Jacksonville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Jacksonville, 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	600	58,040	$40,230 - 75,340	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	200	36,520	$21,350 - 53,110	8%	51%
3	Computer specialists, all other	180	63,390	$45,120 - 90,240	15%	68%
4	Education administrators, all other	180	63,440	$46,290 - 79,630	13%	78%
5	Social and human service assistants	120	25,380	$16,280 - 38,890	34%	58%
6	Education, training, and library workers, all other	120	34,320	$26,360 - 41,470	11%	79%
7	Accountants and auditors	100	52,020	$25,720 - 89,080	18%	79%
8	Pharmacists	90	106,260	$86,250 - 127,700	22%	97%
9	Computer systems analysts	70	66,890	$41,940 - 104,130	29%	68%
10	Sales managers	70	74,800	$28,890 - 145,460	10%	69%
11	Lawyers	70		$[?] -	11%	99%
12	Medical and health services managers	70	71,970	$53,740 - 94,630	16%	57%
13	Financial managers	60	82,350	$54,350 - 113,880	13%	60%
14	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	56,420	$37,160 - 81,090	25%	93%
15	Physical therapists	50	75,220	$51,490 - 100,200	27%	89%
16	Management analysts	50	69,020	$40,880 - 96,530	22%	78%
17	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	35,360	$26,840 - 45,310	5%	58%
18	Floral designers	40	17,870	$13,470 - 28,190	0%	55%
19	Financial specialists, all other	40	57,560	$42,290 - 78,100	12%	50%
20	Dentists, general	40	170,230	$104,940 -	9%	100%
21	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	64,820	$38,740 - 97,920	16%	99%
22	Managers, all other	30	72,550	$46,960 - 102,290	7%	55%

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	2,110	22,220	$14,020 - 34,660	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,980	14,950	$13,140 - 17,010	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,540	16,250	$13,300 - 20,380	-2%	10%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,290	15,710	$13,200 - 19,710	11%	14%
5	Customer service representatives	1,270	20,990	$16,570 - 24,680	25%	22%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	920	24,440	$18,470 - 33,960	1%	18%
7	Teacher assistants	740	18,940	$14,280 - 24,060	10%	18%
8	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	710	35,550	$20,320 - 56,990	4%	25%
9	Office clerks, general	700	22,020	$13,790 - 34,300	13%	19%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	700	19,600	$13,710 - 29,100	-7%	8%
11	Construction laborers	680	18,910	$13,840 - 24,530	11%	5%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	630	18,470	$13,630 - 25,140	15%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	620	26,660	$18,140 - 36,810	13%	16%
14	General and operations managers	530	110,720	$51,070 -	2%	48%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	490	46,090	$26,380 - 74,300	6%	29%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	460	26,150	$17,420 - 37,740	11%	14%
17	Team assemblers	460	18,510	$15,380 - 22,300	0%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	460	44,620	$30,060 - 59,120	9%	10%
19	Food preparation workers	450	16,270	$13,300 - 20,100	15%	7%
20	Home health aides	430	18,300	$14,310 - 23,750	49%	7%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	410	18,970	$14,000 - 25,450	17%	13%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	410	25,120	$14,780 - 38,620	8%	4%
23	Tellers	400	21,990	$17,140 - 28,010	14%	16%
24	Carpenters	400	30,600	$21,550 - 41,510	10%	6%
25	Cooks, restaurant	380	18,900	$13,870 - 24,600	12%	5%
26	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	350	20,100	$14,100 - 28,930	2%	5%
27	Bartenders	320	16,100	$13,290 - 19,830	11%	17%
28	Maintenance and repair workers, general	320	26,920	$16,560 - 40,440	10%	6%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	310	15,240	$13,200 - 18,200	13%	5%
30	Counter and rental clerks	290	19,590	$13,610 - 29,210	23%	16%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	280	20,480	$15,370 - 27,070	18%	6%
32	Driver/sales workers	270	15,390	$13,130 - 19,760	-4%	4%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	260	33,610	$18,260 - 51,210	14%	4%
34	Business operations specialists, all other	260	54,600	$32,920 - 77,690	21%	49%
35	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	250	30,040	$21,620 - 39,180	10%	4%
36	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	250	32,510	$21,810 - 46,010	15%	18%
37	Painters, construction and maintenance	240	26,870	$17,450 - 36,950	12%	6%
38	Child care workers	230	16,830	$13,300 - 23,390	18%	15%
39	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	210		$[?] -	11%	33%
40	Cooks, short order	200	15,820	$13,180 - 20,750	5%	5%
41	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	21,000	$13,870 - 34,600	12%	6%
42	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	14,970	$13,140 - 18,230	10%	17%
43	Dishwashers	190	15,760	$13,280 - 19,070	10%	3%
44	All other information and record clerks	190	33,890	$23,860 - 45,500	-12%	21%
45	Preschool teachers, except special education	170	19,250	$15,560 - 26,430	26%	43%
46	Postal service mail carriers	170	43,830	$33,790 - 56,420	1%	11%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	160	47,600	$33,300 - 69,910	7%	13%
48	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	25,280	$17,610 - 33,510	4%	15%
49	Brickmasons and blockmasons	160	30,400	$24,530 - 39,310	10%	3%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	160	16,030	$13,190 - 20,540	14%	3%
51	Personal and home care aides	150	19,940	$15,150 - 28,240	51%	10%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	150	32,980	$24,050 - 43,930	14%	7%
