Raleigh Employment

Employment and Industries in the Raleigh, North Carolina Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Raleigh than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Raleigh.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Raleigh.
A list of any large public companies in Raleigh.

Most Popular Jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	8,230	61,650	$44,510 - 81,990	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,870	56,920	$28,120 - 97,060	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,810	42,030	$30,000 - 56,750	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	4,480	62,270	$40,370 - 86,130	18%	79%
5	Computer software engineers, applications	4,390	85,760	$53,360 - 122,720	45%	85%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	3,490	68,530	$32,420 - 116,980	12%	51%
7	Computer programmers	2,840	72,940	$37,570 - 106,910	0%	73%
8	Computer systems analysts	2,730	73,870	$46,090 - 107,950	29%	68%
9	Computer software engineers, systems software	2,610	85,450	$53,740 - 125,820	28%	85%
10	Financial managers	2,390	95,920	$58,360 - 145,380	13%	60%
11	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,310	44,780	$31,380 - 62,630	6%	96%
12	Civil engineers	2,260	71,550	$48,780 - 100,680	18%	87%
13	Lawyers	2,180	124,790	$57,480 -	11%	99%
14	Social and human service assistants	2,110	26,340	$17,360 - 37,770	34%	58%
15	Computer and information systems managers	2,090	113,330	$70,020 -	16%	73%
16	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,930	27,650	$19,270 - 45,940	9%	54%
17	Managers, all other	1,840	85,210	$47,150 - 130,780	7%	55%
18	Education administrators, postsecondary	1,790	91,050	$43,940 - 157,760	14%	78%
19	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,680	43,010	$30,990 - 59,680	11%	95%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	1,640	62,700	$37,750 - 95,110	27%	50%
21	Sales managers	1,550	101,390	$46,470 -	10%	69%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,500	72,360	$49,330 - 99,610	8%	78%
23	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,420	53,320	$30,650 - 85,270	18%	56%
24	Management analysts	1,410	71,210	$41,350 - 104,430	22%	78%
25	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,250	47,820	$34,840 - 63,830	20%	87%
26	Child, family, and school social workers	1,110	46,580	$32,280 - 66,130	19%	77%
27	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	1,100	54,580	$37,030 - 78,380	25%	93%
28	Training and development specialists	1,090	55,870	$32,940 - 80,780	18%	56%
29	Market research analysts	1,080	63,720	$32,900 - 107,270	20%	82%
30	Engineering managers	1,050	108,010	$73,030 - 145,350	7%	84%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,010	51,960	$30,140 - 84,210	5%	58%
32	Instructional coordinators	960	55,260	$38,470 - 77,600	23%	79%
33	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	940	68,090	$36,390 - 119,340	20%	99%
34	Chemists	920	61,580	$40,540 - 93,770	9%	93%
35	Electronics engineers, except computer	920	81,600	$55,600 - 114,760	4%	81%
36	Pharmacists	910	105,160	$86,540 - 130,070	22%	97%
37	Electrical engineers	900	87,460	$57,490 - 126,250	6%	81%
38	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	880	50,780	$33,600 - 75,030	18%	56%
39	Coaches and scouts	870	39,480	$18,110 - 66,240	15%	60%
40	Self-enrichment education teachers	860	49,250	$27,950 - 67,890	23%	54%
41	Medical and health services managers	850	87,150	$55,080 - 131,100	16%	57%
42	Mechanical engineers	840	69,420	$46,180 - 100,280	4%	78%
43	Graphic designers	820	42,060	$24,230 - 62,690	10%	55%
44	Public relations specialists	790	51,870	$31,310 - 79,720	18%	81%
45	Marketing managers	760	112,250	$62,240 - 165,680	14%	69%
46	Financial analysts	720	71,000	$45,740 - 101,860	34%	87%
47	Computer specialists, all other	720	72,010	$41,260 - 100,120	15%	68%
