Jacksonville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Area

Jacksonville, North Carolina has a large military presence. Jacksonville is home to the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Besides the military, the main economic sectors in the city are healthcare, government, education, accommodation and food services, construction and social assistance. Management, professional and related occupations comprise 28% of the labor force. Sales and office jobs comprise 27% of the workforce. The government provides 26% of the jobs in Jacksonville.

Details about Jacksonville, North Carolina: Regarding the adult population, 18% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 85.0 (national average: 100). In 2009 the average earnings in Jacksonville was $19,000.

Some of the most popular jobs in Jacksonville primarily filled by college graduates are registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, computer specialists, training and development specialists; social and human service assistants; education and library workers; pharmacists and sales managers.

The top employers located in Jacksonville:

Onslow Memorial Hospital, Inc
Marr Brynn Hospital Inc
Seashore Insurance & Associates Inc
Onslow County Schools Inc
Jones-Onlsow Electric Membership Corporation
Onslow County Hospital Authority
Platinum Corral LLC
Marine Federal Credit Union
Morton Trucking Company
Freedom Enc Communications Inc

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Jacksonville business and industry news is provided by the Jacksonville Daily News.

Most Popular Jobs in Jacksonville, 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	680	61,270	$42,350 - 86,660	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	190	38,930	$22,140 - 57,990	8%	51%
3	Tax preparers	190	15,370	$13,580 - 16,500	0%	54%
4	Computer specialists, all other	180	65,640	$50,200 - 90,180	15%	68%
5	Training and development specialists	170	39,520	$31,030 - 52,170	18%	56%
6	Social and human service assistants	150	28,200	$19,070 - 39,570	34%	58%
7	Education, training, and library workers, all other	130	34,210	$26,220 - 42,240	11%	79%
8	Accountants and auditors	110	51,810	$27,790 - 83,430	18%	79%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	58,510	$44,060 - 67,030	17%	56%
10	Lawyers	90	79,830	$44,300 - 153,340	11%	99%
11	Sales managers	80		$ -	10%	69%
12	Pharmacists	80	108,600	$82,810 - 133,610	22%	97%
13	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	43,820	$30,720 - 58,270	30%	77%
14	Financial managers	70	84,900	$52,890 - 121,650	13%	60%
15	Medical and health services managers	70	76,370	$56,760 - 101,330	16%	57%
16	Computer programmers	60	73,390	$52,660 - 120,220	0%	73%
17	Management analysts	60	75,480	$46,380 - 99,040	22%	78%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	51,220	$33,430 - 74,780	25%	93%
19	Advertising sales agents	40	40,680	$17,410 - 79,100	20%	56%
20	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	38,000	$28,350 - 52,540	5%	58%
21	Floral designers	40	18,410	$13,940 - 28,790	0%	55%
22	Graphic designers	40	39,120	$25,010 - 60,260	10%	55%
23	Financial specialists, all other	40	63,690	$44,510 - 88,420	12%	50%
24	Coaches and scouts	40	24,730	$17,140 - 41,150	15%	60%
25	Physical therapists	40	77,950	$50,540 - 105,930	27%	89%
26	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	67,230	$40,140 - 101,360	16%	99%
27	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	30	40,930	$33,470 - 49,390	15%	51%
28	Dentists, general	30	195,530	$119,600 -	9%	100%

