Raleigh Employment

Employment and Industries in the Raleigh, North Carolina Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Raleigh, 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	7,710	54,880	$41,380 - 70,770	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	6,000	50,680	$22,990 - 91,330	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,560	38,970	$26,970 - 54,080	14%	95%
4	Computer software engineers, applications	4,100	83,480	$51,140 - 117,570	45%	85%
5	Accountants and auditors	3,730	55,460	$34,390 - 78,860	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,610	44,140	$29,980 - 62,760	11%	95%
7	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	3,010	66,210	$30,110 - 117,130	12%	51%
8	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,770	67,020	$46,520 - 92,770	53%	57%
9	Computer programmers	2,470	69,180	$29,830 - 104,860	0%	73%
10	Computer software engineers, systems software	2,280	79,350	$53,480 - 113,910	28%	85%
11	Lawyers	2,180	109,240	$38,050 - 0	11%	99%
12	Financial managers	2,150	85,060	$53,590 - 125,430	13%	60%
13	Computer systems analysts	2,000	75,330	$44,730 - 115,000	29%	68%
14	Civil engineers	1,850	64,010	$44,160 - 88,050	18%	87%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,710	68,220	$44,990 - 95,560	8%	78%
16	Computer and information systems managers	1,680	102,880	$66,010 - 0	16%	73%
17	Network and computer systems administrators	1,600	63,110	$39,220 - 93,510	27%	50%
18	Social and human service assistants	1,540	24,620	$15,910 - 35,130	34%	58%
19	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,540	40,600	$28,850 - 56,510	6%	96%
20	Managers, all other	1,540	80,150	$44,910 - 128,810	7%	55%
21	Sales managers	1,520	94,830	$43,930 - 0	10%	69%
22	Management analysts	1,420	69,040	$41,450 - 107,970	22%	78%
23	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,410	42,090	$20,820 - 67,880	9%	54%
24	Training and development specialists	1,190	50,780	$33,830 - 70,780	18%	56%
25	Market research analysts	1,040	69,590	$34,580 - 115,220	20%	82%
26	Engineering managers	1,000	96,620	$64,590 - 134,770	7%	84%
27	Environmental engineers	870	68,600	$49,120 - 96,560	25%	86%
28	Public relations specialists	840	56,340	$27,650 - 105,310	18%	81%
29	Electronics engineers, except computer	830	75,480	$51,400 - 107,290	4%	81%
30	Instructional coordinators	820	50,530	$25,870 - 72,000	23%	79%
31	Chemists	810	55,430	$39,710 - 76,670	9%	93%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	790	45,640	$29,180 - 69,470	19%	77%
33	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	760	53,400	$34,080 - 87,040	25%	93%
34	Financial analysts	760	64,490	$39,900 - 97,180	34%	87%
35	Electrical engineers	750	78,670	$51,230 - 116,050	6%	81%
36	Medical and health services managers	740	76,750	$48,240 - 118,560	16%	57%
37	Financial specialists, all other	730	48,670	$31,090 - 77,010	12%	50%
38	Marketing managers	710	102,630	$50,220 - 0	14%	69%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	700	43,460	$26,820 - 72,990	5%	58%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	690	48,720	$30,450 - 75,470	18%	56%
41	Pharmacists	690	89,350	$72,050 - 113,290	22%	97%
42	Computer specialists, all other	690	67,370	$34,050 - 99,210	15%	68%
43	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	680	46,010	$32,760 - 64,400	18%	56%
44	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	680	42,510	$31,080 - 57,760	20%	87%
45	Special education teachers, middle school	670	47,140	$30,640 - 65,730	16%	87%
46	Self-enrichment education teachers	670	37,600	$23,100 - 58,850	23%	54%
47	Graphic designers	660	45,740	$25,790 - 67,540	10%	55%
48	Social and community service managers	650	42,990	$28,580 - 65,850	25%	72%
49	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	650	41,210	$30,200 - 54,920	30%	77%
50	Physical therapists	650	71,720	$47,180 - 115,680	27%	89%
51	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	610	47,920	$32,070 - 67,460	13%	73%
52	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	600	32,800	$17,320 - 46,930	15%	72%
53	Librarians	580	48,160	$33,100 - 64,130	4%	85%
54	Operations research analysts	570	62,170	$42,820 - 82,050	11%	71%
55	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	550	88,650	$48,010 - 0	25%	67%
56	Industrial engineers	530	71,420	$46,050 - 101,330	20%	74%
57	Mechanical engineers	520	70,420	$46,920 - 96,730	4%	78%
58	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	500	43,630	$32,340 - 57,050	12%	51%
