Greenville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Greenville, North Carolina Metro Area (2007 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	2,450	54,120	$38,420 - 76,890	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,080	37,440	$24,590 - 52,190	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	470	42,740	$19,300 - 71,320	8%	51%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	400	25,780	$17,790 - 53,890	9%	54%
5	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	360	33,520	$24,380 - 45,110	15%	51%
6	Social and human service assistants	350	25,990	$19,850 - 34,680	34%	58%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	40,060	$28,780 - 51,080	11%	95%
8	Accountants and auditors	300	53,360	$34,650 - 72,350	18%	79%
9	Financial managers	250	73,000	$51,020 - 104,690	13%	60%
10	Computer programmers	210	58,430	$41,850 - 76,460	0%	73%
11	Sales managers	210	96,700	$46,870 -	10%	69%
12	Physician assistants	170	69,310	$51,820 - 93,000	27%	67%
13	Pharmacists	170	102,040	$77,160 - 130,640	22%	97%
14	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	160	44,080	$29,870 - 61,060	12%	51%
15	Coaches and scouts	160	51,770	$19,280 - 94,720	15%	60%
16	Instructional coordinators	150	55,020	$34,390 - 76,230	23%	79%
17	Industrial engineers	150	69,170	$52,540 - 98,880	20%	74%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150		$[?] -	12%	51%
19	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	67,310	$48,130 - 97,510	8%	78%
20	Education administrators, postsecondary	150	100,840	$43,200 -	14%	78%
21	Librarians	140	44,450	$32,740 - 58,810	4%	85%
22	Medical and health services managers	140	80,210	$56,280 - 104,630	16%	57%
23	Computer systems analysts	120	60,600	$34,200 - 82,730	29%	68%
24	Civil engineers	120		$[?] -	18%	87%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	110	42,200	$33,390 - 51,310	19%	77%
26	Medical and public health social workers	100	50,760	$35,660 - 64,720	24%	77%
27	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	43,220	$32,910 - 58,850	13%	73%
28	Speech-language pathologists	90	68,530	$44,150 - 96,710	11%	98%
29	Public relations specialists	90	48,620	$29,040 - 71,540	18%	81%
30	Physical therapists	90	62,530	$49,240 - 79,770	27%	89%
31	Rehabilitation counselors	80	31,290	$20,970 - 47,240	23%	73%
32	Managers, all other	80	69,710	$45,470 - 103,920	7%	55%
33	Network and computer systems administrators	80	56,600	$36,230 - 77,330	27%	50%
34	Social and community service managers	70	42,360	$30,300 - 59,890	25%	72%
35	Training and development specialists	70	45,610	$32,640 - 61,720	18%	56%
36	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	66,440	$28,840 - 101,450	53%	57%
37	Detectives and criminal investigators	70	50,720	$42,090 - 65,710	17%	54%
38	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	42,270	$28,380 - 57,050	20%	87%
39	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	62,360	$44,850 - 79,570	16%	99%
40	Computer software engineers, applications	70	64,090	$51,340 - 77,080	45%	85%
41	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	60	43,650	$26,230 - 84,510	15%	72%
42	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	37,070	$27,340 - 58,230	24%	78%
43	Education, training, and library workers, all other	60	30,720	$20,900 - 57,110	11%	79%
44	Graphic designers	60	36,730	$24,130 - 50,070	10%	55%
45	Market research analysts	60	54,910	$41,910 - 70,230	20%	82%
46	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	60	18,500	$13,210 - 31,550	11%	55%
47	Occupational therapists	50	65,800	$44,510 - 83,730	23%	90%
48	Engineering managers	50	95,710	$65,260 - 127,020	7%	84%
49	Electronics engineers, except computer	50	69,360	$47,530 - 88,440	4%	81%
50	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	50	45,030	$30,310 - 59,960	14%	54%
51	Computer and information systems managers	50	89,930	$58,690 - 125,420	16%	73%
52	Marketing managers	40	87,810	$52,290 - 132,560	14%	69%
53	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	34,560	$22,030 - 51,080	18%	56%
54	Database administrators	40	61,350	$50,470 - 78,010	29%	72%
55	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	47,350	$35,540 - 61,670	9%	72%
56	Mental health counselors	30	50,050	$34,590 - 75,150	30%	73%
57	Urban and regional planners	30	59,170	$40,400 - 91,080	15%	92%
58	Mechanical engineers	30	69,870	$53,390 - 91,260	4%	78%
59	Personal financial advisors	30	63,640	$46,960 - 87,930	41%	81%

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	2,660	23,880	$13,760 - 37,930	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,170	15,150	$13,190 - 18,170	18%	5%
3	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,170	18,150	$13,570 - 23,700	15%	4%
4	Cashiers	1,900	16,080	$13,240 - 20,180	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	1,880	24,890	$15,390 - 34,950	13%	19%
6	Home health aides	1,710	18,890	$13,960 - 25,110	49%	7%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,550	15,240	$13,140 - 18,810	11%	14%
