Asheville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Asheville, North Carolina Area

Asheville is the economic hub for the western part of North Carolina. Asheville's economy includes manufacturing industries such as furniture, textiles, electrical products and printed products. Other sectors playing important roles for the economy include healthcare, tourism, and the government. The developing technology sector has also been adding jobs in the city.

The major fields of employment in Asheville are healthcare, education, construction, professional, scientific and technical services; social assistance, and accommodation and food services. Management, professional and related occupations comprise 36% of the workforce. Sales and office occupations comprise 21% of the labor force.

Praise for Asheville: The city has been ranked as the #1 place to live by Relocate-America.com. Rated the 7th best place to live in the nation in Frommer's "Cities Ranked and Rated" list. Ranked 23rd out of 200 metro areas for business and careers by Forbes.

Facts about Asheville, North Carolina: Regarding the adult residents, 30% have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index was 91.3 (nation's average: 100). In 2009 the average salary in Asheville was $30,000.

The Asheville region's primary employers are provided below:

Mission-St. Joseph's Health System
Baxter Healthcare
Drexel Heritage
Cone Mills Corp
Champion International
Ingles Markets Inc
ITT Automotive, Sterling Diagnostic Imaging, Inc
General Electric Lighting Systems
Grove Park Inn Resort
Pillowtex Corp., Sonopress, Inc
Eaton Culter Hammer
J. Crew Group
Biltmore Estate
Collins & Aikman
Wilsonart International
VA Hospital
American Thread Co
Ecusta Division of P.H. Glatfelter Co

Helpful organizations offering to work with local businesses include:

The Citizen-Times is a good resource for keeping up-to-date regarding Asheville business and industry news.