48	Industrial engineers	710	72,800	$49,110 - 101,770	20%	74%
49	Sales and related workers, all other	660	37,400	$18,130 - 60,810	14%	62%
50	Operations research analysts	650	68,380	$47,990 - 90,290	11%	71%
51	Education, training, and library workers, all other	650	55,740	$25,450 - 82,400	11%	79%
52	Environmental engineers	640	66,780	$45,800 - 90,580	25%	86%
53	Librarians	640	53,100	$37,230 - 72,010	4%	85%
54	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	640	48,690	$33,660 - 66,120	13%	73%
55	Physical therapists	610	75,150	$49,980 - 119,970	27%	89%
56	Architects, except landscape and naval	590	73,130	$38,130 - 141,410	18%	88%
57	Financial specialists, all other	540	54,830	$33,580 - 81,820	12%	50%
58	Speech-language pathologists	540	59,520	$46,030 - 76,130	11%	98%
59	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	540	76,210	$45,710 - 104,830	16%	99%
60	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	530	40,860	$27,680 - 51,920	15%	72%
61	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	520	50,860	$36,010 - 64,950	12%	51%
62	Mental health counselors	510	40,700	$22,040 - 62,890	30%	73%
63	Sales engineers	500	75,350	$39,390 - 115,680	9%	79%
64	Insurance underwriters	490	54,970	$31,770 - 85,040	6%	53%
65	Rehabilitation counselors	480	32,390	$25,100 - 42,360	23%	73%
66	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	480	38,030	$28,540 - 50,170	30%	77%
67	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	470	90,910	$44,350 -	25%	67%
68	Personal financial advisors	470	52,840	$31,230 - 72,870	41%	81%
69	Social and community service managers	460	56,370	$31,720 - 86,150	25%	72%
70	Advertising sales agents	450	51,450	$24,650 - 101,170	20%	56%
71	Database administrators	440	73,580	$42,190 - 103,130	29%	72%
72	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	430	60,570	$38,910 - 87,380	17%	56%
73	Special education teachers, secondary school	420	46,830	$31,100 - 64,390	9%	87%
74	Editors	420	51,680	$30,090 - 67,720	2%	81%
75	Medical and public health social workers	420	42,650	$29,970 - 57,700	24%	77%
76	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	410	48,100	$35,360 - 64,750	0%	96%
77	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	410	38,750	$27,390 - 55,910	24%	78%
78	Detectives and criminal investigators	390	58,570	$38,630 - 87,820	17%	54%
79	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	390	55,450	$41,850 - 64,450	14%	54%
80	Dentists, general	380	181,140	$82,570 -	9%	100%
81	Multi-media artists and animators	370	52,880	$29,220 - 81,020	26%	58%
82	Community and social service specialists, all other	360	40,920	$17,720 - 62,910	25%	58%
83	Chief executives	360	181,770	$100,760 -	2%	65%
84	Natural sciences managers	350	130,610	$70,760 -	11%	93%
85	Veterinarians	350	107,000	$54,530 -	35%	100%
86	Occupational therapists	320	61,370	$43,270 - 82,550	23%	90%
87	Farm and home management advisors	320	70,480	$42,430 - 103,170	5%	79%
88	Special education teachers, middle school	310	45,790	$32,670 - 61,890	16%	87%
89	Private detectives and investigators	310	42,590	$26,280 - 62,760	18%	52%
90	Biological technicians	300	44,110	$26,040 - 70,700	16%	60%
91	Purchasing managers	300	90,560	$54,560 - 139,130	3%	57%
92	Credit analysts	290	58,600	$32,790 - 97,390	2%	60%
93	Technical writers	290	69,920	$45,320 - 96,990	20%	74%
94	Urban and regional planners	260	53,430	$37,010 - 77,200	15%	92%
95	Public relations managers	250	92,830	$54,110 - 143,850	17%	75%
96	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	240	37,590	$32,530 - 46,610	11%	58%
97	Floral designers	240	26,300	$16,500 - 36,250	0%	55%
98	Physician assistants	240	82,040	$66,780 - 102,620	27%	67%
99	Interior designers	240	40,780	$28,450 - 60,290	20%	55%
