Greensboro Employment

Employment and Industries in the Greensboro, 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 Greensboro than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Greensboro.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Greensboro.
A list of any large public companies in Greensboro.

Most Popular Jobs in Greensboro, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 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	4,950	51,100	$39,700 - 63,820	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,810	60,350	$24,990 - 116,390	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,530	40,910	$27,810 - 56,540	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,350	57,620	$37,120 - 87,680	18%	79%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,730	60,050	$30,550 - 95,030	12%	51%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,700	43,160	$28,750 - 58,430	6%	96%
7	Financial managers	1,590	90,060	$50,950 - 0	13%	60%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,530	39,330	$26,640 - 54,970	11%	95%
9	Sales managers	1,360	100,600	$45,400 - 0	10%	69%
10	Computer systems analysts	1,210	71,760	$40,520 - 102,480	29%	68%
11	Lawyers	800	117,470	$35,240 - 0	11%	99%
12	Computer programmers	780	64,320	$41,180 - 92,460	0%	73%
13	Pharmacists	770	89,920	$63,260 - 119,470	22%	97%
14	Industrial engineers	660	65,000	$42,420 - 93,620	20%	74%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	650	72,030	$44,880 - 103,500	8%	78%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	650	41,040	$30,370 - 55,760	20%	87%
17	Computer software engineers, applications	650	77,520	$43,940 - 102,210	45%	85%
18	Computer and information systems managers	600	96,600	$61,430 - 139,980	16%	73%
19	Medical and health services managers	590	70,170	$48,670 - 95,980	16%	57%
20	Management analysts	570	58,970	$37,370 - 88,790	22%	78%
21	Child, family, and school social workers	540	41,910	$30,380 - 56,080	19%	77%
22	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	520	53,920	$35,640 - 78,350	17%	56%
23	Managers, all other	520	80,880	$47,760 - 124,830	7%	55%
24	Graphic designers	500	39,690	$25,890 - 58,250	10%	55%
25	Engineering managers	490	104,800	$63,860 - 0	7%	84%
26	Social and human service assistants	480	28,360	$19,600 - 42,330	34%	58%
27	Chemists	480	60,270	$39,440 - 87,010	9%	93%
28	Rehabilitation counselors	460	36,440	$22,820 - 58,080	23%	73%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	460	61,420	$35,600 - 87,980	27%	50%
30	Training and development specialists	450	40,590	$25,230 - 60,130	18%	56%
31	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	450	78,550	$39,180 - 134,450	25%	67%
32	Mechanical engineers	440	69,730	$48,560 - 96,730	4%	78%
33	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	440	40,740	$27,140 - 57,010	13%	73%
34	Insurance underwriters	420	49,690	$28,140 - 74,900	6%	53%
35	Librarians	390	45,540	$32,480 - 59,110	4%	85%
36	Marketing managers	380	106,660	$53,430 - 0	14%	69%
37	Education administrators, postsecondary	370	78,980	$42,990 - 126,120	14%	78%
38	Market research analysts	370	57,580	$33,020 - 89,640	20%	82%
39	Personal financial advisors	360	59,560	$36,730 - 80,680	41%	81%
40	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	350	44,820	$30,210 - 59,280	0%	96%
41	Civil engineers	350	59,730	$35,370 - 84,430	18%	87%
42	Coaches and scouts	350	30,320	$14,680 - 49,700	15%	60%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	330	40,220	$24,400 - 58,620	18%	56%
44	Self-enrichment education teachers	320	31,150	$16,640 - 50,350	23%	54%
45	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	320	40,510	$28,870 - 53,860	14%	54%
46	Special education teachers, middle school	310	38,230	$29,060 - 50,310	16%	87%
47	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	310	41,180	$26,880 - 65,390	5%	58%
48	Speech-language pathologists	300	60,100	$43,110 - 74,240	11%	98%
49	Financial specialists, all other	300	51,960	$37,740 - 74,350	12%	50%
50	Chief executives	300	170,740	$88,430 - 0	2%	65%
51	Advertising sales agents	290	47,230	$26,400 - 72,220	20%	56%
52	Network systems and data communications analysts	290	56,440	$37,410 - 78,960	53%	57%
53	Financial analysts	290	66,440	$44,710 - 90,320	34%	87%
54	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	280	52,250	$30,100 - 80,460	18%	56%
55	Instructional coordinators	280	48,070	$32,870 - 69,050	23%	79%
56	Sales and related workers, all other	280	30,920	$12,970 - 52,030	14%	62%
57	Purchasing managers	270	79,720	$47,970 - 119,270	3%	57%
58	Physician assistants	260	74,030	$62,510 - 92,320	27%	67%
59	Social and community service managers	250	56,640	$33,870 - 87,980	25%	72%
60	Detectives and criminal investigators	240	47,270	$30,590 - 78,960	17%	54%
61	Medical and public health social workers	240	37,410	$26,610 - 50,940	24%	77%
62	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	210	34,850	$27,610 - 42,220	11%	58%
63	Editors	200	45,180	$24,740 - 71,560	2%	81%
64	Physical therapists	190	68,970	$49,200 - 94,800	27%	89%
65	Writers and authors	180	48,290	$30,330 - 65,490	13%	84%
66	Commercial and industrial designers	180	56,170	$41,880 - 73,140	7%	55%
67	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	180	38,880	$28,140 - 46,530	34%	73%
68	Electrical engineers	180	72,500	$45,180 - 107,620	6%	81%
69	Compensation and benefits managers	170	85,550	$45,270 - 141,630	12%	58%
70	Floral designers	170	30,760	$23,940 - 42,800	0%	55%
71	Education, training, and library workers, all other	170	42,530	$23,990 - 66,500	11%	79%
72	Public relations specialists	170	42,030	$27,130 - 60,370	18%	81%
73	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	160	45,700	$31,730 - 62,680	12%	51%
74	Database administrators	160	61,520	$34,090 - 93,690	29%	72%
75	Veterinarians	160	84,620	$33,010 - 0	35%	100%
76	Interior designers	150	42,100	$27,810 - 58,020	20%	55%
77	Sales engineers	140	70,890	$46,870 - 91,390	9%	79%
78	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	40,960	$30,070 - 54,830	25%	58%
79	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	140	53,380	$34,050 - 75,440	16%	99%
80	Surveyors	130	51,910	$28,090 - 75,630	24%	82%
81	Vocational education teachers, middle school	130	42,460	$28,470 - 58,260	0%	95%
82	Human resources managers, all other	130	79,960	$41,240 - 132,320	11%	58%
83	Producers and directors	120	43,920	$21,110 - 76,130	11%	75%
84	Occupational therapists	110	63,790	$45,960 - 89,230	23%	90%
85	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	110	50,290	$36,800 - 69,870	25%	93%
86	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	110	63,200	$45,370 - 87,740	10%	74%
87	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	100	43,020	$22,150 - 70,200	15%	72%
88	Reporters and correspondents	100	34,170	$22,130 - 50,500	1%	85%
89	Dietitians and nutritionists	100	44,080	$32,120 - 58,480	9%	72%
90	Engineers, all other	90	67,450	$46,640 - 93,540	6%	82%
91	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	34,450	$25,010 - 45,280	24%	78%
92	Natural sciences managers	90	88,770	$40,340 - 127,810	11%	93%
93	Art directors	90	55,050	$23,210 - 92,250	9%	58%
94	Materials engineers	80	72,850	$58,290 - 91,830	4%	77%
95	Meeting and convention planners	80	39,800	$25,480 - 59,400	20%	67%
96	Health educators	80	44,540	$29,050 - 63,030	26%	58%
97	Dentists, general	80	144,260	$86,670 - 0	9%	100%
98	Public relations managers	80	72,200	$40,840 - 117,940	17%	75%
99	Aerospace engineers	70	79,410	$48,770 - 0	10%	87%
100	Chemical engineers	70	66,160	$50,900 - 84,450	8%	91%