Most Popular Jobs in Asheville, 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	4,870	58,560	$43,770 - 79,080	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,590	42,800	$21,510 - 75,160	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,410	42,210	$29,680 - 57,260	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,180	43,500	$30,250 - 59,620	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,060	58,110	$34,740 - 85,580	18%	79%
6	Social and human service assistants	1,020	30,730	$19,620 - 40,070	34%	58%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	760	42,470	$30,330 - 55,480	11%	95%
8	Sales managers	570	85,940	$42,610 - 135,050	10%	69%
9	Medical and health services managers	510	85,850	$58,960 - 122,690	16%	57%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	470	41,580	$31,480 - 52,550	19%	77%
11	Financial managers	450	88,050	$49,210 - 137,860	13%	60%
12	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	370	66,510	$42,370 - 98,210	8%	78%
13	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	370	74,770	$27,020 - 159,410	18%	56%
14	Coaches and scouts	350	31,830	$18,090 - 50,330	15%	60%
15	Pharmacists	340	99,500	$71,610 - 129,810	22%	97%
16	Lawyers	330	83,960	$45,980 - 135,900	11%	99%
17	Industrial engineers	330	75,470	$48,830 - 136,000	20%	74%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	300	57,240	$32,640 - 94,500	12%	51%
19	Computer programmers	290		$ -	0%	73%
20	Medical and public health social workers	290	43,150	$34,180 - 52,840	24%	77%
21	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	280	44,000	$32,080 - 59,190	20%	87%
22	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	270	49,860	$33,880 - 65,300	0%	96%
23	Physical therapists	260	68,070	$54,530 - 87,290	27%	89%
24	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	250	47,120	$26,530 - 69,760	14%	54%
25	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	250	43,860	$30,190 - 61,040	13%	73%
26	Self-enrichment education teachers	240	33,840	$26,400 - 44,160	23%	54%
27	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	230	37,180	$27,180 - 57,270	30%	77%
28	Graphic designers	230	35,800	$23,000 - 56,930	10%	55%
29	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	210	97,300	$45,340 -	25%	67%
30	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	210	35,940	$26,430 - 48,410	15%	72%
31	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	210	33,960	$23,840 - 46,460	15%	51%
32	Librarians	200	46,910	$35,180 - 62,830	4%	85%
33	Civil engineers	200	61,930	$43,200 - 81,860	18%	87%
34	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	190	49,100	$36,590 - 63,370	12%	51%
35	Computer systems analysts	190	63,170	$37,900 - 96,030	29%	68%
36	Advertising sales agents	180	39,220	$18,100 - 66,240	20%	56%
37	Network systems and data communications analysts	180	46,210	$27,850 - 74,280	53%	57%
38	Public relations specialists	180	39,870	$23,150 - 64,540	18%	81%
39	Occupational therapists	170	68,950	$53,770 - 92,920	23%	90%
40	Special education teachers, secondary school	170	45,030	$30,950 - 60,830	9%	87%
41	Financial specialists, all other	160	44,870	$31,740 - 71,790	12%	50%
42	Network and computer systems administrators	160	53,630	$36,890 - 76,380	27%	50%
43	Computer software engineers, applications	160	54,520	$36,040 - 84,510	45%	85%
44	Training and development specialists	150	41,550	$25,340 - 61,140	18%	56%
45	Managers, all other	150	77,770	$46,190 - 118,040	7%	55%
46	Speech-language pathologists	150	67,580	$47,430 - 100,380	11%	98%
47	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	42,750	$27,820 - 69,810	5%	58%
48	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	140	44,550	$28,020 - 66,090	25%	93%
49	Dentists, general	140	211,580	$120,460 -	9%	100%
50	Physician assistants	140	82,300	$61,640 - 103,070	27%	67%
51	Sales engineers	130	80,720	$48,590 - 113,550	9%	79%
52	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	130	61,070	$38,290 - 84,520	17%	56%
53	Community and social service specialists, all other	130	37,410	$22,140 - 54,380	25%	58%
54	Management analysts	130	66,110	$36,970 - 103,430	22%	78%
55	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	130	45,460	$30,950 - 66,640	18%	56%
56	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	46,510	$34,360 - 69,000	17%	54%
57	Engineering managers	130	93,780	$65,750 - 128,950	7%	84%
58	Education administrators, postsecondary	130	58,460	$33,000 - 101,080	14%	78%
59	Mechanical engineers	130	63,460	$38,170 - 82,760	4%	78%
60	Electrical engineers	120	68,560	$47,130 - 96,970	6%	81%
61	Producers and directors	120	43,880	$14,760 - 67,380	11%	75%
62	Floral designers	120	21,680	$14,320 - 30,060	0%	55%
63	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	120	75,610	$38,550 - 159,940	16%	99%
64	Social and community service managers	110	58,420	$41,380 - 79,300	25%	72%
65	Personal financial advisors	110	75,760	$57,300 - 98,730	41%	81%
66	Editors	110	50,810	$19,270 - 92,580	2%	81%
67	Sales and related workers, all other	110	35,440	$20,150 - 50,430	14%	62%
68	Interior designers	110	44,930	$16,600 - 63,800	20%	55%
69	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	100	36,880	$32,470 - 42,780	11%	58%
70	Computer and information systems managers	100	77,750	$50,640 - 104,610	16%	73%
71	Computer specialists, all other	100	84,280	$60,920 - 114,680	15%	68%
72	Urban and regional planners	100	47,470	$32,000 - 64,200	15%	92%
73	Special education teachers, middle school	90	42,790	$32,080 - 56,040	16%	87%
74	Rehabilitation counselors	90	34,830	$23,070 - 50,280	23%	73%
75	Mental health counselors	90	40,240	$30,610 - 51,300	30%	73%
76	Health educators	90	46,250	$32,160 - 62,950	26%	58%
77	Marketing managers	90		$ -	14%	69%
78	Insurance underwriters	80	49,490	$32,170 - 87,550	6%	53%
79	Dietitians and nutritionists	80	46,900	$35,030 - 60,570	9%	72%
80	Meeting and convention planners	80	40,230	$27,700 - 57,380	20%	67%
81	Reporters and correspondents	80	31,850	$18,560 - 47,080	1%	85%
82	Tax preparers	80	23,620	$16,610 - 30,990	0%	54%
83	Musicians and singers	70		$ -	10%	53%
84	Chief executives	70	169,580	$95,840 -	2%	65%
85	Chiropractors	60	96,760	$57,280 -	14%	98%
86	Atmospheric and space scientists	60	87,220	$58,830 - 119,580	11%	85%
87	Vocational education teachers, middle school	60	41,520	$29,070 - 54,640	0%	95%
88	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	60,130	$36,690 - 81,950	4%	81%
89	Surveyors	60	54,770	$42,680 - 79,320	24%	82%
90	Commercial and industrial designers	60	63,240	$46,470 - 89,300	7%	55%
91	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	46,520	$29,980 - 76,370	24%	78%
92	Clergy	50	48,330	$34,940 - 66,790	19%	75%
93	Database administrators	50	47,070	$31,400 - 69,710	29%	72%
94	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	33,680	$22,060 - 47,100	34%	73%
95	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	50	55,080	$33,630 - 79,050	10%	74%
96	Purchasing managers	50	75,520	$46,110 - 105,710	3%	57%
97	Compensation and benefits managers	40	70,890	$52,650 - 107,240	12%	58%
98	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	40	86,340	$44,300 -	12%	94%
99	Advertising and promotions managers	40	77,210	$37,650 - 136,420	6%	76%
100	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	59,470	$37,530 - 82,300	28%	85%