53	Food service managers	140	48,300	$30,500 - 77,110	5%	24%
54	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	130	20,780	$14,290 - 28,140	12%	0%
55	Travel agents	130	24,650	$17,180 - 35,040	1%	26%
56	Medical assistants	120	22,890	$19,320 - 27,560	35%	10%
57	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	120	22,110	$16,430 - 28,730	18%	7%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	29,140	$21,010 - 44,150	8%	3%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	35,700	$22,080 - 53,780	10%	17%
60	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	120	32,170	$21,060 - 51,700	9%	3%
61	Healthcare support workers, all other	110	25,280	$17,560 - 36,340	16%	10%
62	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	110	27,460	$15,870 - 39,220	4%	6%
63	Computer support specialists	100	35,270	$24,160 - 48,630	13%	43%
64	Electricians	100	34,260	$21,250 - 57,720	7%	7%
65	Automotive body and related repairers	100	38,240	$24,900 - 59,900	12%	3%
66	Packers and packagers, hand	100	16,880	$13,370 - 18,410	-11%	3%
67	Legal secretaries	90		$[?] -	12%	18%
68	Sheet metal workers	90	23,580	$17,230 - 31,220	7%	4%
69	Tire repairers and changers	90	18,910	$14,710 - 26,550	20%	6%
70	Motor vehicle operators, all other	90	35,610	$19,420 - 48,840	11%	0%
71	Pharmacy technicians	90	22,110	$15,930 - 30,580	32%	16%
72	Dental hygienists	80	59,260	$47,720 - 72,530	30%	33%
73	Insurance sales agents	80		$[?] -	13%	45%
74	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	80	43,750	$27,690 - 60,550	14%	8%
75	Nonfarm animal caretakers	80	21,000	$13,630 - 32,000	18%	16%
76	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	17,150	$13,560 - 21,360	17%	14%
77	Industrial truck and tractor operators	80	23,380	$16,980 - 30,090	-1%	2%
78	Amusement and recreation attendants	80	15,220	$13,230 - 18,330	24%	22%
79	Construction managers	80	77,370	$53,230 - 104,660	16%	29%
80	Security guards	80	21,630	$14,090 - 31,990	17%	13%
81	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	80	28,640	$21,950 - 36,560	11%	29%
82	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	70	20,570	$13,840 - 33,180	11%	5%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	29,500	$18,020 - 49,810	13%	11%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	31,130	$16,280 - 56,550	4%	38%
85	Bakers	60	20,280	$16,180 - 23,550	10%	8%
86	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	27,720	$18,870 - 39,300	3%	18%
87	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	50,490	$30,200 - 76,180	0%	42%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	60	50,280	$28,360 - 77,070	-4%	15%
89	Parts salespersons	60	27,260	$16,820 - 38,120	-1%	6%
90	Recreation workers	60	33,900	$20,030 - 48,830	13%	47%
91	Data entry keyers	60	25,790	$16,930 - 40,970	-4%	18%
92	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	60	19,000	$13,300 - 30,560	7%	2%
93	Paralegals and legal assistants	60	29,280	$17,890 - 50,100	22%	45%
94	Pest control workers	60	28,400	$18,510 - 40,320	16%	9%
95	Pipelayers	50	28,170	$20,620 - 39,800	9%	4%
96	Cost estimators	50	55,380	$32,620 - 76,840	19%	32%
97	Painters, transportation equipment	50	39,760	$24,990 - 52,590	8%	4%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	50	33,280	$19,330 - 53,070	13%	17%
99	Real estate sales agents	50	35,960	$21,160 - 77,330	11%	45%
100	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	50	18,760	$14,070 - 27,180	11%	3%

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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.*
Education administrators, all other	63,440	180	30.6
Education, training, and library workers, all other	34,320	120	6
Travel agents	24,650	130	5.8
Brickmasons and blockmasons	30,400	160	5.8
Cooks, short order	15,820	200	5.1
Computer specialists, all other	63,390	180	3.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	26,870	240	3.5
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	20,780	130	3.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,620	460	3.2
All other information and record clerks	33,890	190	3.2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,950	1,980	3.1
Driver/sales workers	15,390	270	2.9
Food service managers	48,300	140	2.8
Tellers	21,990	400	2.7
Automotive body and related repairers	38,240	100	2.6
Bartenders	16,100	320	2.6
Construction laborers	18,910	680	2.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,280	110	2.5
Teacher assistants	18,940	740	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,550	710	2.5
Counter and rental clerks	19,590	290	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,150	460	2.3
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,000	200	2.3
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,970	200	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	35,700	120	2.2
Home health aides	18,300	430	2.2
Customer service representatives	20,990	1,270	2.2
Waiters and waitresses	15,710	1,290	2.1
Food preparation workers	16,270	450	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,440	920	2
Postal service mail carriers	43,830	170	2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,030	160	1.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	32,170	120	1.9
Retail salespersons	22,220	2,110	1.9
Team assemblers	18,510	460	1.8
Cashiers	16,250	1,540	1.8
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,120	410	1.8
Preschool teachers, except special education	19,250	170	1.7
Cooks, restaurant	18,900	380	1.7
Carpenters	30,600	400	1.7
Social and human service assistants	25,380	120	1.6
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,610	260	1.6
