Goldsboro Employment

Employment and Industries in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

Goldsboro, North Carolina is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The city is a tobacco market and includes manufacturing sectors such as furniture, textiles, automotive parts and food products. The primary fields of employment in Goldsboro are government, healthcare, educational services, accommodation and food services, social services and manufacturing. Management, professional and related occupations comprise 28% of the workforce. Sales and office occupations comprise 22% of the labor force. Service jobs provide 18% of the jobs in Goldsboro.

In Goldsboro, there are a number of jobs where the majority of the workers are college graduates including registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, social and human service assistants, child, family and school social workers; financial managers, sales managers, educational, vocational and school counselors; and pharmacists.

Notable information regarding Goldsboro, North Carolina: Regarding the adult residents, 17% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 81 (National average: 100). In 2009 the average earnings in Goldsboro was $24,000.

A list of notable job providers located in Goldsboro is provided below:

Southco Distributing Company
Wayne Health Corporation
Wayne Memorial Hospital Inc
Maxwell Farms Inc
R A Jeffreys Distributing
Simmons Inc, DS
Glenoit Universal, LTD
Wayne Oil Company, Inc
Wayne County Public Schools
Skill Creations, Inc
AP Exhaust Products, Inc
Maxwell Foods, Inc
Franklin Baking Company, LLC
Seegars Fence Company, Inc
Turkington USA LLC
Talton & Sons, Inc
UAG of Goldsboro, Inc

Helpful associations that are available to work with Goldsboro businesses include:

The Goldsboro News-Argus Online Edition provides readers with current information regarding the local business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Goldsboro, 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	1,110	58,490	$43,720 - 74,290	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	490	45,510	$19,900 - 74,670	8%	51%
3	Social and human service assistants	230	25,530	$19,200 - 33,040	34%	58%
4	Child, family, and school social workers	170	40,430	$33,030 - 51,130	19%	77%
5	Accountants and auditors	150	52,920	$36,200 - 72,470	18%	79%
6	Self-enrichment education teachers	130	25,670	$16,700 - 37,220	23%	54%
7	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	120	44,330	$31,090 - 60,500	30%	77%
8	Financial managers	110	74,660	$42,240 - 108,180	13%	60%
9	Sales managers	110	64,700	$32,630 - 104,290	10%	69%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	47,490	$34,670 - 61,540	13%	73%
11	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	90,060	$43,180 -	16%	99%
12	Pharmacists	70	109,250	$90,490 - 130,700	22%	97%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	70	41,200	$30,070 - 56,280	9%	54%
14	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	41,220	$29,680 - 52,510	24%	78%
15	Medical and health services managers	60	95,540	$65,290 - 133,830	16%	57%
16	Lawyers	50	89,330	$42,730 - 160,670	11%	99%
17	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	50	31,050	$23,230 - 39,800	15%	72%
18	Training and development specialists	50	40,700	$28,070 - 56,210	18%	56%
19	Floral designers	50	16,040	$13,750 - 19,250	0%	55%
20	Social and community service managers	40	55,650	$34,830 - 85,370	25%	72%
21	Network and computer systems administrators	40	58,280	$36,800 - 90,040	27%	50%
22	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	54,060	$42,130 - 70,390	12%	51%
23	Advertising sales agents	40	40,900	$23,150 - 71,670	20%	56%
24	Librarians	30	45,680	$35,360 - 53,290	4%	85%
25	Community and social service specialists, all other	30	36,930	$32,140 - 42,990	25%	58%
26	Recreational therapists	30	39,660	$33,430 - 49,620	4%	77%
27	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	32,640	$26,740 - 39,050	15%	51%
28	Education, training, and library workers, all other	30	35,900	$20,350 - 50,650	11%	79%
29	Detectives and criminal investigators	30		$ -	17%	54%
30	Managers, all other	30	76,000	$49,890 - 97,780	7%	55%
31	Physician assistants	30	80,190	$66,740 - 99,500	27%	67%
32	Chief executives	30	179,250	$115,100 -	2%	65%
33	Mechanical engineers	30	61,460	$42,800 - 80,410	4%	78%