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	6,800	23,770	$14,450 - 37,100	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,260	16,820	$13,760 - 21,430	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	5,120	17,570	$13,860 - 21,730	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	4,730	17,910	$13,590 - 25,330	11%	14%
5	Home health aides	3,590	21,990	$16,950 - 27,520	49%	7%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,000	24,080	$15,880 - 34,800	2%	5%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,860	27,940	$19,160 - 37,890	1%	18%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,580	20,380	$14,770 - 26,210	15%	4%
9	Office clerks, general	2,510	23,570	$15,010 - 33,190	13%	19%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,470	22,600	$16,030 - 31,380	-7%	8%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,330	35,210	$20,950 - 52,020	4%	25%
12	Team assemblers	2,310	28,300	$17,850 - 46,850	0%	5%
13	General and operations managers	2,230	100,750	$48,470 -	2%	48%
14	Customer service representatives	2,220	27,600	$17,740 - 40,040	25%	22%
15	Cooks, restaurant	2,190	21,460	$14,690 - 29,520	12%	5%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,040	30,960	$20,580 - 42,090	13%	16%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,020	33,220	$21,100 - 48,630	10%	6%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,910	37,100	$25,030 - 55,060	10%	4%
19	Teacher assistants	1,880	20,020	$16,210 - 25,020	10%	18%
20	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,850	18,300	$14,380 - 23,260	13%	5%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,770	34,390	$24,220 - 48,510	15%	18%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,760	23,730	$16,910 - 31,540	17%	13%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,640	42,540	$27,330 - 62,220	6%	29%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,540	30,310	$18,700 - 47,140	8%	4%
25	Construction laborers	1,470	26,330	$18,890 - 35,300	11%	5%
26	Packers and packagers, hand	1,420	20,780	$14,220 - 33,300	-11%	3%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,420	30,440	$20,040 - 44,690	11%	14%
28	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,410	23,790	$18,260 - 30,940	18%	6%
29	Food preparation workers	1,330	18,490	$14,300 - 23,980	15%	7%
30	Carpenters	1,310	32,150	$23,190 - 42,100	10%	6%
31	Machinists	1,300	34,170	$22,870 - 43,350	-2%	3%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,210	46,830	$29,030 - 65,850	9%	10%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,160	40,590	$31,790 - 50,680	14%	7%
34	Dishwashers	1,080	17,540	$14,010 - 21,370	10%	3%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,040	47,160	$28,350 - 67,990	-4%	15%
36	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,000	24,670	$19,160 - 31,820	18%	7%
37	Security guards	980	22,930	$16,840 - 31,670	17%	13%
38	Industrial truck and tractor operators	890	28,720	$19,040 - 39,160	-1%	2%
39	Medical assistants	810	27,200	$21,720 - 33,460	35%	10%
40	Business operations specialists, all other	810	60,750	$30,920 - 101,570	21%	49%
41	Child care workers	800	19,540	$14,600 - 24,940	18%	15%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	800	28,160	$18,440 - 41,930	-6%	14%
43	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	790	16,870	$13,760 - 20,730	10%	17%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	790	26,920	$17,730 - 38,180	4%	6%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	780	37,800	$24,240 - 53,200	14%	4%
46	Healthcare support workers, all other	760	25,200	$18,050 - 33,060	16%	10%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	740	51,630	$34,050 - 71,640	7%	13%
48	Driver/sales workers	730	24,600	$13,970 - 44,200	-4%	4%
49	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	720	38,120	$27,640 - 57,300	11%	33%
50	Electricians	710	37,510	$28,510 - 48,580	7%	7%
51	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	700	28,970	$20,910 - 39,440	-26%	6%
52	Tellers	690	24,480	$20,380 - 30,820	14%	16%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	670	29,120	$22,170 - 37,000	4%	15%
54	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	630	21,080	$16,050 - 27,560	17%	14%
55	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	620	31,910	$24,150 - 40,320	8%	3%
56	Paralegals and legal assistants	580	35,650	$26,970 - 49,590	22%	45%
57	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	570	22,170	$14,670 - 35,130	-4%	5%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	570	23,100	$16,470 - 34,860	26%	43%
59	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	560	16,350	$13,610 - 20,170	10%	8%
60	Construction managers	550	95,620	$59,640 - 135,670	16%	29%
61	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	550	41,740	$30,130 - 51,330	-2%	6%
62	Fire fighters	540	29,280	$18,280 - 40,610	12%	18%
63	Switchboard operators, including answering service	530	20,840	$16,630 - 27,620	-7%	10%
64	Pharmacy technicians	530	26,660	$18,280 - 33,820	32%	16%
65	Parts salespersons	510	28,930	$19,880 - 41,610	-1%	6%
66	Postal service mail carriers	510			1%	11%
67	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	500	38,490	$26,720 - 56,090	11%	4%
68	Radiologic technologists and technicians	500	48,600	$35,840 - 65,600	15%	25%
69	Counter and rental clerks	490	23,060	$14,560 - 36,040	23%	16%
70	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	480	32,410	$20,560 - 42,360	19%	14%
71	Computer support specialists	470	36,860	$25,020 - 54,430	13%	43%
72	Loan officers	460	43,420	$28,450 - 69,200	12%	49%
73	Insurance sales agents	460	47,490	$26,100 - 75,050	13%	45%
74	Medical secretaries	450	27,640	$21,750 - 34,840	17%	18%
75	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	450	21,550	$13,750 - 34,360	12%	6%
76	Dental assistants	440	32,430	$23,410 - 40,850	29%	9%
77	Sales representatives, services, all other	440	47,120	$26,410 - 89,820	28%	48%
78	Bartenders	430	21,820	$14,050 - 33,160	11%	17%
79	Bus drivers, school	420	24,500	$20,190 - 30,960	9%	4%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	410	18,320	$14,510 - 23,590	10%	5%
81	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	410	17,200	$14,020 - 20,520	12%	6%
82	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	410	22,100	$16,260 - 29,970	11%	5%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	400	47,320	$29,460 - 69,670	10%	17%
84	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	400	37,620	$27,110 - 55,320	9%	3%
85	Helpers--production workers	390	21,940	$16,720 - 29,510	0%	4%
86	Physicians and surgeons, all other	390	184,120	$103,090 -	0%	0%
87	Correctional officers and jailers	390	30,400	$25,930 - 37,010	17%	11%
88	Medical records and health information technicians	370	27,680	$21,570 - 38,570	18%	12%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	360	28,920	$18,270 - 42,530	13%	11%
90	Helpers--electricians	360	24,430	$18,510 - 31,300	7%	3%
91	Bill and account collectors	350	30,630	$22,340 - 40,500	23%	13%
92	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	350	20,980	$15,920 - 28,520	-8%	5%
93	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	330	33,700	$27,110 - 42,150	3%	38%
94	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	320	31,860	$20,620 - 41,840	5%	2%
95	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	310	27,220	$14,860 - 43,270	-14%	0%
96	Recreation workers	310	26,640	$17,670 - 38,380	13%	47%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	300	41,440	$26,220 - 61,880	13%	17%
98	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	26,340	$21,430 - 32,350	12%	6%
99	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	290	34,660	$26,280 - 46,580	12%	3%
100	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	290	41,450	$26,970 - 56,920	0%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Asheville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,900	240	11.1
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	33,930	130	9.4
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,120	130	8.5
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,580	180	7.9
Engine and other machine assemblers	34,420	130	6.5
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,820	260	4.5
Funeral attendants	21,440	120	4.3
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	47,120	250	3.8
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	41,740	550	3.6
Lodging managers	43,290	110	3.3
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	35,940	210	3.3
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	33,700	330	3.3
Home health aides	21,990	3,590	3.2
Real estate brokers	41,850	180	3.2
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,200	760	3.2
Dental laboratory technicians	41,190	140	3.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	49,860	270	3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,490	260	2.9
Motor vehicle operators, all other	29,810	260	2.9
Surveying and mapping technicians	36,570	250	2.8
Helpers--carpenters	24,460	250	2.8
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	24,890	230	2.8
Helpers--electricians	24,430	360	2.7
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	28,970	700	2.7
Machinists	34,170	1,300	2.6
Switchboard operators, including answering service	20,840	530	2.6
Social and human service assistants	30,730	1,020	2.5
Tool and die makers	40,320	240	2.5
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,850	180	2.5
Family and general practitioners	159,470	290	2.4
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	41,450	290	2.3
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	44,280	180	2.3
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,080	630	2.3
Urban and regional planners	47,470	100	2.3
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,550	210	2.3
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	32,410	480	2.2
Diagnostic medical sonographers	56,440	120	2
Civil engineering technicians	36,830	220	2
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	54,640	110	2
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	28,410	110	2
Massage therapists	33,670	120	2
Medical transcriptionists	30,770	200	2
Medical equipment preparers	28,250	100	2
Surgeons		110	2
Cooks, restaurant	21,460	2,190	1.9
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,600	500	1.9
Parts salespersons	28,930	510	1.8
Construction managers	95,620	550	1.8
Postal service clerks		170	1.8
Floral designers	21,680	120	1.8