59	Insurance underwriters	500	48,410	$29,510 - 73,880	6%	53%
60	Database administrators	500	62,460	$29,700 - 93,420	29%	72%
61	Coaches and scouts	500	43,480	$19,980 - 74,760	15%	60%
62	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	470	56,490	$37,720 - 83,270	17%	56%
63	Biological technicians	470	41,070	$25,670 - 59,650	16%	60%
64	Architects, except landscape and naval	460	61,980	$35,570 - 97,310	18%	88%
65	Sales and related workers, all other	450	39,320	$22,570 - 61,190	14%	62%
66	Personal financial advisors	440	55,860	$29,080 - 84,790	41%	81%
67	Surveyors	430	51,550	$31,310 - 73,170	24%	82%
68	Sales engineers	430	82,750	$49,990 - 123,880	9%	79%
69	Detectives and criminal investigators	410	53,630	$33,640 - 78,080	17%	54%
70	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	390	32,030	$24,360 - 42,740	15%	51%
71	Biochemists and biophysicists	380	72,330	$46,880 - 107,910	16%	95%
72	Advertising sales agents	370	43,710	$25,190 - 66,530	20%	56%
73	Purchasing managers	370	80,750	$46,800 - 137,500	3%	57%
74	Veterinarians	370	75,190	$52,350 - 112,850	35%	100%
75	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	350	35,930	$25,760 - 51,680	24%	78%
76	Editors	340	49,940	$31,300 - 69,700	2%	81%
77	Speech-language pathologists	340	57,570	$40,150 - 78,930	11%	98%
78	Medical and public health social workers	340	38,810	$26,420 - 53,880	24%	77%
79	Technical writers	330	62,260	$36,730 - 89,060	20%	74%
80	Statisticians	320	58,070	$39,250 - 84,780	9%	93%
81	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	320	79,110	$41,740 - 0	16%	99%
82	Dentists, general	300	179,690	$107,480 - 0	9%	100%
83	Chief executives	300	162,620	$100,410 - 0	2%	65%
84	Engineers, all other	290	64,170	$41,830 - 96,220	6%	82%
85	Vocational education teachers, middle school	270	49,800	$33,240 - 68,370	0%	95%
86	Natural sciences managers	260	114,270	$75,800 - 0	11%	93%
87	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	260	34,190	$26,290 - 42,140	11%	58%
88	Occupational therapists	250	61,700	$40,350 - 80,380	23%	90%
89	Social scientists and related workers, all other	250	49,440	$32,800 - 74,470	5%	90%
90	Physician assistants	230	72,220	$61,110 - 89,200	27%	67%
91	Floral designers	220	29,360	$16,520 - 50,350	0%	55%
92	Computer hardware engineers	220	71,770	$37,030 - 123,200	5%	70%
93	Occupational health and safety specialists	220	58,530	$38,450 - 73,770	8%	72%
94	Urban and regional planners	220	48,230	$34,340 - 69,140	15%	92%
95	Interior designers	210	42,010	$26,640 - 56,700	20%	55%
96	Public relations managers	210	75,080	$42,370 - 120,390	17%	75%
97	Compensation and benefits managers	200	79,210	$40,220 - 125,520	12%	58%
98	Advertising and promotions managers	200	65,880	$36,560 - 116,890	6%	76%
99	Health educators	190	45,410	$33,080 - 66,810	26%	58%
100	Credit analysts	190	57,480	$31,740 - 88,400	2%	60%

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	17,290	23,080	$13,770 - 36,600	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	11,170	14,800	$11,620 - 19,450	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	11,080	17,040	$12,550 - 22,280	-2%	10%
4	General and operations managers	8,770	110,930	$51,670 - [?]	2%	48%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	8,500	21,630	$13,670 - 29,530	2%	5%
6	Customer service representatives	8,320	30,620	$19,090 - 44,920	25%	22%
7	Waiters and waitresses	8,310	17,030	$11,700 - 24,870	11%	14%
8	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	8,060	35,090	$23,970 - 47,370	15%	18%
9	Office clerks, general	7,000	24,720	$15,430 - 35,880	13%	19%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	6,750	31,320	$20,520 - 43,790	13%	16%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,150	18,510	$12,930 - 24,820	15%	4%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	5,810	36,550	$20,830 - 56,790	4%	25%
13	Team assemblers	5,810	23,310	$13,460 - 35,130	0%	5%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,800	28,240	$19,910 - 38,030	1%	18%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	5,420	21,020	$14,350 - 29,600	-7%	8%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,070	43,090	$26,760 - 62,250	6%	29%
17	Security guards	4,610	23,720	$14,410 - 37,990	17%	13%
18	Home health aides	4,590	20,210	$15,850 - 25,000	49%	7%
19	Construction laborers	4,290	23,700	$16,230 - 32,730	11%	5%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,230	34,110	$19,810 - 52,060	10%	6%
21	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	4,220	21,430	$14,760 - 29,450	18%	6%