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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,540	15,690	$13,510 - 20,080	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	2,120	23,140	$14,420 - 36,810	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	1,670	16,820	$13,580 - 21,930	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,430	18,520	$13,760 - 27,470	11%	14%
5	Customer service representatives	1,430	21,820	$17,090 - 25,520	25%	22%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	840	17,820	$13,670 - 25,000	15%	4%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	750	33,210	$20,270 - 52,040	4%	25%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	740	25,940	$17,580 - 36,600	1%	18%
9	Teacher assistants	720			10%	18%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	710	20,260	$13,950 - 30,500	-7%	8%
11	Home health aides	680	18,090	$15,360 - 21,950	49%	7%
12	Office clerks, general	630	23,360	$14,390 - 35,690	13%	19%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	620	26,650	$18,100 - 37,050	13%	16%
14	Cooks, restaurant	510	20,090	$14,220 - 27,110	12%	5%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	490	28,790	$17,720 - 42,950	11%	14%
16	Food preparation workers	450	17,150	$13,940 - 20,850	15%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	430	42,410	$24,860 - 70,620	6%	29%
18	Tellers	410	22,730	$17,570 - 29,340	14%	16%
19	Construction laborers	410	21,730	$16,150 - 27,870	11%	5%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	410	21,020	$14,620 - 29,420	17%	13%
21	General and operations managers	410	105,140	$52,780 -	2%	48%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	410	44,160	$30,540 - 62,010	9%	10%
23	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	400	23,850	$15,390 - 34,340	8%	4%
24	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	370	20,660	$14,800 - 29,480	2%	5%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	320	27,620	$17,080 - 41,460	10%	6%
26	Carpenters	310	33,390	$23,180 - 49,570	10%	6%
27	Bartenders	310	18,690	$13,800 - 28,570	11%	17%
28	Business operations specialists, all other	310	58,320	$34,510 - 87,290	21%	49%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	300	15,630	$13,590 - 18,580	13%	5%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	290	33,020	$22,140 - 46,960	15%	18%
31	Painters, construction and maintenance	270	27,960	$20,970 - 36,600	12%	6%
32	Counter and rental clerks	270	20,140	$13,910 - 30,670	23%	16%
33	Driver/sales workers	260	15,560	$13,450 - 17,590	-4%	4%
34	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	260	31,260	$22,440 - 40,340	10%	4%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	260	20,830	$15,170 - 28,420	18%	6%
36	Child care workers	260	16,990	$13,640 - 23,780	18%	15%
37	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	250	36,640	$27,250 - 50,890	11%	33%
38	Personal and home care aides	230	19,060	$14,260 - 27,250	51%	10%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	40,720	$19,810 - 68,570	14%	4%
40	Preschool teachers, except special education	220	18,890	$14,370 - 25,890	26%	43%
41	Dishwashers	200	17,440	$14,380 - 20,790	10%	3%
42	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	190	23,540	$14,280 - 36,290	12%	6%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	51,950	$34,450 - 75,850	7%	13%
44	Sheet metal workers	170	25,580	$17,460 - 36,320	7%	4%
45	Postal service mail carriers	170			1%	11%
46	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	170	15,410	$13,450 - 18,790	10%	17%
47	Cooks, short order	160	17,700	$13,860 - 24,130	5%	5%
48	All other information and record clerks	160	36,030	$26,640 - 47,380	-12%	21%
49	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	150	22,330	$16,220 - 29,420	12%	0%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	150	26,050	$18,020 - 35,380	4%	15%
51	Food service managers	150	48,430	$34,130 - 71,830	5%	24%
52	Dental assistants	140	34,290	$27,950 - 40,180	29%	9%
53	Medical assistants	140	24,690	$20,530 - 30,300	35%	10%
54	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	140	31,630	$22,410 - 45,400	8%	3%
55	Brickmasons and blockmasons	140	34,150	$26,680 - 43,590	10%	3%
56	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	140	31,450	$24,250 - 41,160	14%	7%
57	Medical secretaries	130	23,980	$17,440 - 30,960	17%	18%
58	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	120	27,720	$16,920 - 38,990	4%	6%
59	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	120	17,470	$13,960 - 22,460	14%	3%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	110	38,530	$23,290 - 54,270	10%	17%
61	Dental hygienists	100	60,060	$52,320 - 69,360	30%	33%
62	Computer support specialists	100	34,230	$23,340 - 48,610	13%	43%
63	Electricians	100	38,200	$26,230 - 61,180	7%	7%
64	Pharmacy technicians	100	22,910	$16,810 - 31,110	32%	16%
65	Insurance sales agents	90			13%	45%
66	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	90	16,830	$13,770 - 20,420	17%	14%
67	Motor vehicle operators, all other	90	35,120	$20,160 - 48,720	11%	0%
68	Automotive body and related repairers	90	43,150	$25,690 - 72,970	12%	3%
69	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	90	36,100	$22,170 - 56,630	9%	3%
70	Legal secretaries	80	19,870	$17,080 - 25,920	12%	18%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	27,900	$18,000 - 39,480	13%	11%
72	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	44,360	$25,490 - 60,910	14%	8%
73	Loan officers	80	41,310	$27,690 - 64,940	12%	49%
74	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	80	56,470	$48,310 - 64,420	3%	13%
75	Paralegals and legal assistants	80	30,410	$19,610 - 40,380	22%	45%
76	Healthcare support workers, all other	70	27,650	$17,450 - 42,500	16%	10%
77	Nonfarm animal caretakers	70	23,300	$14,220 - 36,100	18%	16%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	70	51,620	$29,960 - 78,550	0%	42%
79	Helpers--electricians	70	22,970	$17,410 - 30,060	7%	3%
80	Construction managers	70	78,240	$53,410 - 128,950	16%	29%
81	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	70	29,920	$23,470 - 38,380	11%	29%
82	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	70	20,110	$16,020 - 27,560	11%	3%
83	Real estate brokers	60	36,430	$17,820 - 60,930	11%	45%
84	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	28,140	$19,090 - 39,550	3%	18%
85	Bill and account collectors	60	24,560	$18,230 - 32,160	23%	13%
86	Industrial truck and tractor operators	60	24,760	$18,280 - 31,620	-1%	2%
87	Parts salespersons	60	30,630	$24,120 - 39,060	-1%	6%
88	Procurement clerks	60	36,210	$26,010 - 48,720	-1%	24%
89	Security guards	60	25,240	$14,600 - 37,540	17%	13%
90	Surveying and mapping technicians	60	30,220	$23,190 - 38,350	19%	7%
91	Pest control workers	60	28,530	$18,750 - 37,820	16%	9%
92	Service station attendants	50	19,800	$13,740 - 33,050	13%	6%
93	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	50	26,840	$21,700 - 33,040	3%	25%
94	Cement masons and concrete finishers	50	25,640	$21,020 - 31,950	11%	2%
95	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	50	18,710	$15,120 - 25,550	13%	15%
96	Switchboard operators, including answering service	50	22,110	$17,100 - 29,630	-7%	10%
97	Recreation workers	50	34,370	$22,100 - 48,270	13%	47%
98	Logging equipment operators	50	27,760	$18,150 - 51,490	0%	2%
99	Data entry keyers	50	28,820	$19,620 - 44,840	-4%	18%
100	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	50	33,180	$21,330 - 53,720	5%	2%