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	74,770	1.57	370
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	87,410	1.56	120
Cooks, short order	28,980	1.45	160
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,900	1.34	240
Dentists, general	211,580	1.31	140
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	97,300	1.23	210
Food service managers	59,290	1.22	280
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	41,740	1.2	550
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	33,930	1.17	130
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,580	1.16	110
Computer operators	40,390	1.15	140
Construction managers	95,620	1.14	550
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,610	1.14	120
Dental laboratory technicians	41,190	1.13	140
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	61,070	1.13	130
Bartenders	21,820	1.12	430
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	24,890	1.12	230
Health technologists and technicians, all other	45,830	1.12	140
Recreation workers	26,640	1.1	310
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,290	1.1	250
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	21,080	1.08	630
Social and human service assistants	30,730	1.08	1,020
Motor vehicle operators, all other	29,810	1.05	260
Speech-language pathologists	67,580	1.05	150
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,310	1.05	1,540
General and operations managers	100,750	1.05	2,230
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,800	1.04	780
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	47,120	1.04	250
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,460	1.04	270
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	27,550	1.04	210
Industrial engineers	75,470	1.04	330
Team assemblers	28,300	1.04	2,310
Home health aides	21,990	1.04	3,590
All other information and record clerks	34,200	1.03	230
Tellers	24,480	1.03	690
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	32,410	1.03	480
Physicians and surgeons, all other	184,120	1.03	390
Business operations specialists, all other	60,750	1.03	810
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,670	1.03	1,000
Order clerks	28,840	1.03	260
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,590	1.03	1,160
Occupational therapists	68,950	1.03	170
Editors	50,810	1.03	110
Social and community service managers	58,420	1.02	110
Child, family, and school social workers	41,580	1.02	470
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,820	1.02	260
Packers and packagers, hand	20,780	1.02	1,420
Dishwashers	17,540	1.02	1,080
Medical and health services managers	85,850	1.01	510
Child care workers	19,540	1.01	800

