Burlington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Burlington, North Carolina Area

LabCorp, one of the world's largest clinical laboratory companies has it's headquarters and several testing facilities located in Burlington, North Carolina. The company is also one of the region's largest employers. The city is also home to the operations headquarters of Gold Toe Brands, a manufacturer of socks. GMW produces products for a variety of local firms as well as for clients all over the nation. Jobs are also provided by manufacturing industries such as chemicals, electronic equipment, machinery and plastics.

Details about Burlington, North Carolina: In 2007 the estimated median household income in Burlington was $37,000. In Burlington 22% of the adult residents have achieved a bachelor's degree or better. The cost of living in 2008 in the city was 84.9 (nation's average: 100).

Burlington has numerous occupations primarily filled by those with college degrees including registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, teachers, medical and clinical laboratory technologists, computer applications software engineers, computer systems analysts, financial managers, and computer and information systems managers.

The top employers located in Burlington, North Carolina:

Alamance-Burlington School System
Laboratory Corporation of America
Alamance Regional Medical Center, Inc
Elon University
Alamance County Government
Walmart Stores, Inc
City of Burlington
Alamance Community College
Honda Power Equipment Mfg
GKN Driveline North America
Glen Raven
Murkel Enterprises
Copland Industries, Inc
Kernodle Clinic, Inc
Oak White Manor Inc
Triangle Grading & Paving, Inc
National Spinning Co, Inc
Culp, Inc
Burlington Industries, Inc
Great American Knitting Mills

Major job providing segments in Burlington, North Carolina:

Manufacturing
Information
Government
Education
Healthcare
Social assistance
Textile mills and textile products
Accommodation and food services

Burlington businesses can team up with helpful associations such as:

Burlington Times News is a good resource for those interested in keeping current with Burlington business and industry activities.

Most Popular Jobs in Burlington, 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	1,070	54,200	$41,840 - 66,200	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	680	42,830	$19,570 - 76,770	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	430	40,700	$30,210 - 52,480	14%	95%
4	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	410	43,490	$29,810 - 61,920	12%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	320	57,830	$32,330 - 90,890	18%	79%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	230	71,310	$46,030 - 97,940	45%	85%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	230		$ -	12%	51%
8	Computer systems analysts	170	70,980	$45,560 - 101,850	29%	68%
9	Financial managers	160	83,460	$49,190 - 129,500	13%	60%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	41,910	$30,850 - 52,860	20%	87%
11	Computer and information systems managers	140	100,750	$72,550 - 131,070	16%	73%
12	Insurance underwriters	130	52,170	$34,620 - 73,780	6%	53%
13	Coaches and scouts	130	36,320	$15,370 - 61,260	15%	60%
14	Sales managers	120	84,430	$36,790 -	10%	69%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	120	39,190	$29,680 - 50,710	19%	77%
16	Pharmacists	100	104,000	$85,080 - 128,820	22%	97%
17	Managers, all other	90	71,530	$50,690 - 102,580	7%	55%
18	Medical and health services managers	90	98,790	$58,610 - 139,510	16%	57%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	44,860	$29,580 - 63,420	13%	73%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	60,880	$44,470 - 80,920	8%	78%
21	Lawyers	80	86,720	$43,900 - 156,120	11%	99%
22	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	48,980	$35,170 - 65,630	18%	56%
23	Mechanical engineers	80		$ -	4%	78%
24	Social and human service assistants	70	24,970	$20,500 - 31,250	34%	58%
25	Computer programmers	70	49,260	$34,640 - 79,990	0%	73%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	70	62,820	$40,900 - 82,090	27%	50%
27	Industrial engineers	70	61,320	$39,050 - 89,710	20%	74%
28	Graphic designers	70	38,070	$22,210 - 53,400	10%	55%
29	Sales and related workers, all other	70	38,340	$18,670 - 61,730	14%	62%
30	Librarians	60	48,010	$37,320 - 60,420	4%	85%
31	Training and development specialists	60	53,780	$35,880 - 81,900	18%	56%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	39,410	$22,830 - 63,010	18%	56%
33	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	52,620	$33,920 - 86,660	53%	57%
34	Instructional coordinators	40	48,290	$37,050 - 64,400	23%	79%
35	Veterinarians	40	75,170	$52,250 - 113,360	35%	100%
36	Physical therapists	40	73,860	$52,220 - 85,530	27%	89%
37	Marketing managers	40	121,350	$71,010 -	14%	69%
38	Speech-language pathologists	40	54,190	$43,640 - 67,730	11%	98%
39	Medical and public health social workers	40	44,720	$35,530 - 52,690	24%	77%
40	Civil engineers	40	81,120	$48,600 - 117,700	18%	87%
41	Public relations specialists	40	44,130	$34,370 - 53,900	18%	81%
42	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	34,600	$22,600 - 48,650	24%	78%
43	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	30	48,730	$35,050 - 64,830	17%	56%
44	Community and social service specialists, all other	30	38,490	$27,510 - 50,490	25%	58%
45	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	44,330	$34,720 - 57,220	9%	72%
46	Database administrators	30	58,400	$29,530 - 95,100	29%	72%