22	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,100	33,750	$23,410 - 47,770	10%	4%
23	Business operations specialists, all other	4,000	61,100	$33,500 - 106,590	21%	49%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,960	48,770	$31,650 - 72,950	9%	10%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	3,920	24,160	$15,400 - 33,730	17%	13%
26	Computer support specialists	3,880	46,080	$29,500 - 68,880	13%	43%
27	Teacher assistants	3,740	18,620	$14,240 - 23,370	10%	18%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,560	28,720	$18,850 - 49,400	8%	4%
29	Preschool teachers, except special education	3,290	20,160	$15,430 - 27,090	26%	43%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	3,200	27,990	$17,050 - 42,090	11%	14%
31	Cooks, restaurant	2,950	21,010	$14,740 - 28,390	12%	5%
32	Food preparation workers	2,880	18,300	$13,380 - 24,000	15%	7%
33	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,830	25,070	$13,290 - 36,730	-4%	5%
34	Carpenters	2,650	31,720	$22,220 - 41,820	10%	6%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,520	17,280	$12,590 - 22,770	13%	5%
36	Electricians	2,410	32,490	$21,230 - 44,910	7%	7%
37	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,310	23,610	$19,080 - 28,990	18%	7%
38	Personal and home care aides	2,280	19,450	$14,850 - 27,660	51%	10%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,240	38,000	$20,260 - 63,910	14%	4%
40	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	2,210	29,130	$22,110 - 37,640	3%	38%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,180	25,960	$17,760 - 35,990	4%	6%
42	Construction managers	2,150	72,030	$53,130 - 99,330	16%	29%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,140	54,520	$34,760 - 82,260	7%	13%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,040	49,380	$29,930 - 72,620	-4%	15%
45	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,860	65,250	$30,350 - 113,260	28%	48%
46	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,810	31,160	$22,300 - 41,320	8%	3%
47	Child care workers	1,740	20,890	$12,500 - 29,890	18%	15%
48	Tellers	1,730	23,820	$19,260 - 30,890	14%	16%
49	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,720	15,910	$11,890 - 20,850	10%	17%
50	Loan officers	1,680	51,140	$33,700 - 75,960	12%	49%
51	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,620	26,470	$19,480 - 35,830	-26%	6%
52	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,590	34,170	$19,710 - 54,660	-6%	14%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,570	37,020	$23,570 - 54,950	11%	4%
54	Driver/sales workers	1,560	20,170	$11,820 - 34,260	-4%	4%
55	Packers and packagers, hand	1,560	19,230	$12,890 - 28,400	-11%	3%
56	Dishwashers	1,540	16,790	$12,210 - 22,470	10%	3%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,510	76,440	$32,480 - 135,370	4%	38%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,470	41,710	$30,600 - 57,540	11%	33%
59	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,460	49,780	$28,420 - 76,360	9%	47%
60	Correctional officers and jailers	1,430	29,160	$24,700 - 35,210	17%	11%
61	Counter and rental clerks	1,430	24,410	$14,350 - 38,180	23%	16%
62	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,410	43,330	$24,380 - 59,820	22%	45%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,340	30,720	$22,270 - 40,330	4%	15%
64	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,310	28,320	$19,180 - 40,420	-1%	2%
65	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,310	37,860	$29,200 - 47,420	14%	7%
66	Machinists	1,280	31,080	$21,860 - 41,380	-2%	3%
67	Data entry keyers	1,210	26,660	$20,040 - 36,230	-4%	18%
68	Civil engineering technicians	1,200	40,140	$26,430 - 55,050	10%	18%
69	Recreation workers	1,180	22,510	$12,500 - 35,280	13%	47%
70	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,170	16,890	$11,970 - 23,510	12%	6%
71	Bill and account collectors	1,160	30,730	$22,000 - 39,430	23%	13%
72	Postal service mail carriers	1,150	43,370	$33,520 - 54,240	1%	11%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,120	33,150	$12,530 - 72,140	12%	6%
74	Food service managers	1,070	46,840	$29,910 - 72,150	5%	24%
75	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	1,050	35,280	$23,710 - 52,230	3%	25%
76	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,040	27,420	$20,310 - 36,000	12%	6%
77	Insurance sales agents	1,030	62,330	$25,560 - [?]	13%	45%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,010	49,370	$32,430 - 71,730	0%	42%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	1,010	48,110	$30,400 - 71,280	10%	17%