Child care workers	16,830	230	1.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers		210	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,600	700	1.5
Dishwashers	15,760	190	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,600	160	1.5
Receptionists and information clerks	18,970	410	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,240	310	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,090	490	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
General and operations managers	110,720	1.18	530
All other information and record clerks	33,890	1.08	190
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,090	1.04	490
Personal and home care aides	19,940	1.02	150
Food service managers	48,300	1.02	140
Postal service mail carriers	43,830	1	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,460	0.99	110
Registered nurses	58,040	0.98	600
Computer specialists, all other	63,390	0.98	180
Business operations specialists, all other	54,600	0.97	260
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,610	0.96	260
Tellers	21,990	0.95	400
Dishwashers	15,760	0.95	190
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,110	0.95	120
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,550	0.94	710
Retail salespersons	22,220	0.93	2,110
Social and human service assistants	25,380	0.92	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,120	0.91	410
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,950	0.9	1,980
Child care workers	16,830	0.9	230
Cashiers	16,250	0.9	1,540
Office clerks, general	22,020	0.9	700
Cooks, restaurant	18,900	0.9	380
Home health aides	18,300	0.89	430
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,280	0.89	110
Waiters and waitresses	15,710	0.89	1,290
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,150	0.89	460
Education, training, and library workers, all other	34,320	0.88	120
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,970	0.88	200
Teacher assistants	18,940	0.88	740
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,600	0.88	700
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,480	0.88	280
Education administrators, all other	63,440	0.87	180
Food preparation workers	16,270	0.87	450
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,510	0.87	250
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	21,000	0.87	200
Counter and rental clerks	19,590	0.86	290
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	20,780	0.86	130
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,440	0.86	920
Bartenders	16,100	0.86	320
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	32,980	0.86	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,600	0.86	160
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,280	0.86	160
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,100	0.86	350
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,660	0.86	620
Medical assistants	22,890	0.83	120
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,470	0.83	630
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,040	0.83	250
Cooks, short order	15,820	0.82	200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,240	0.82	310

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	170,230	40
Family and general practitioners	155,020
General and operations managers	110,720	530
Pharmacists	106,260	90
Financial managers	82,350	60
Construction managers	77,370	80
Physical therapists	75,220	50
Sales managers	74,800	70
Managers, all other	72,550	30
Medical and health services managers	71,970	70
Management analysts	69,020	50
Sales representatives, services, all other	67,450	40
Computer systems analysts	66,890	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	64,820	40
Computer programmers	63,760
Education administrators, all other	63,440	180
Computer specialists, all other	63,390	180
Dental hygienists	59,260	80
Registered nurses	58,040	600
Financial specialists, all other	57,560	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	56,420	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,240
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	55,740
Cost estimators	55,380	50
Business operations specialists, all other	54,600	260
Accountants and auditors	52,020	100
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50,490	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,280	60
Food service managers	48,300	140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	47,600	160
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,090	490
Postal service clerks	44,740	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,620	460
Postal service mail carriers	43,830	170
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	43,750	80
Construction and building inspectors	41,480	40
Painters, transportation equipment	39,760	50
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,790
Automotive body and related repairers	38,240	100
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	37,150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	36,520	200
Real estate sales agents	35,960	50
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	35,700	120
Motor vehicle operators, all other	35,610	90
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,550	710
Training and development specialists	35,550
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	35,360	40
Computer support specialists	35,270	100
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	35,200	40
Education, training, and library workers, all other	34,320	120

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