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	11,200	24,210	$13,770 - 39,640	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	9,000	24,120	$16,070 - 33,650	2%	5%
3	Customer service representatives	8,580	28,340	$18,440 - 40,940	25%	22%
4	Team assemblers	8,180	26,860	$16,820 - 42,240	0%	5%
5	Cashiers	8,180	15,800	$11,950 - 21,380	-2%	10%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	7,650	14,380	$11,600 - 17,950	18%	5%
7	Waiters and waitresses	6,140	14,740	$11,510 - 20,810	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,070	18,340	$12,360 - 25,410	15%	4%
9	Office clerks, general	5,690	24,520	$15,820 - 35,430	13%	19%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	5,690	35,150	$24,970 - 48,120	10%	4%
11	General and operations managers	5,690	102,320	$44,850 - [?]	2%	48%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,930	26,920	$19,190 - 35,630	1%	18%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,830	29,870	$20,120 - 41,370	13%	16%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,820	21,970	$13,990 - 31,480	-7%	8%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,620	35,060	$24,500 - 47,670	15%	18%
16	Home health aides	4,610	18,880	$15,150 - 23,920	49%	7%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,100	33,350	$20,580 - 46,730	10%	6%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	4,070	42,790	$26,840 - 60,990	6%	29%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,790	29,720	$18,140 - 47,990	8%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,700	35,570	$20,150 - 53,860	4%	25%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,190	45,890	$28,330 - 67,930	-4%	15%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	3,120	19,450	$14,580 - 26,850	-11%	3%
23	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	3,010	24,690	$15,170 - 48,210	-4%	5%
24	Helpers--production workers	2,850	24,540	$14,890 - 42,140	0%	4%
25	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,810	27,570	$18,940 - 41,620	-6%	14%
26	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,740	21,330	$17,310 - 26,590	18%	7%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,670	27,160	$18,710 - 36,830	4%	6%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	2,550	23,870	$16,690 - 32,290	17%	13%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,480	29,000	$17,570 - 43,750	11%	14%
30	Teacher assistants	2,460	19,880	$13,580 - 27,240	10%	18%
31	Bill and account collectors	2,400	29,180	$19,840 - 40,700	23%	13%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	2,370	50,680	$27,490 - 80,710	21%	49%
33	Security guards	2,370	20,460	$16,040 - 26,140	17%	13%
34	Cooks, restaurant	2,300	17,840	$12,200 - 25,290	12%	5%
35	Construction laborers	2,290	23,940	$16,190 - 33,080	11%	5%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,230	47,390	$33,330 - 63,450	9%	10%
37	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,150	28,870	$19,400 - 44,400	-1%	2%
38	Food preparation workers	2,140	16,580	$11,880 - 23,210	15%	7%
39	Carpenters	2,130	29,820	$21,730 - 38,730	10%	6%
40	Sewing machine operators	2,130	22,170	$13,870 - 33,020	-26%	5%
41	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,110	16,260	$12,080 - 21,490	13%	5%
42	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	2,040	24,500	$19,950 - 29,270	-23%	0%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,910	52,540	$35,880 - 72,290	7%	13%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,620	20,770	$14,880 - 28,360	18%	6%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,600	36,490	$22,700 - 53,780	14%	4%
46	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	1,460	25,950	$20,000 - 34,340	-30%	0%
47	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,450	28,520	$20,820 - 36,970	4%	15%
48	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,410	18,760	$14,550 - 24,230	26%	43%
49	Upholsterers	1,370	31,570	$20,530 - 45,960	-8%	0%
50	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,280	41,610	$31,500 - 53,020	11%	33%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,270	73,700	$30,550 - 123,220	4%	38%
52	Tellers	1,260	23,520	$19,310 - 29,240	14%	16%
53	Computer support specialists	1,250	40,510	$25,780 - 57,490	13%	43%
54	Dishwashers	1,250	15,000	$11,770 - 19,090	10%	3%
55	Counter and rental clerks	1,250	21,350	$14,860 - 31,310	23%	16%
56	Machinists	1,250	30,830	$18,900 - 44,110	-2%	3%
57	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,240	53,110	$27,180 - 91,780	28%	48%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,230	32,720	$22,550 - 45,420	8%	3%
59	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	1,220	41,520	$24,260 - 49,630	-7%	12%
60	Electricians	1,200	35,840	$26,800 - 46,560	7%	7%
61	Medical assistants	1,130	27,640	$20,980 - 35,430	35%	10%
62	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,130	38,250	$25,430 - 55,050	9%	5%
63	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,110	14,920	$11,720 - 19,490	10%	8%
64	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,100	15,390	$11,790 - 19,160	10%	17%
65	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,060	30,170	$18,970 - 45,080	-14%	0%
66	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,020	27,600	$17,980 - 42,230	-12%	0%
67	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	1,020	24,950	$15,870 - 35,640	3%	4%
68	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,000	34,380	$25,180 - 45,980	5%	2%
69	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	950	39,310	$29,160 - 51,010	12%	3%
70	Loan officers	950	50,180	$32,620 - 72,420	12%	49%
71	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	950	36,230	$23,910 - 51,290	9%	3%
72	Driver/sales workers	940	22,980	$12,290 - 40,030	-4%	4%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	910	36,130	$24,130 - 51,860	4%	30%
74	Bartenders	910	15,610	$11,510 - 25,710	11%	17%
75	Bus drivers, school	910	22,060	$17,190 - 27,820	9%	4%
76	Printing machine operators	900	30,320	$19,630 - 44,410	-5%	6%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	890	17,560	$12,020 - 25,900	14%	3%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	870	52,420	$29,610 - 81,560	0%	42%
79	Order clerks	860	29,600	$20,090 - 41,860	-23%	16%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	860	48,910	$27,860 - 71,430	10%	17%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	860	37,440	$23,660 - 57,120	13%	17%
82	Child care workers	860	19,970	$12,830 - 28,700	18%	15%
83	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	830	37,240	$28,930 - 46,390	14%	7%
84	Data entry keyers	820	24,970	$18,120 - 32,270	-4%	18%
85	Postal service mail carriers	810	43,920	$34,870 - 52,010	1%	11%
86	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	800	45,020	$30,190 - 67,170	9%	47%
87	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	790	24,830	$19,230 - 32,260	6%	0%
88	Pharmacy technicians	790	22,040	$13,550 - 30,500	32%	16%
89	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	780	26,270	$16,580 - 41,280	12%	0%
90	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	760	18,810	$12,750 - 26,570	11%	5%
91	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	750	30,430	$19,450 - 45,000	-4%	4%
92	Cooks, short order	740	17,840	$12,060 - 25,990	5%	5%
93	Industrial production managers	720	77,530	$46,410 - 118,750	-5%	43%
94	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	690	15,110	$11,740 - 19,100	12%	6%
95	Telemarketers	680	24,470	$18,000 - 31,470	-9%	14%
96	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	680	35,580	$26,810 - 45,150	11%	4%
97	Healthcare support workers, all other	670	25,930	$19,800 - 33,780	16%	10%
98	Construction managers	670	64,970	$44,010 - 89,810	16%	29%
99	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	660	18,650	$12,590 - 26,760	-3%	3%
100	Fire fighters	650	29,720	$23,050 - 38,260	12%	18%