8	Customer service representatives	1,370	23,560	$16,620 - 33,050	25%	22%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,180	27,460	$18,740 - 36,680	1%	18%
10	Team assemblers	1,030	19,690	$13,560 - 28,380	0%	5%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,000	20,230	$13,970 - 28,820	2%	5%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	870	34,360	$18,130 - 52,240	4%	25%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	810	31,260	$21,350 - 40,590	13%	16%
14	Food preparation workers	800	16,390	$13,330 - 20,880	15%	7%
15	Teacher assistants	740	19,380	$14,540 - 24,070	10%	18%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	740	34,540	$23,140 - 47,330	15%	18%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	710	22,160	$15,620 - 29,230	17%	13%
18	Construction laborers	700	21,310	$16,130 - 28,350	11%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	660	41,030	$29,900 - 54,630	9%	10%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	660	19,150	$13,650 - 27,070	-7%	8%
21	General and operations managers	650	96,430	$45,470 -	2%	48%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	630	26,960	$18,040 - 38,660	11%	14%
23	Preschool teachers, except special education	600	21,740	$13,660 - 39,990	26%	43%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	580	26,400	$15,590 - 53,300	8%	4%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	570	31,820	$20,070 - 44,530	10%	6%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	560	40,100	$24,530 - 57,820	6%	29%
27	Cooks, restaurant	480	19,480	$13,780 - 25,440	12%	5%
28	Carpenters	430	28,810	$21,270 - 38,020	10%	6%
29	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	430	20,670	$15,240 - 25,930	18%	6%
30	Personal and home care aides	420	16,930	$13,650 - 20,230	51%	10%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	400	16,350	$13,270 - 21,480	13%	5%
32	Security guards	380	19,590	$13,850 - 29,830	17%	13%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	360	30,420	$21,660 - 39,990	10%	4%
34	Healthcare support workers, all other	350	24,390	$16,610 - 33,310	16%	10%
35	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	350	32,170	$26,130 - 39,500	-2%	6%
36	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	340	25,280	$16,130 - 34,600	10%	24%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	320	45,430	$33,230 - 58,710	-4%	15%
38	Electricians	310	33,880	$24,520 - 46,020	7%	7%
39	Industrial truck and tractor operators	310	20,140	$16,290 - 27,680	-1%	2%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	42,520	$32,520 - 52,870	11%	33%
41	Medical assistants	300	25,850	$20,820 - 30,840	35%	10%
42	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	300	29,200	$21,320 - 39,040	4%	15%
43	Counter and rental clerks	300	19,410	$13,520 - 29,060	23%	16%
44	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	290	31,480	$17,910 - 48,810	14%	4%
45	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	280	29,980	$22,370 - 39,420	8%	3%
46	Loan officers	280	46,950	$29,380 - 80,040	12%	49%
47	Medical secretaries	270	23,540	$14,680 - 35,130	17%	18%
48	Machinists	270	30,100	$16,350 - 45,640	-2%	3%
49	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	260	27,160	$20,410 - 35,810	19%	14%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	250	51,490	$28,340 - 77,500	7%	13%
51	Packers and packagers, hand	250	15,800	$13,180 - 19,640	-11%	3%
52	Pharmacy technicians	250	22,420	$14,950 - 31,310	32%	16%
53	Computer support specialists	240	37,960	$23,790 - 50,730	13%	43%
54	Tellers	240	23,850	$19,630 - 29,000	14%	16%
55	Bartenders	240	15,100	$13,160 - 18,090	11%	17%
56	Driver/sales workers	230	19,740	$13,350 - 38,880	-4%	4%
57	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	230	27,980	$18,710 - 42,860	27%	47%
58	Child care workers	230	17,230	$14,000 - 21,110	18%	15%
59	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	220	17,670	$13,760 - 22,670	11%	5%
60	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	210	33,150	$19,830 - 46,310	9%	3%
61	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	210	38,620	$29,090 - 48,710	14%	7%
62	Helpers--production workers	200	23,080	$14,960 - 30,590	0%	4%
63	Bill and account collectors	200	27,280	$19,270 - 39,070	23%	13%
64	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	26,970	$17,120 - 40,040	4%	6%
65	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	200	16,720	$13,190 - 24,910	14%	3%
66	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	16,980	$13,330 - 22,910	10%	17%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	190	25,910	$16,560 - 38,670	13%	11%
68	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	190	24,190	$21,170 - 28,340	-23%	0%
69	Parts salespersons	190	25,720	$17,090 - 39,870	-1%	6%
70	Dental assistants	180	32,430	$25,990 - 40,750	29%	9%
71	Dishwashers	180	15,920	$13,330 - 19,440	10%	3%