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	Home health aides	1,600	17,640	$13,910 - 22,370	49%	7%
2	Retail salespersons	1,470	22,130	$13,940 - 35,150	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	1,200	16,800	$13,500 - 21,020	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,090	16,550	$13,480 - 22,920	18%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	840	25,740	$16,940 - 36,540	1%	18%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	800	20,360	$14,100 - 26,230	15%	4%
7	Teacher assistants	750	18,760	$16,590 - 21,380	10%	18%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	730	20,390	$13,870 - 30,240	-7%	8%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	700	22,190	$16,440 - 30,100	2%	5%
10	Office clerks, general	630	22,350	$15,010 - 31,700	13%	19%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	580	31,450	$18,290 - 48,590	4%	25%
12	Team assemblers	580	29,940	$16,420 - 41,990	0%	5%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	30,670	$20,320 - 42,920	10%	6%
14	General and operations managers	450	92,120	$42,410 - 156,480	2%	48%
15	Packers and packagers, hand	450	18,700	$14,050 - 24,650	-11%	3%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	440	29,430	$19,610 - 44,080	13%	16%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	430	30,050	$18,180 - 47,480	10%	4%
18	Food preparation workers	410	17,690	$13,810 - 23,960	15%	7%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	380	27,850	$19,850 - 37,980	11%	14%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	26,380	$16,860 - 41,460	8%	4%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	340	21,360	$14,720 - 29,380	17%	13%
22	Cooks, restaurant	330	18,090	$14,270 - 23,230	12%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	330	37,170	$23,680 - 53,990	6%	29%
24	Construction laborers	300	22,750	$17,280 - 31,130	11%	5%
25	Customer service representatives	300	27,910	$19,170 - 36,270	25%	22%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	290	33,070	$21,700 - 46,730	15%	18%
27	Personal and home care aides	290	21,640	$17,290 - 26,240	51%	10%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	280	26,540	$20,850 - 32,200	-1%	2%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	270	15,640	$13,560 - 18,630	13%	5%
30	Carpenters	260	32,480	$22,430 - 42,460	10%	6%
31	Helpers--production workers	250	18,650	$14,100 - 25,070	0%	4%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	250	50,070	$37,280 - 66,710	9%	10%
33	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	250	20,300	$14,400 - 30,210	-14%	0%
34	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	250			11%	33%
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	240	38,080	$29,870 - 48,320	14%	7%
36	Preschool teachers, except special education	230	22,410	$15,260 - 33,510	26%	43%
37	Child care workers	220	17,050	$13,860 - 20,030	18%	15%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	210	49,520	$31,350 - 65,360	-4%	15%
39	Counter and rental clerks	200	20,650	$13,790 - 30,790	23%	16%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	180	21,190	$15,440 - 29,660	18%	6%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	180	47,420	$33,390 - 63,310	7%	13%
42	Tellers	170	23,470	$19,130 - 28,880	14%	16%
43	Business operations specialists, all other	170	48,050	$26,530 - 75,390	21%	49%
44	Slaughterers and meat packers	170	19,560	$15,810 - 25,730	13%	2%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	160	31,520	$20,000 - 48,420	14%	4%
46	Healthcare support workers, all other	160	25,070	$16,550 - 31,600	16%	10%
47	Machinists	160	27,360	$19,840 - 38,150	-2%	3%
48	Driver/sales workers	150	35,100	$20,850 - 45,760	-4%	4%
49	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	150	27,630	$15,780 - 38,700	4%	6%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	28,590	$19,170 - 40,830	4%	15%
51	Electricians	140	40,230	$31,600 - 49,730	7%	7%
52	Security guards	140	25,600	$14,650 - 34,250	17%	13%
53	Medical secretaries	140	28,880	$23,210 - 36,180	17%	18%
54	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	19,150	$13,780 - 28,990	11%	5%
55	Postal service mail carriers	130			1%	11%
56	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	120	51,210	$35,880 - 73,770	9%	47%
57	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	120	27,740	$20,360 - 38,140	-6%	14%
58	Medical assistants	110	23,740	$18,350 - 30,740	35%	10%
59	Butchers and meat cutters	110	30,520	$14,220 - 47,070	2%	2%
60	Pharmacy technicians	110	25,030	$19,150 - 31,520	32%	16%
61	Service station attendants	100	18,210	$13,750 - 28,840	13%	6%
62	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	100	29,210	$21,510 - 39,120	3%	38%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	39,500	$27,470 - 54,520	10%	17%
64	Industrial machinery mechanics	100	39,970	$26,300 - 50,110	9%	5%
65	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	51,120	$43,000 - 64,270	15%	25%
66	Cement masons and concrete finishers	100	26,600	$21,980 - 33,160	11%	2%
67	Parts salespersons	100	28,120	$20,950 - 38,620	-1%	6%
68	Amusement and recreation attendants	100	16,700	$13,370 - 27,570	24%	22%
69	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	28,610	$23,090 - 32,870	5%	2%
70	Dental assistants	90	35,780	$26,420 - 50,700	29%	9%
71	Dishwashers	90	14,920	$13,380 - 16,810	10%	3%
72	Physicians and surgeons, all other	90	211,360	$127,940 -	0%	0%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	15,300	$13,600 - 17,830	10%	17%
74	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	90	33,610	$24,170 - 44,080	11%	4%
75	Insurance sales agents	90	44,040	$21,030 - 100,140	13%	45%
76	Medical records and health information technicians	90	27,850	$20,390 - 36,240	18%	12%
77	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	80	22,780	$16,760 - 29,460	12%	0%
78	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	27,710	$19,330 - 37,710	12%	6%
79	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	80	31,500	$20,690 - 42,860	12%	3%
80	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,130	$13,460 - 19,780	17%	14%
81	Construction managers	80	71,010	$53,790 - 99,360	16%	29%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	27,200	$17,700 - 40,530	13%	11%
83	Helpers--electricians	80	28,420	$23,150 - 33,240	7%	3%
84	Paralegals and legal assistants	80	31,300	$20,330 - 47,660	22%	45%
85	Pipelayers	70	26,180	$20,390 - 33,030	9%	4%