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Jobs More Common Near Greensboro Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,500	2,040	36.8
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,950	1,460	26.1
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	24,760	630	22.8
Upholsterers	31,570	1,370	21.3
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	31,800	220	13.4
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,310	420	12.8
Furniture finishers	27,110	480	10.9
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	25,400	300	8.7
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	23,880	180	6.9
Vocational education teachers, middle school	42,460	130	6.8
Real estate brokers	27,780	440	6.8
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	25,300	480	6.8
Cutters and trimmers, hand	26,030	370	6.6
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	28,420	210	5.7
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	24,830	790	5.1
Hazardous materials removal workers	21,590	430	5
Sewing machine operators	22,170	2,130	4.3
Photographic process workers	33,010	180	4.2
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	23,960	220	4
Funeral directors	67,820	140	3.9
Funeral attendants	25,060	220	3.8
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,510	500	3.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	24,950	1,020	3.6
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	18,650	660	3.6
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	46,500	620	3.4
Chemical plant and system operators	35,480	260	3.3
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,600	1,020	3.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	24,690	3,010	3.2
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	32,040	640	3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,270	500	3
Personal care and service workers, all other	15,750	380	3
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,910	150	2.8
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	43,280	600	2.8
Team assemblers	26,860	8,180	2.8
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	23,150	250	2.8
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40,510	320	2.8
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,870	600	2.7
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	44,160	420	2.4
Painting, coating, and decorating workers	23,360	130	2.4
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,960	380	2.4
Commercial and industrial designers	56,170	180	2.4
Home health aides	18,880	4,610	2.4
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,430	750	2.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	27,570	2,810	2.3
Maintenance workers, machinery	33,190	400	2.3
Helpers--production workers	24,540	2,850	2.2
Chemists	60,270	480	2.2
Helpers--electricians	24,350	540	2.1
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	63,200	110	2.1
Surveying and mapping technicians	32,900	370	2.1

