11-2022`	90	$107,810	0.54
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	300	$57,260	0.87
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	240	$63,820	0.70
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) `41-4011`	40	$65,020	0.45
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	240	$56,280	0.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	370	$42,660	0.78
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	150	$49,350	1.12
Security Guards `33-9032`	280	$32,480	0.78
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	100	$50,770	1.09
Sewing Machine Operators `51-6031`	130	$28,560	4.55
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	140	$36,640	0.64
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	60	$31,770	0.91
Skincare Specialists `39-5094`	60	$36,920	2.96
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	40	$66,840	0.68
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	50	$38,650	0.38
Software Developers `15-1252`	200	$130,240	0.42
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers `15-1253`	40	$101,140	0.84
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	50	$50,270	0.73
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	90	$79,240	1.74
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	670	$33,150	0.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	150	$46,380	1.08
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	90	$31,960	0.65
Surgical Technologists `29-2055`	130	$56,510	3.89
Surveying and Mapping Technicians `17-3031`	40	$47,700	2.29
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	350	$30,970	0.90
Tellers `43-3071`	40	$44,180	0.40
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	190	$66,810	1.47
Tutors `25-3041`	60	$33,800	1.20
Veterinarians `29-1131`	50	$126,190	1.95
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers `31-9096`	100	$35,780	2.92
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	1,040	$34,080	1.66