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Jobs More Common Near Jacksonville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tax preparers	15,370	190	14.9
Education, training, and library workers, all other	34,210	130	6.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	34,150	140	5.4
Sheet metal workers	25,580	170	4.2
Cooks, short order	17,700	160	4.1
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,330	150	4
Painters, construction and maintenance	27,960	270	4
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,690	2,540	3.6
Computer specialists, all other	65,640	180	3.4
Home health aides	18,090	680	3
Training and development specialists	39,520	170	3
Food service managers	48,430	150	2.9
All other information and record clerks	36,030	160	2.8
Tellers	22,730	410	2.7
Driver/sales workers	15,560	260	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,160	410	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,210	750	2.5
Bartenders	18,690	310	2.4
Teacher assistants		720	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,790	490	2.3
Customer service representatives	21,820	1,430	2.3
Counter and rental clerks	20,140	270	2.3
Waiters and waitresses	18,520	1,430	2.3
Dental hygienists	60,060	100	2.2
Cooks, restaurant	20,090	510	2.2
Preschool teachers, except special education	18,890	220	2.1
Food preparation workers	17,150	450	2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	38,530	110	2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,540	190	2
Personal and home care aides	19,060	230	2
Postal service mail carriers		170	1.9
Cashiers	16,820	1,670	1.9
Social and human service assistants	28,200	150	1.9
Retail salespersons	23,140	2,120	1.8
Dental assistants	34,290	140	1.8
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,410	170	1.8
Child care workers	16,990	260	1.7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	23,850	400	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	36,640	250	1.6
Construction laborers	21,730	410	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	31,630	140	1.5
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,940	740	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,950	170	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,820	840	1.5
Dishwashers	17,440	200	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,260	710	1.4
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,470	120	1.4
Receptionists and information clerks	21,020	410	1.4
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	40,720	230	1.4
Carpenters	33,390	310	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	40,720	1.12	230
General and operations managers	105,140	1.09	410
All other information and record clerks	36,030	1.09	160
Dental assistants	34,290	1.06	140
Dishwashers	17,440	1.01	200
Food service managers	48,430	1	150
Social and human service assistants	28,200	0.99	150
Registered nurses	61,270	0.99	680
Business operations specialists, all other	58,320	0.99	310
Waiters and waitresses	18,520	0.99	1,430
Computer specialists, all other	65,640	0.97	180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,720	0.97	120
Bartenders	18,690	0.96	310
Tellers	22,730	0.96	410
Personal and home care aides	19,060	0.96	230
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,790	0.95	490
Retail salespersons	23,140	0.95	2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,410	0.94	430
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,540	0.94	190
Cooks, restaurant	20,090	0.93	510
Office clerks, general	23,360	0.92	630
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,950	0.91	170
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,690	0.91	2,540
Cashiers	16,820	0.91	1,670
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,330	0.9	150
Food preparation workers	17,150	0.89	450
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,940	0.89	740
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,260	0.89	710
Cooks, short order	17,700	0.89	160
Child care workers	16,990	0.88	260
Medical assistants	24,690	0.88	140
Receptionists and information clerks	21,020	0.88	410
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,410	0.87	170
Accountants and auditors	51,810	0.87	110
Counter and rental clerks	20,140	0.86	270
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,050	0.86	150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,830	0.86	260
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,210	0.86	750
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,660	0.86	370
Home health aides	18,090	0.85	680
Carpenters	33,390	0.85	310
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,020	0.85	290
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,260	0.83	260
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,650	0.83	620
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,470	0.83	120
Education, training, and library workers, all other	34,210	0.83	130
Medical secretaries	23,980	0.83	130
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	23,850	0.82	400
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,630	0.82	300
Painters, construction and maintenance	27,960	0.82	270