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Greensboro, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Baggage porters and bellhops	28,090	1.44	140
Floral designers	30,760	1.35	170
Real estate sales agents	60,540	1.26	270
Chief executives	170,740	1.24	300
Photographic process workers	33,010	1.24	180
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	44,420	1.24	410
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	35,030	1.24	290
Family and general practitioners	186,680	1.23	400
Lawyers	117,470	1.22	800
Funeral attendants	25,060	1.18	220
Marketing managers	106,660	1.17	380
Food service managers	52,880	1.17	640
Funeral directors	67,820	1.16	140
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,190	1.16	250
Physicians and surgeons, all other	175,730	1.15	380
Property, real estate, and community association managers	57,820	1.15	160
New accounts clerks	32,990	1.14	240
General and operations managers	102,320	1.14	5,690
Community and social service specialists, all other	40,960	1.13	140
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,720	1.13	3,790
Education, training, and library workers, all other	42,530	1.13	170
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	36,320	1.12	590
Child care workers	19,970	1.12	860
Computer systems analysts	71,760	1.12	1,210
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,350	1.12	4,810
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	26,270	1.11	780
Dental assistants	33,190	1.11	410
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	73,700	1.11	1,270
Education teachers, postsecondary	61,630	1.1	130
Compensation and benefits managers	85,550	1.1	170
Sales managers	100,600	1.1	1,360
Correctional officers and jailers	38,340	1.1	400
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	32,470	1.1	140
Order clerks	29,600	1.1	860
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	35,430	1.1	290
Helpers--production workers	24,540	1.1	2,850
Child, family, and school social workers	41,910	1.09	540
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,170	1.09	1,060
Upholsterers	31,570	1.09	1,370
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	55,680	1.08	160
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,310	1.08	420
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,880	1.08	180
Social and community service managers	56,640	1.07	250
Painters, transportation equipment	40,760	1.07	130
Dental hygienists	63,790	1.07	630
Social and human service assistants	28,360	1.07	480
Rehabilitation counselors	36,440	1.07	460
Receptionists and information clerks	23,870	1.07	2,550
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,120	1.07	9,000
Sales representatives, services, all other	53,110	1.07	1,240