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	211,580	140
Internists, general	200,770	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	184,120	390
Pediatricians, general	169,810	60
Chief executives	169,580	70
Family and general practitioners	159,470	290
Optometrists	150,920	40
Obstetricians and gynecologists	143,420
General and operations managers	100,750	2,230
Pharmacists	99,500	340
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	97,300	210
Chiropractors	96,760	60
Construction managers	95,620	550
Engineering managers	93,780	130
Financial managers	88,050	450
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	87,410	120
Atmospheric and space scientists	87,220	60
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	86,340	40
Sales managers	85,940	570
Medical and health services managers	85,850	510
Computer specialists, all other	84,280	100
Lawyers	83,960	330
Physician assistants	82,300	140
Sales engineers	80,720	130
Managers, all other	77,770	150
Computer and information systems managers	77,750	100
Advertising and promotions managers	77,210	40
Personal financial advisors	75,760	110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,610	120
Purchasing managers	75,520	50
Industrial engineers	75,470	330
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	74,770	370
Industrial production managers	73,420	230
Biological scientists, all other	73,210	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,460	270
Compensation and benefits managers	70,890	40
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	69,160	80
Occupational therapists	68,950	170
Financial analysts	68,640	40
Electrical engineers	68,560	120
Property, real estate, and community association managers	68,370	50
Administrative services managers	68,270	110
Physical therapists	68,070	260
Speech-language pathologists	67,580	150
Veterinarians	67,390
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	66,510	370
Management analysts	66,110	130
Postmasters and mail superintendents	64,380	40
Mechanical engineers	63,460	130
Commercial and industrial designers	63,240	60

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