80	Bartenders	990	18,090	$11,750 - 28,330	11%	17%
81	Order clerks	960	30,360	$21,400 - 44,560	-23%	16%
82	Real estate sales agents	960	49,810	$24,360 - 79,060	11%	45%
83	Real estate brokers	940	41,260	$21,620 - 74,520	11%	45%
84	Helpers--electricians	930	23,200	$16,840 - 31,650	7%	3%
85	Medical secretaries	920	28,040	$22,160 - 35,240	17%	18%
86	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	920	39,490	$26,160 - 57,430	9%	3%
87	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	910	35,910	$24,050 - 50,960	12%	3%
88	Cooks, fast food	910	17,890	$12,510 - 24,480	8%	5%
89	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	890	15,800	$12,310 - 19,190	19%	31%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	890	37,080	$23,770 - 56,280	13%	17%
91	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	870	14,730	$11,700 - 19,720	10%	8%
92	Dental assistants	840	36,240	$29,150 - 45,610	29%	9%
93	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	830	19,980	$12,340 - 30,050	14%	3%
94	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	800	41,360	$29,900 - 54,530	-2%	14%
95	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	800	36,420	$20,460 - 46,470	27%	47%
96	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	790	34,780	$24,340 - 48,130	0%	22%
97	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	790	39,740	$26,560 - 57,280	3%	13%
98	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	780	20,250	$12,300 - 30,400	12%	0%
99	Helpers--production workers	780	21,930	$15,790 - 29,050	0%	4%
100	Cost estimators	780	53,190	$33,490 - 76,040	19%	32%

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Jobs More Common Near Raleigh Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Terrazzo workers and finishers	31,210	380	39.9
Forensic science technicians	34,300	260	11.7
Real estate brokers	41,260	940	11
Vocational education teachers, middle school	49,800	270	10.7
Biochemists and biophysicists	72,330	380	10.3
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,360	800	9
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	29,130	2,210	8
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	47,370	180	6.1
Logging equipment operators	28,310	130	5.9
Environmental engineers	68,600	870	5
Statisticians	58,070	320	5
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	47,650	100	4.4
Pipelayers	25,210	730	4.3
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	38,890	100	4.2
Civil engineering technicians	40,140	1,200	4.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	32,800	600	4
Network systems and data communications analysts	67,020	2,770	3.5
Helpers--roofers	22,460	160	3.2
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	29,200	100	2.9
Chemists	55,430	810	2.9
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	53,400	760	2.8
Photographic process workers	19,750	160	2.8
Surveying and mapping technicians	36,220	660	2.8
Helpers--electricians	23,200	930	2.8
Operations research analysts	62,170	570	2.7
Construction managers	72,030	2,150	2.7
Social scientists and related workers, all other	49,440	250	2.7
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,220	1,710	2.7
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	24,090	680	2.6
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	15,800	890	2.6
Special education teachers, middle school	47,140	670	2.6
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	22,520	490	2.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,160	3,290	2.5
Commercial pilots	64,720	160	2.5
Biological technicians	41,070	470	2.4
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	35,930	350	2.4
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	26,470	1,620	2.4
Landscape architects	62,630	130	2.3
Veterinarians	75,190	370	2.3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,070	2,830	2.2
Surveyors	51,550	430	2.2
Chiropractors	142,130	140	2.2
Veterinary technologists and technicians	24,520	520	2.2
Urban and regional planners	48,230	220	2.2
Computer software engineers, applications	83,480	4,100	2.2
Instructional coordinators	50,530	820	2.1
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	66,210	3,010	2.1
Civil engineers	64,010	1,850	2
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	35,280	1,050	2
Millwrights	39,390	200	2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Chiropractors	142,130	1.73	140