Highest Paying Jobs in Greensboro, North Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	186,680	400
Physicians and surgeons, all other	175,730	380
Chief executives	170,740	300
Internists, general	169,850
Optometrists	168,660	60
Dentists, general	144,260	80
Lawyers	117,470	800
Marketing managers	106,660	380
Engineering managers	104,800	490
General and operations managers	102,320	5,690
Sales managers	100,600	1,360
Computer and information systems managers	96,600	600
Financial managers	90,060	1,590
Pharmacists	89,920	770
Natural sciences managers	88,770	90
Advertising and promotions managers	87,010	60
Compensation and benefits managers	85,550	170
Veterinarians	84,620	160
Computer software engineers, systems software	84,520
Managers, all other	80,880	520
Human resources managers, all other	79,960	130
Purchasing managers	79,720	270
Aerospace engineers	79,410	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	78,980	370
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	78,550	450
Training and development managers	78,450	50
Industrial production managers	77,530	720
Computer software engineers, applications	77,520	650
Physician assistants	74,030	260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	73,700	1,270
Environmental engineers	73,480	30
Materials engineers	72,850	80
Electrical engineers	72,500	180
Architects, except landscape and naval	72,270	40
Public relations managers	72,200	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,030	650
Computer systems analysts	71,760	1,210
Sales engineers	70,890	140
Medical and health services managers	70,170	590
Mechanical engineers	69,730	440
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	69,640	320
Physical therapists	68,970	190
Postmasters and mail superintendents	68,880	30
Funeral directors	67,820	140
Engineers, all other	67,450	90
Budget analysts	66,670	60
Financial analysts	66,440	290
Chemical engineers	66,160	70
Industrial engineers	65,000	660
Construction managers	64,970	670

Large Companies Headquartered in Greensboro

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
VF	6.5
Jefferson-Pilot	4.2

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