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	2,360	21,030	$14,310 - 31,850	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,040	17,080	$13,600 - 22,010	-2%	10%
3	Team assemblers	1,910	22,380	$15,640 - 31,560	0%	5%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,740	16,110	$13,480 - 19,770	18%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,470	18,130	$13,770 - 25,150	11%	14%
6	Home health aides	1,140	19,730	$15,370 - 25,380	49%	7%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	980	36,130	$20,390 - 54,350	4%	25%
8	General and operations managers	910	109,100	$50,600 -	2%	48%
9	Customer service representatives	910	30,850	$18,850 - 44,320	25%	22%
10	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	900	23,240	$16,660 - 30,660	-30%	0%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	890	22,400	$16,750 - 30,080	2%	5%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	850	30,380	$21,790 - 42,060	13%	16%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	850	21,620	$14,920 - 31,560	-7%	8%
14	Office clerks, general	800	23,920	$15,240 - 32,820	13%	19%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	790	35,610	$25,480 - 50,230	10%	4%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	780	35,130	$21,440 - 49,390	10%	6%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	770	29,180	$20,720 - 39,040	1%	18%
18	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	760	20,940	$14,530 - 29,560	15%	4%
19	Packers and packagers, hand	690	21,390	$14,130 - 29,650	-11%	3%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	610	44,920	$26,460 - 67,240	-4%	15%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	610	38,780	$27,850 - 50,790	15%	18%
22	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	600	24,490	$16,240 - 36,060	-6%	14%
23	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	580	20,210	$15,830 - 24,210	-4%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	510	41,460	$25,470 - 59,600	6%	29%
25	Cooks, restaurant	460	20,560	$14,790 - 28,190	12%	5%
26	Teacher assistants	440	18,330	$15,950 - 21,800	10%	18%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	440	34,590	$21,880 - 47,780	11%	14%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	430	24,630	$17,270 - 32,110	17%	13%
29	Food preparation workers	400	18,200	$14,410 - 23,010	15%	7%
30	Industrial truck and tractor operators	400	23,560	$18,980 - 30,090	-1%	2%
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	400	25,180	$17,250 - 32,150	8%	4%
32	Sewing machine operators	370	21,860	$15,190 - 31,690	-26%	5%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	370	28,890	$18,750 - 39,390	4%	6%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	350	21,830	$16,560 - 30,620	18%	6%
35	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	37,670	$25,470 - 54,510	14%	4%
36	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	340	20,230	$16,880 - 28,300	-23%	0%
37	Helpers--production workers	330	20,250	$16,720 - 25,480	0%	4%
38	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	330	17,260	$13,830 - 21,550	13%	5%
39	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	320	30,920	$23,570 - 40,650	11%	4%
40	Healthcare support workers, all other	310	24,370	$18,650 - 31,680	16%	10%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	310	52,380	$34,790 - 72,750	9%	10%
42	Preschool teachers, except special education	300	20,710	$14,840 - 29,160	26%	43%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	280	49,850	$32,760 - 70,230	7%	13%
44	Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	280	22,680	$18,140 - 26,330	-29%	0%
45	Machinists	280	25,540	$17,300 - 38,760	-2%	3%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	270	54,690	$29,570 - 77,700	21%	49%
47	Industrial machinery mechanics	270	36,450	$25,880 - 48,050	9%	5%
48	Amusement and recreation attendants	250	16,150	$13,600 - 21,240	24%	22%
49	Construction laborers	240	24,260	$18,380 - 31,440	11%	5%
50	Counter and rental clerks	240	19,440	$13,700 - 29,610	23%	16%
51	Electricians	230	39,020	$27,480 - 54,000	7%	7%
52	Computer support specialists	230	45,030	$28,610 - 65,190	13%	43%
53	Personal and home care aides	230	18,830	$15,840 - 23,530	51%	10%
54	Machine feeders and offbearers	220	26,740	$21,170 - 31,320	-14%	0%
55	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	220	16,000	$13,680 - 19,270	10%	17%
56	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	220	38,940	$33,070 - 48,010	11%	33%
57	Driver/sales workers	210	22,320	$13,760 - 38,170	-4%	4%
58	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	210	24,870	$14,260 - 39,840	-17%	0%
59	Tellers	200	25,100	$20,450 - 32,740	14%	16%
60	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	200	44,120	$33,310 - 51,890	14%	7%
61	Carpenters	200	28,320	$17,570 - 44,200	10%	6%
62	Recreation workers	190	23,570	$16,480 - 36,590	13%	47%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	190	59,980	$29,670 - 101,070	4%	38%
64	Medical assistants	180	30,610	$20,200 - 44,380	35%	10%
65	Dishwashers	180	16,220	$13,560 - 20,220	10%	3%
66	Tire repairers and changers	180	21,840	$16,830 - 28,990	20%	6%
67	Cement masons and concrete finishers	180	31,700	$24,230 - 40,560	11%	2%
68	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	180	29,680	$21,030 - 38,710	4%	15%
69	Postal service mail carriers	180			1%	11%
70	Industrial production managers	170	74,890	$49,810 - 114,030	-5%	43%
71	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	160	21,380	$15,250 - 29,160	12%	0%
72	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	160	16,050	$13,540 - 19,850	14%	3%
73	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	160	16,910	$13,510 - 20,280	-3%	3%
74	Parts salespersons	160	24,390	$17,350 - 33,010	-1%	6%
75	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	140	32,410	$22,330 - 42,530	12%	3%
76	Bill and account collectors	140	29,210	$20,620 - 38,670	23%	13%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	47,670	$28,560 - 64,450	10%	17%
78	Brickmasons and blockmasons	140	31,710	$23,160 - 39,790	10%	3%
79	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	27,020	$18,610 - 37,710	-12%	0%
80	Fire fighters	140	35,140	$25,380 - 47,680	12%	18%
81	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	140	28,440	$22,360 - 35,480	-12%	4%
82	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	140	15,820	$13,650 - 19,480	10%	8%
83	Pharmacy technicians	140	25,040	$16,880 - 35,480	32%	16%
84	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	130	21,410	$16,950 - 27,670	12%	3%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	130	49,320	$22,540 - 64,780	13%	17%
86	Child care workers	130	18,420	$13,990 - 23,720	18%	15%
87	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	18,500	$14,310 - 24,760	17%	14%
88	Construction managers	120	80,970	$57,470 - 105,920	16%	29%
89	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	120	23,910	$16,350 - 31,780	-14%	0%
90	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	120	21,640	$14,460 - 30,160	11%	5%
91	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	30,580	$23,120 - 38,530	8%	3%
92	Loan officers	110	43,260	$27,860 - 63,190	12%	49%
93	Printing machine operators	110	25,670	$17,020 - 39,540	-5%	6%
94	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	47,500	$29,770 - 74,190	0%	42%
95	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	110	32,180	$23,510 - 39,390	-2%	6%
96	Helpers--electricians	110	25,000	$16,250 - 37,670	7%	3%
97	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	110	49,120	$23,780 - 65,530	3%	13%
98	Data entry keyers	100	23,130	$17,600 - 30,560	-4%	18%
99	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	100	15,750	$13,660 - 19,150	12%	6%
100	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	34,280	$19,140 - 52,280	4%	30%