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,150	1.46	1,120
Baggage porters and bellhops	27,110	1.39	140
Coaches and scouts	43,480	1.32	500
Sales representatives, services, all other	65,250	1.31	1,860
Physicians and surgeons, all other	198,660	1.3	150
Floral designers	29,360	1.29	220
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	36,420	1.29	800
Loan interviewers and clerks	38,800	1.27	690
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	79,110	1.25	320
General and operations managers	110,930	1.23	8,770
Dentists, general	179,690	1.22	300
Pest control workers	35,650	1.21	390
Dental assistants	36,240	1.21	840
Graphic designers	45,740	1.21	660
Market research analysts	69,590	1.21	1,040
Couriers and messengers	26,580	1.2	320
Legal secretaries	40,980	1.2	670
Public relations specialists	56,340	1.19	840
Child, family, and school social workers	45,640	1.19	790
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	75,820	1.19	140
Chief executives	162,620	1.19	300
Computer systems analysts	75,330	1.18	2,000
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,510	1.17	240
Child care workers	20,890	1.17	1,740
Production workers, all other	32,900	1.17	180
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,090	1.17	1,410
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,360	1.16	800
Biological technicians	41,070	1.16	470
Computer support specialists	46,080	1.16	3,880
Insurance sales agents	62,330	1.15	1,030
Physical therapist assistants	47,400	1.15	210
Bindery workers	30,790	1.15	210
Computer programmers	69,180	1.15	2,470
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	76,440	1.15	1,510
Computer software engineers, applications	83,480	1.15	4,100
Printing machine operators	36,240	1.15	600
Lawyers	109,240	1.13	2,180
Natural sciences managers	114,270	1.13	260
Medical transcriptionists	33,920	1.13	190
File clerks	24,640	1.13	460
Cooks, fast food	17,890	1.13	910
Order clerks	30,360	1.13	960
Industrial engineering technicians	53,070	1.12	230
Opticians, dispensing	35,340	1.12	230
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	34,780	1.12	790
Marketing managers	102,630	1.12	710
Industrial production managers	90,140	1.12	390
Computer and information systems managers	102,880	1.12	1,680
Business operations specialists, all other	61,100	1.12	4,000

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	198,660	150
Internists, general	188,740	100
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	184,300
Dentists, general	179,690	300
Chief executives	162,620	300
Family and general practitioners	157,010	630
Pediatricians, general	143,810	120
Chiropractors	142,130	140
Postsecondary teachers, all other	124,380
Optometrists	118,500	90
Natural sciences managers	114,270	260
General and operations managers	110,930	8,770
Lawyers	109,240	2,180
Computer and information systems managers	102,880	1,680
Marketing managers	102,630	710
Engineering managers	96,620	1,000
Sales managers	94,830	1,520
Broadcast news analysts	94,770	60
Human resources managers, all other	94,750	160
Materials scientists	92,010
Atmospheric and space scientists	90,910	60
Industrial production managers	90,140	390
Pharmacists	89,350	690
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	88,650	550
Training and development managers	87,570	90
Funeral directors	87,530	60
Financial managers	85,060	2,150
Computer software engineers, applications	83,480	4,100
Chemical engineers	82,840	30
Sales engineers	82,750	430
Art directors	80,800	40
Purchasing managers	80,750	370
Managers, all other	80,150	1,540
Computer software engineers, systems software	79,350	2,280
Compensation and benefits managers	79,210	200
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	79,110	320
Electrical engineers	78,670	750
Medical and health services managers	76,750	740
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	76,440	1,510
Biomedical engineers	76,280
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	75,820	140
Electronics engineers, except computer	75,480	830
Computer systems analysts	75,330	2,000
Veterinarians	75,190	370
Public relations managers	75,080	210
Commercial and industrial designers	74,520
Biological scientists, all other	73,020	80
Biochemists and biophysicists	72,330	380
Physician assistants	72,220	230
Construction managers	72,030	2,150

Large Companies Headquartered in Raleigh

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Progress Energy	10.6
Martin Marietta Materials	2

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