86	Cost estimators	70	46,800	$29,020 - 67,130	19%	32%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	38,500	$27,230 - 58,690	13%	17%
88	Automotive body and related repairers	70	40,250	$25,450 - 73,170	12%	3%
89	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	70	36,310	$22,030 - 51,520	9%	3%
90	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	70	29,090	$23,360 - 33,940	8%	3%
91	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	47,210	$30,970 - 66,250	0%	42%
92	Order clerks	70	26,200	$18,290 - 35,860	-23%	16%
93	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	60	27,910	$25,430 - 31,060	10%	24%
94	Bill and account collectors	60	27,020	$20,660 - 32,180	23%	13%
95	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	60	20,410	$14,070 - 27,030	-10%	13%
96	Dental hygienists	60	63,330	$53,240 - 79,610	30%	33%
97	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	28,300	$16,340 - 39,850	3%	18%
98	Family and general practitioners	60	190,440	$125,520 -	0%	0%
99	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	60	29,840	$22,830 - 38,460	0%	0%
100	Food service managers	60	46,100	$32,250 - 62,810	5%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Goldsboro Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Slaughterers and meat packers	19,560	170	29.1
Home health aides	17,640	1,600	7.8
Service station attendants	18,210	100	6.4
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	29,210	100	5.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	20,300	250	4.9
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,330	120	4.2
Butchers and meat cutters	30,520	110	4.1
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,070	160	3.6
Self-enrichment education teachers	25,670	130	3.3
Social and human service assistants	25,530	230	3.1
Child, family, and school social workers	40,430	170	2.7
Personal and home care aides	21,640	290	2.7
Teacher assistants	18,760	750	2.6
Packers and packagers, hand	18,700	450	2.5
Team assemblers	29,940	580	2.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,410	230	2.4
Helpers--production workers	18,650	250	2.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	26,600	100	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,450	580	2.1
Radiologic technologists and technicians	51,120	100	2
Food preparation workers	17,690	410	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,540	280	2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,850	380	2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	39,500	100	2
Parts salespersons	28,120	100	1.9
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,740	840	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	20,650	200	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,070	250	1.8
Registered nurses	58,490	1,110	1.8
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,700	100	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,490	100	1.8
Police and sheriff's patrol officers		250	1.7
Machinists	27,360	160	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,420	180	1.7
Driver/sales workers	35,100	150	1.7
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,210	120	1.7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,380	370	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,150	130	1.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,550	1,090	1.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,970	100	1.7
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,390	730	1.6
Child care workers	17,050	220	1.6
Postal service mail carriers		130	1.6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,360	800	1.5
Cooks, restaurant	18,090	330	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,670	460	1.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,080	240	1.5
Cashiers	16,800	1,200	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,520	210	1.4
Pharmacy technicians	25,030	110	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	35,100	1.34	150
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,330	1.11	120
Team assemblers	29,940	1.1	580
Personal and home care aides	21,640	1.08	290
Security guards	25,600	1.01	140
Butchers and meat cutters	30,520	1.01	110
Medical secretaries	28,880	1	140
Child, family, and school social workers	40,430	1	170
Tellers	23,470	0.99	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,630	0.97	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,080	0.96	240
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,550	0.96	1,090
General and operations managers	92,120	0.96	450
Registered nurses	58,490	0.95	1,110
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,590	0.94	150
Customer service representatives	27,910	0.94	300
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,520	0.94	210
Food preparation workers	17,690	0.92	410
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,850	0.92	380
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,430	0.92	440
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,190	0.92	700
Packers and packagers, hand	18,700	0.92	450
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,210	0.92	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,380	0.91	370
Retail salespersons	22,130	0.91	1,470
Cashiers	16,800	0.91	1,200
Social and human service assistants	25,530	0.9	230
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,390	0.89	730
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,670	0.89	460
Receptionists and information clerks	21,360	0.89	340
Pharmacy technicians	25,030	0.89	110
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,360	0.89	800
Counter and rental clerks	20,650	0.89	200
Accountants and auditors	52,920	0.89	150
Child care workers	17,050	0.88	220
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,540	0.88	280
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,740	0.88	840
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,410	0.88	230
Office clerks, general	22,350	0.88	630
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,190	0.87	180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,520	0.87	160
Slaughterers and meat packers	19,560	0.87	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,070	0.86	250
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,070	0.86	160
Electricians	40,230	0.86	140
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,070	0.85	290
Medical assistants	23,740	0.85	110
Teacher assistants	18,760	0.84	750
Cooks, restaurant	18,090	0.83	330
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,420	0.83	180