72	Medical records and health information technicians	180	27,260	$19,040 - 36,680	18%	12%
73	Amusement and recreation attendants	180	15,950	$13,270 - 19,470	24%	22%
74	Business operations specialists, all other	180	44,730	$27,010 - 71,560	21%	49%
75	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	180	31,930	$23,220 - 38,590	5%	2%
76	Library assistants, clerical	180	20,240	$13,280 - 30,690	8%	37%
77	Radiologic technologists and technicians	170	44,820	$34,190 - 61,210	15%	25%
78	Postal service mail carriers	170	43,520	$33,730 - 56,130	1%	11%
79	Cooks, short order	160	15,610	$13,210 - 20,530	5%	5%
80	Brickmasons and blockmasons	160	33,200	$25,860 - 40,490	10%	3%
81	Construction managers	160	69,110	$50,320 - 95,510	16%	29%
82	Paralegals and legal assistants	150	30,050	$17,200 - 44,320	22%	45%
83	Library technicians	140	26,180	$20,620 - 32,840	9%	27%
84	Cooks, fast food	140	18,070	$14,430 - 23,300	8%	5%
85	Surgical technologists	130	36,260	$27,560 - 48,910	25%	16%
86	Painters, construction and maintenance	130	24,980	$19,970 - 31,300	12%	6%
87	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	130	24,520	$15,310 - 36,850	-6%	14%
88	Food servers, nonrestaurant	120	15,620	$13,240 - 18,880	16%	9%
89	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	110	28,090	$19,480 - 38,480	3%	25%
90	Sheet metal workers	110	29,780	$21,480 - 42,170	7%	4%
91	Food service managers	110	46,770	$29,400 - 67,440	5%	24%
92	Bus drivers, school	110	21,670	$17,230 - 25,250	9%	4%
93	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	110	18,060	$15,740 - 21,870	11%	3%
94	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	100	21,750	$14,060 - 32,560	12%	0%
95	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	37,250	$18,020 - 61,590	28%	48%
96	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	100	29,070	$19,380 - 40,800	0%	0%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	39,940	$25,580 - 52,150	13%	17%
98	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	100	28,850	$15,120 - 38,630	11%	29%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	100	61,560	$32,970 - 95,140	4%	38%
100	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	90	53,640	$38,750 - 74,640	9%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Greenville 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	24,190	190	19.3
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	67,220	100	6.8
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,170	350	6.2
Physician assistants	69,310	170	5.8
Education teachers, postsecondary	50,450	100	5.4
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,520	360	5.3
Home health aides	18,890	1,710	4.6
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	18,060	110	4.5
Physicians and surgeons, all other	85,340	510	4.5
Healthcare support workers, all other	24,390	350	4.3
Library assistants, clerical	20,240	180	3.9
Education administrators, postsecondary	100,840	150	3.6
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	27,160	260	3.4
Surgical technologists	36,260	130	3.4
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,740	600	3.3
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,280	340	3.2
Brickmasons and blockmasons	33,200	160	3.1
Library technicians	26,180	140	3
Instructional coordinators	55,020	150	2.8
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,590	120	2.7
Social and human service assistants	25,990	350	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	41,030	660	2.4
Medical records and health information technicians	27,260	180	2.3
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29,070	100	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	25,910	190	2.3
Coaches and scouts	51,770	160	2.2
Cooks, short order	15,610	160	2.2
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,150	2,170	2.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	27,980	230	2.1
Team assemblers	19,690	1,030	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	44,080	160	2.1
Registered nurses	54,120	2,450	2.1
Librarians	44,450	140	2.1
Food preparation workers	16,390	800	2
Parts salespersons	25,720	190	1.9
Radiologic technologists and technicians	44,820	170	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,150	2,170	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	22,420	250	1.8
Medical and public health social workers	50,760	100	1.8
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	33,150	210	1.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	25,780	400	1.7
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	28,090	110	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,960	630	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	29,980	280	1.7
Personal and home care aides	16,930	420	1.6
Industrial engineers	69,170	150	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,360	870	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	37,440	1,080	1.6
Loan officers	46,950	280	1.6