100	Engineers, all other	230	81,150	$49,180 - 111,590	6%	82%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	18,660	23,580	$14,580 - 37,130	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	11,260	17,970	$14,090 - 22,960	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	10,930	16,540	$13,630 - 20,750	18%	5%
4	Waiters and waitresses	10,010	19,000	$13,650 - 28,750	11%	14%
5	Customer service representatives	9,340	31,110	$19,430 - 45,550	25%	22%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	9,100	22,380	$15,400 - 31,240	2%	5%
7	General and operations managers	8,280	119,510	$56,940 -	2%	48%
8	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	8,120	38,410	$26,600 - 51,780	15%	18%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	7,770	30,960	$22,010 - 41,240	1%	18%
10	Office clerks, general	7,430	25,950	$16,860 - 36,540	13%	19%
11	Home health aides	7,210	21,890	$17,220 - 27,730	49%	7%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	6,720	33,850	$21,860 - 47,970	13%	16%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	6,370	22,860	$16,030 - 32,300	-7%	8%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	6,110	37,470	$21,810 - 60,670	4%	25%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,820	20,870	$14,570 - 28,920	15%	4%
16	Team assemblers	5,810	26,240	$15,570 - 39,220	0%	5%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,510	44,500	$28,110 - 63,440	6%	29%
18	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	5,230	21,520	$15,300 - 29,780	18%	6%
19	Receptionists and information clerks	4,880	26,190	$16,080 - 36,380	17%	13%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	4,860	52,780	$34,610 - 77,730	9%	10%
21	Security guards	4,510	23,740	$16,990 - 31,920	17%	13%
22	Business operations specialists, all other	4,500	62,040	$33,950 - 101,070	21%	49%
23	Construction laborers	4,470	27,000	$17,930 - 38,510	11%	5%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,430	36,350	$21,800 - 53,840	10%	6%
25	Teacher assistants	4,330	19,280	$15,420 - 24,320	10%	18%
26	Cooks, restaurant	3,980	22,380	$15,290 - 30,500	12%	5%
27	Preschool teachers, except special education	3,810	22,410	$15,810 - 30,710	26%	43%
28	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,800	37,860	$26,700 - 55,730	10%	4%
29	Food preparation workers	3,670	18,630	$14,100 - 24,870	15%	7%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,460	30,290	$18,920 - 48,590	8%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	3,430	31,440	$19,390 - 46,680	11%	14%
32	Computer support specialists	3,050	49,680	$31,620 - 74,500	13%	43%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,800	18,950	$14,370 - 24,710	13%	5%
34	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,380	32,740	$17,410 - 48,820	-4%	5%
35	Carpenters	2,380	32,540	$22,450 - 43,030	10%	6%
36	Sales representatives, services, all other	2,340	65,420	$31,820 - 107,070	28%	48%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,190	28,400	$17,950 - 40,230	4%	6%
38	Driver/sales workers	2,180	20,910	$13,610 - 37,290	-4%	4%
39	Amusement and recreation attendants	2,170	18,180	$14,340 - 22,990	24%	22%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,160	55,680	$35,990 - 82,060	7%	13%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,080	40,100	$23,190 - 62,540	14%	4%
42	Packers and packagers, hand	2,050	20,910	$14,900 - 30,800	-11%	3%
43	Counter and rental clerks	1,850	23,390	$14,290 - 36,720	23%	16%
44	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,820	16,980	$13,830 - 20,400	10%	17%
45	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,820	38,810	$27,990 - 50,060	14%	7%
46	Recreation workers	1,790	22,720	$14,000 - 37,030	13%	47%
47	Tellers	1,770	24,570	$19,780 - 31,490	14%	16%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,760	52,730	$33,590 - 78,740	-4%	15%
49	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,740	25,650	$20,830 - 32,060	18%	7%