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	195,530	30
Family and general practitioners	165,190	30
Pharmacists	108,600	80
General and operations managers	105,140	410
Financial managers	84,900	70
Lawyers	79,830	90
Construction managers	78,240	70
Physical therapists	77,950	40
Medical and health services managers	76,370	70
Management analysts	75,480	60
Computer programmers	73,390	60
Computer systems analysts	68,750
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	67,230	40
Computer specialists, all other	65,640	180
Financial specialists, all other	63,690	40
Logisticians	62,470	30
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	61,800	30
Registered nurses	61,270	680
Dental hygienists	60,060	100
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	58,690	40
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	58,510	90
Business operations specialists, all other	58,320	310
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	56,470	80
Cost estimators	55,630	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,950	170
Accountants and auditors	51,810	110
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,620	70
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	51,220	50
Food service managers	48,430	150
Sales representatives, services, all other	46,200	40
Real estate sales agents	45,900	50
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	44,360	80
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,160	410
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	43,820	70
Automotive body and related repairers	43,150	90
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,410	430
Loan officers	41,310	80
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40,930	30
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	40,720	230
Advertising sales agents	40,680	40
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	40,460
Training and development specialists	39,520	170
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	39,450
Graphic designers	39,120	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	38,930	190
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	38,530	110
Electricians	38,200	100
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	38,000	40
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	37,850	30
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	36,640	250

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