Amusement and recreation attendants	15,950	180	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Greenville, North Carolina Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Coaches and scouts	51,770	1.49	160
Education administrators, postsecondary	100,840	1.22	150
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	52,590	1.11	120
Cooks, fast food	18,070	1.08	140
Child, family, and school social workers	42,200	1.06	110
Dental assistants	32,430	1.03	180
Tellers	23,850	1.03	240
General and operations managers	96,430	1.03	650
Pharmacists	102,040	1.02	170
Sales managers	96,700	1.02	210
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,190	1.02	190
Office clerks, general	24,890	1.02	1,880
Helpers--production workers	23,080	1.01	200
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,620	1.01	210
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,260	1.01	810
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,980	1	200
Retail salespersons	23,880	1	2,660
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,200	0.99	300
Postal service mail carriers	43,520	0.99	170
Food service managers	46,770	0.98	110
Industrial engineers	69,170	0.98	150
Medical and health services managers	80,210	0.98	140
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,970	0.97	200
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,460	0.97	1,180
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,520	0.97	360
Dishwashers	15,920	0.96	180
Instructional coordinators	55,020	0.96	150
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,820	0.96	570
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,170	0.96	350
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,400	0.95	580
Receptionists and information clerks	22,160	0.95	710
Surgical technologists	36,260	0.95	130
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	27,980	0.94	230
Medical assistants	25,850	0.94	300
Social and human service assistants	25,990	0.94	350
Computer programmers	58,430	0.93	210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,930	0.93	180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,490	0.93	250
Accountants and auditors	53,360	0.93	300
Computer support specialists	37,960	0.93	240
Child care workers	17,230	0.93	230
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	25,280	0.93	340
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,540	0.92	740
Cooks, restaurant	19,480	0.92	480
Home health aides	18,890	0.92	1,710
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,150	0.92	2,170
Registered nurses	54,120	0.92	2,450
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,960	0.91	630
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	42,520	0.91	300
Library technicians	26,180	0.91	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Greenville, North Carolina Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	158,260	70
Pharmacists	102,040	170
Education administrators, postsecondary	100,840	150
Lawyers	97,690
Sales managers	96,700	210
General and operations managers	96,430	650
Engineering managers	95,710	50
Computer and information systems managers	89,930	50
Marketing managers	87,810	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	85,340	510
Medical and health services managers	80,210	140
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	79,610	30
Administrative services managers	76,780	90
Industrial production managers	73,210	60
Financial managers	73,000	250
Mechanical engineers	69,870	30
Managers, all other	69,710	80
Electronics engineers, except computer	69,360	50
Physician assistants	69,310	170
Industrial engineers	69,170	150
Construction managers	69,110	160
Speech-language pathologists	68,530	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	67,310	150
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	67,220	100
Social work teachers, postsecondary	66,950	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	66,440	70
Occupational therapists	65,800	50
Dental hygienists	65,630	80
Computer software engineers, applications	64,090	70
Personal financial advisors	63,640	30
Physical therapists	62,530	90
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	62,360	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,560	100
Logisticians	61,380	50
Database administrators	61,350	40
Computer systems analysts	60,600	120
Urban and regional planners	59,170	30
Insurance sales agents	58,570	70
Computer programmers	58,430	210
Chemists	58,300
Diagnostic medical sonographers	57,890	40
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	56,630	60
Network and computer systems administrators	56,600	80
Real estate sales agents	56,160	40
Instructional coordinators	55,020	150
Market research analysts	54,910	60
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	54,820	80
Registered nurses	54,120	2,450
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	53,640	90
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	53,480	50

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