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	211,360	90
Family and general practitioners	190,440	60
Chief executives	179,250	30
Pharmacists	109,250	70
Medical and health services managers	95,540	60
General and operations managers	92,120	450
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	90,060	80
Lawyers	89,330	50
Administrative services managers	83,420	40
Physician assistants	80,190	30
Managers, all other	76,000	30
Financial managers	74,660	110
Construction managers	71,010	80
Sales managers	64,700	110
Dental hygienists	63,330	60
Mechanical engineers	61,460	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,460	60
Registered nurses	58,490	1,110
Network and computer systems administrators	58,280	40
Social and community service managers	55,650	40
Loan officers	54,210	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	54,060	40
Accountants and auditors	52,920	150
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,210	120
Radiologic technologists and technicians	51,120	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,070	250
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,520	210
Business operations specialists, all other	48,050	170
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	47,490	100
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,420	180
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	47,210	70
Cost estimators	46,800	70
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	46,260	30
Food service managers	46,100	60
Librarians	45,680	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	45,510	490
Computer support specialists	45,100	50
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	44,330	120
Insurance sales agents	44,040	90
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	41,220	60
Teachers and instructors, all other	41,200	70
Advertising sales agents	40,900	40
Training and development specialists	40,700	50
Child, family, and school social workers	40,430	170
Automotive body and related repairers	40,250	70
Electricians	40,230	140
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,970	100
Recreational therapists	39,660	30
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	39,500	100
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	38,500	70

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