50	Construction managers	1,670	82,450	$55,920 - 113,820	16%	29%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,620	33,000	$24,760 - 43,360	8%	3%
52	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,590	44,530	$31,680 - 61,760	11%	33%
53	Dishwashers	1,570	18,360	$14,240 - 23,700	10%	3%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,560	21,120	$14,080 - 27,240	14%	3%
55	Loan officers	1,500	54,090	$35,030 - 81,920	12%	49%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,500	32,740	$24,710 - 44,090	4%	15%
57	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,470	40,550	$28,280 - 53,700	11%	4%
58	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,440	44,760	$26,690 - 64,360	22%	45%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,430	83,210	$37,890 - 143,240	4%	38%
60	Personal and home care aides	1,420	19,930	$15,570 - 25,580	51%	10%
61	Bartenders	1,360	20,650	$13,740 - 31,000	11%	17%
62	Food service managers	1,360	55,880	$34,200 - 81,320	5%	24%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,350	18,450	$13,850 - 25,640	12%	6%
64	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,350	27,240	$18,580 - 37,540	-1%	2%
65	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,300	33,820	$14,390 - 75,390	12%	6%
66	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,290	32,490	$20,940 - 44,100	-6%	14%
67	Civil engineering technicians	1,280	41,740	$27,330 - 59,650	10%	18%
68	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,270	43,300	$29,110 - 60,820	9%	3%
69	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,260	29,540	$18,840 - 41,600	-26%	6%
70	Postal service mail carriers	1,260			1%	11%
71	Bus drivers, school	1,210	23,430	$17,150 - 30,850	9%	4%
72	Real estate sales agents	1,210	69,850	$26,200 - 129,010	11%	45%
73	Helpers--production workers	1,200	25,400	$16,830 - 36,380	0%	4%
74	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	1,200	35,240	$21,080 - 54,690	27%	47%
75	Child care workers	1,190	19,620	$13,930 - 27,890	18%	15%
76	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,190	18,360	$14,000 - 24,540	10%	8%
77	Bill and account collectors	1,160	35,000	$23,860 - 41,900	23%	13%
78	Insurance sales agents	1,150	56,130	$23,050 - 113,200	13%	45%
79	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,070	28,640	$20,860 - 35,920	12%	6%
80	Helpers--electricians	1,060	27,480	$19,900 - 38,380	7%	3%
81	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	1,040	21,580	$14,850 - 32,180	16%	10%
82	Pharmacy technicians	1,020	26,500	$18,630 - 35,470	32%	16%
83	Parts salespersons	1,010	29,940	$19,800 - 42,320	-1%	6%
84	Dental assistants	990	38,600	$27,510 - 49,880	29%	9%
85	Fire fighters	990	33,860	$18,130 - 48,830	12%	18%
86	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	980	60,880	$38,110 - 88,530	9%	47%
87	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	970	37,640	$21,270 - 50,480	1%	29%
88	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	970	32,540	$20,180 - 43,080	0%	22%
89	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	940	25,010	$16,990 - 36,070	12%	3%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	920	39,370	$25,740 - 55,560	13%	17%
91	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	920	53,650	$33,410 - 81,060	0%	42%
92	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	910	35,690	$25,130 - 49,470	3%	25%
93	Motor vehicle operators, all other	910	23,360	$15,320 - 30,950	11%	0%
94	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	910	29,660	$21,640 - 40,720	19%	14%
95	Medical assistants	900	29,590	$22,460 - 38,570	35%	10%
96	Loan interviewers and clerks	900	32,890	$25,670 - 43,290	0%	24%
97	Real estate brokers	900	52,370	$23,430 - 97,360	11%	45%
98	Machinists	900	33,670	$21,340 - 49,100	-2%	3%
99	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	890	33,440	$26,080 - 41,540	5%	2%
100	Pipelayers	880	30,030	$19,880 - 41,500	9%	4%