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Jobs More Common Near Burlington 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	23,240	900	137.1
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	22,680	280	93.3
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	20,230	340	47.4
Sewing machine operators	21,860	370	7.2
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	16,910	160	7.2
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,870	210	6.7
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	43,490	410	6.4
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,740	220	5.7
Tire repairers and changers	21,840	180	5.4
Team assemblers	22,380	1,910	4.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	21,410	130	4.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	20,210	580	4.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	24,370	310	4.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,440	140	4.3
Maintenance workers, machinery	28,490	100	4.1
Brickmasons and blockmasons	31,710	140	3.6
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	24,490	600	3.5
Home health aides	19,730	1,140	3.4
Insurance underwriters	52,170	130	3.3
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,020	140	3.1
Industrial production managers	74,890	170	2.9
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	21,380	160	2.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,450	270	2.7
Helpers--electricians	25,000	110	2.7
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,150	250	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,920	610	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	21,390	690	2.4
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,180	110	2.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,700	180	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,130	980	2.1
Coaches and scouts	36,320	130	2
Helpers--production workers	20,250	330	1.9
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,710	300	1.9
Parts salespersons	24,390	160	1.9
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	41,910	150	1.9
Machinists	25,540	280	1.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,920	320	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,320	130	1.8
Recreation workers	23,570	190	1.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,560	400	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,670	140	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,980	190	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,110	1,740	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,850	280	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,130	780	1.6
Waiters and waitresses	18,130	1,470	1.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,000	220	1.5
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,410	140	1.5
Cashiers	17,080	2,040	1.5
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,120	110	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,320	1.15	130
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	34,590	1.14	440
General and operations managers	109,100	1.13	910
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	44,120	1.12	200
Medical assistants	30,610	1.09	180
Computer support specialists	45,030	1.07	230
Tellers	25,100	1.06	200
Packers and packagers, hand	21,390	1.05	690
Customer service representatives	30,850	1.04	910
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,670	1.04	340
Computer systems analysts	70,980	1.03	170
Machine feeders and offbearers	26,740	1.03	220
Receptionists and information clerks	24,630	1.03	430
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,130	1.02	780
Coaches and scouts	36,320	1.02	130
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,890	1.01	370
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	29,180	1	770
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,780	1	610
Computer and information systems managers	100,750	1	140
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,680	0.98	180
Recreation workers	23,570	0.98	190
Sewing machine operators	21,860	0.97	370
Waiters and waitresses	18,130	0.97	1,470
Accountants and auditors	57,830	0.97	320
Child, family, and school social workers	39,190	0.96	120
Construction managers	80,970	0.96	120
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,120	0.96	110
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,440	0.96	140
Child care workers	18,420	0.96	130
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,500	0.95	120
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,380	0.95	850
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,610	0.95	790
Bill and account collectors	29,210	0.95	140
Food preparation workers	18,200	0.95	400
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,620	0.95	850
Cooks, restaurant	20,560	0.95	460
Personal and home care aides	18,830	0.94	230
Dishwashers	16,220	0.94	180
Office clerks, general	23,920	0.94	800
Helpers--electricians	25,000	0.94	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,110	0.94	1,740
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,130	0.93	980
Home health aides	19,730	0.93	1,140
Business operations specialists, all other	54,690	0.93	270
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,400	0.93	890
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,180	0.92	110
Tire repairers and changers	21,840	0.92	180
Computer software engineers, applications	71,310	0.92	230
Cashiers	17,080	0.92	2,040
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,020	0.92	140

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	182,170
Marketing managers	121,350	40
General and operations managers	109,100	910
Pharmacists	104,000	100
Computer and information systems managers	100,750	140
Medical and health services managers	98,790	90
Lawyers	86,720	80
Sales managers	84,430	120
Financial managers	83,460	160
Civil engineers	81,120	40
Construction managers	80,970	120
Veterinarians	75,170	40
Industrial production managers	74,890	170
Physical therapists	73,860	40
Managers, all other	71,530	90
Computer software engineers, applications	71,310	230
Computer systems analysts	70,980	170
Administrative services managers	66,620	50
Network and computer systems administrators	62,820	70
Industrial engineers	61,320	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60,880	80
Financial specialists, all other	60,870
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,980	190
Food service managers	59,400	100
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	58,460	30
Database administrators	58,400	30
Accountants and auditors	57,830	320
Dental hygienists	56,910
Business operations specialists, all other	54,690	270
Registered nurses	54,200	1,070
Speech-language pathologists	54,190	40
Training and development specialists	53,780	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	52,620	50
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,380	310
Insurance underwriters	52,170	130
Sales representatives, services, all other	50,570	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49,850	280
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,320	130
Computer programmers	49,260	70
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49,120	110
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	48,980	80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	48,730	30
Instructional coordinators	48,290	40
Computer specialists, all other	48,130
Librarians	48,010	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	47,860	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,670	140
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	47,500	110
Cost estimators	47,260	80
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	46,580	90

Large Companies Headquartered in Burlington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Laboratory Corp. of America	3.3

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