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ECPI College of Technology
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate
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Medical Careers Institute
Raleigh, North Carolina

Programs: Medical Administration, Medical Support And Technology, Nursing And Emergency Medicine, Therapy And Counseling
Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Diploma
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Strayer University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Design, Education And Teaching, Family And Social Work, Hospitality, Law, Liberal Arts, Media, Medical Administration, Medical Support And Technology, Security And Law Enforcement
Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Master
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Raleigh, North Carolina

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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University of Phoenix
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Jobs More Common Near Raleigh Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Farm and home management advisors	70,480	320	38.7
Tree trimmers and pruners	28,370	550	15
Food scientists and technologists	46,420	210	11.7
Forensic science technicians	37,670	270	10
Nuclear engineers	80,170	200	9.1
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary	57,470	140	7
Curators	38,580	180	6.9
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	55,510	180	6.8
Education administrators, postsecondary	91,050	1,790	5.7
Real estate brokers	52,370	900	5.4
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	57,670	180	5.1
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	35,230	550	5
Pipelayers	30,030	880	4.9
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	40,670	650	4.7
Photographic process workers	20,160	230	4.5
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	116,740	220	4.4
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	21,580	1,040	4.2
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	99,120	210	4.1
Physics teachers, postsecondary	111,300	100	4
Civil engineering technicians	41,740	1,280	4
Multi-media artists and animators	52,880	370	4
Private detectives and investigators	42,590	310	3.9
Logging equipment operators	26,380	100	3.8
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	40,590	310	3.7
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	54,580	1,100	3.6
Emergency management specialists	42,900	100	3.5
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	25,010	940	3.5
Motor vehicle operators, all other	23,360	910	3.4
Environmental engineers	66,780	640	3.3
Vocational education teachers, middle school	47,460	100	3.3
Sociology teachers, postsecondary	66,170	120	3
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	89,310	280	3
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	74,480	100	3
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	68,090	940	2.9
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	23,060	500	2.9
Chemists	61,580	920	2.9
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40,860	530	2.8
Commercial pilots	60,450	190	2.8
Helpers--electricians	27,480	1,060	2.7
Statisticians	70,990	200	2.7
Anesthesiologists		190	2.7
History teachers, postsecondary	61,540	140	2.6
Operations research analysts	68,380	650	2.6
Surveying and mapping technicians	36,520	680	2.6
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	30,850	420	2.6
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,410	3,810	2.5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders		510	2.4
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,180	2,170	2.4
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	86,160	300	2.4
Education, training, and library workers, all other	55,740	650	2.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Raleigh, North Carolina Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Farm and home management advisors	70,480	1.61	320
Production workers, all other	43,250	1.49	280
Real estate sales agents	69,850	1.48	1,210
Baggage porters and bellhops	30,470	1.47	170
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	99,120	1.37	210
Education, training, and library workers, all other	55,740	1.36	650
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,820	1.35	1,300
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	116,740	1.31	220
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	86,160	1.3	300
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	37,640	1.3	970
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	94,410	1.29	230
Self-enrichment education teachers	49,250	1.28	860
Legal secretaries	45,550	1.27	730
Sales representatives, services, all other	65,420	1.26	2,340
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,740	1.25	2,380
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	38,110	1.25	150
Health technologists and technicians, all other	50,880	1.25	270
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	89,310	1.24	280
General and operations managers	119,510	1.24	8,280
Veterinarians	107,000	1.24	350
Business teachers, postsecondary	90,660	1.23	240
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	55,450	1.22	390
Lawyers	124,790	1.22	2,180
Producers and directors	68,800	1.21	230
Couriers and messengers	29,190	1.21	310
Chief executives	181,770	1.21	360
Audio and video equipment technicians	45,400	1.21	220
Massage therapists	47,010	1.2	250
Dental assistants	38,600	1.2	990
Construction and building inspectors	58,760	1.2	480
Office machine operators, except computer	31,810	1.19	230
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,210	1.19	1,430
Natural sciences managers	130,610	1.19	350
Property, real estate, and community association managers	63,360	1.18	470
Computer support specialists	49,680	1.18	3,050
Travel agents	37,190	1.18	230
Technical writers	69,920	1.18	290
Industrial engineering technicians	57,110	1.18	290
All other information and record clerks	39,030	1.18	750
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	35,240	1.17	1,200
Food service managers	55,880	1.15	1,360
Compensation and benefits managers	103,330	1.15	220
Biological technicians	44,110	1.15	300
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90,910	1.15	470
Child, family, and school social workers	46,580	1.15	1,110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,210	1.14	540
Opticians, dispensing	38,880	1.14	270
Education teachers, postsecondary	67,890	1.14	190
Bill and account collectors	35,000	1.14	1,160
Computer programmers	72,940	1.13	2,840

Highest Paying Jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	198,230	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	190,740	400
Chief executives	181,770	360
Dentists, general	181,140	380
Family and general practitioners	172,440	660
Pediatricians, general	156,090	160
Natural sciences managers	130,610	350
Lawyers	124,790	2,180
General and operations managers	119,510	8,280
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	116,740	220
Computer and information systems managers	113,330	2,090
Marketing managers	112,250	760
Physics teachers, postsecondary	111,300	100
Actuaries	111,280
Engineering managers	108,010	1,050
Veterinarians	107,000	350
Pharmacists	105,160	910
Compensation and benefits managers	103,330	220
Economics teachers, postsecondary	102,010	50
Human resources managers, all other	101,950	140
Sales managers	101,390	1,550
Materials scientists	101,300
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	99,120	210
Postsecondary teachers, all other	98,490	90
Training and development managers	97,550	110
Optometrists	96,790	100
Computer and information scientists, research	95,950	140
Financial managers	95,920	2,390
Advertising and promotions managers	94,890	140
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	94,410	230
Public relations managers	92,830	250
Education administrators, postsecondary	91,050	1,790
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90,910	470
Business teachers, postsecondary	90,660	240
Purchasing managers	90,560	300
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	89,310	280
Industrial production managers	88,460	470
Electrical engineers	87,460	900
Medical and health services managers	87,150	850
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	86,160	300
Physicists	86,000
Computer software engineers, applications	85,760	4,390
Computer software engineers, systems software	85,450	2,610
Managers, all other	85,210	1,840
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	83,210	1,430
Art directors	82,470	60
Construction managers	82,450	1,670
Physician assistants	82,040	240
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	81,930	370
Electronics engineers, except computer	81,600	920

Large Companies Headquartered in Raleigh

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Progress Energy	10.6
Martin Marietta Materials	2

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