Rocky Mount Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Rocky Mount, 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	1,220	56,660	$41,790 - 73,970	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	860	43,440	$22,070 - 73,310	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	650	40,620	$28,750 - 53,440	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	370	42,020	$28,460 - 56,780	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	320	40,640	$27,710 - 53,740	11%	95%
6	Sales managers	270		$[?] -	10%	69%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	230	22,640	$17,250 - 29,960	9%	54%
8	Accountants and auditors	210	50,960	$36,900 - 68,610	18%	79%
9	Financial managers	200	82,750	$48,170 - 139,690	13%	60%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	180	71,760	$43,510 - 102,430	8%	78%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	180	37,660	$26,720 - 54,220	20%	87%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	140	38,510	$31,030 - 49,990	19%	77%
13	Pharmacists	120	95,810	$37,510 - 128,230	22%	97%
14	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	43,280	$31,660 - 57,080	0%	96%
15	Mechanical engineers	110	62,420	$32,750 - 90,690	4%	78%
16	Medical and health services managers	100	91,490	$55,240 - 131,040	16%	57%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	45,100	$33,400 - 59,700	13%	73%
18	Lawyers	90	134,400	$45,820 -	11%	99%
19	Industrial engineers	80	62,490	$47,380 - 80,980	20%	74%
20	Computer systems analysts	80	67,440	$43,870 - 95,550	29%	68%
21	Physical therapists	80	67,470	$59,740 - 76,620	27%	89%
22	Social and human service assistants	70	21,860	$13,580 - 31,910	34%	58%
23	Advertising sales agents	70	54,290	$20,450 - 84,150	20%	56%
24	Librarians	70	43,930	$33,350 - 59,220	4%	85%
25	Managers, all other	70	69,790	$49,480 - 97,660	7%	55%
26	Training and development specialists	60	39,040	$22,250 - 61,310	18%	56%
27	Instructional coordinators	60	55,500	$36,720 - 77,480	23%	79%
28	Computer programmers	60	57,440	$32,690 - 77,940	0%	73%
29	Social and community service managers	50	44,570	$34,250 - 62,150	25%	72%
30	Occupational therapists	50	71,960	$54,790 - 93,730	23%	90%
31	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	38,640	$23,370 - 53,690	18%	56%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	33,580	$22,280 - 46,420	15%	51%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	40,370	$27,790 - 57,300	9%	87%
34	Education administrators, postsecondary	50	56,130	$32,580 - 92,700	14%	78%
35	Electrical engineers	50	60,070	$43,410 - 78,850	6%	81%
36	Computer software engineers, applications	50	78,450	$54,070 - 103,170	45%	85%
37	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	49,240	$33,480 - 73,940	18%	56%
38	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	48,620	$37,400 - 68,060	17%	56%
39	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	38,610	$29,770 - 48,290	25%	58%
40	Engineering managers	40	87,370	$62,620 - 112,150	7%	84%
41	Speech-language pathologists	40	62,920	$42,310 - 91,580	11%	98%
42	Medical and public health social workers	40	38,670	$32,690 - 48,450	24%	77%
43	Civil engineers	40	68,860	$53,680 - 97,450	18%	87%
44	Coaches and scouts	40	28,130	$16,670 - 42,020	15%	60%
45	Computer and information systems managers	40	91,560	$68,520 - 121,910	16%	73%
46	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	41,800	$31,490 - 61,580	53%	57%
47	Purchasing managers	30	70,460	$49,890 - 88,960	3%	57%

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	Team assemblers	2,900	22,540	$16,690 - 30,080	0%	5%
2	Cashiers	1,910	16,120	$13,310 - 20,010	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,880	14,640	$13,120 - 16,310	18%	5%
4	Retail salespersons	1,870	23,300	$13,980 - 38,540	12%	25%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,440	21,860	$16,000 - 29,640	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	1,130	22,500	$15,280 - 32,290	13%	19%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,070	41,370	$23,330 - 63,370	10%	4%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,070	26,430	$18,010 - 37,320	1%	18%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,000	21,630	$14,710 - 30,220	-7%	8%
10	Home health aides	990	18,970	$14,280 - 24,840	49%	7%
11	Waiters and waitresses	970	14,600	$13,100 - 16,120	11%	14%
12	Customer service representatives	880	26,620	$19,590 - 35,900	25%	22%
13	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	850	19,670	$13,830 - 27,280	15%	4%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	840	32,280	$18,230 - 47,640	4%	25%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	800	31,020	$21,100 - 43,570	13%	16%
16	Industrial truck and tractor operators	700	23,540	$18,530 - 29,140	-1%	2%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	670	48,500	$26,920 - 83,390	6%	29%
18	General and operations managers	670	92,690	$44,090 -	2%	48%
19	Electromechanical equipment assemblers	670	24,200	$16,960 - 36,400	-8%	6%
20	Personal and home care aides	620	18,010	$15,220 - 20,430	51%	10%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	610	32,390	$19,980 - 46,050	10%	6%
22	Teacher assistants	570	19,290	$16,030 - 23,830	10%	18%
23	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	540	50,710	$36,130 - 58,650	3%	13%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	510	22,740	$15,020 - 30,410	17%	13%
25	Packers and packagers, hand	490	19,510	$13,700 - 27,190	-11%	3%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	480	36,120	$23,980 - 52,850	15%	18%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	460	47,030	$34,160 - 61,170	9%	10%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	440	44,940	$26,810 - 64,620	-4%	15%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	440	29,500	$17,330 - 51,200	8%	4%
30	Machinists	380	41,190	$24,770 - 60,340	-2%	3%
31	Helpers--production workers	370	23,650	$14,020 - 30,850	0%	4%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	360	15,810	$13,240 - 19,680	13%	5%
33	Bus drivers, school	360		$[?] -	9%	4%
34	Carpenters	350	31,470	$22,060 - 40,620	10%	6%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	350	28,370	$17,940 - 44,180	11%	14%
36	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	340	25,990	$18,730 - 35,250	4%	6%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	330	51,820	$31,560 - 71,750	7%	13%
38	Food preparation workers	330	16,760	$13,420 - 22,040	15%	7%
39	Electricians	320	37,290	$30,130 - 46,270	7%	7%
40	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	310	24,620	$19,300 - 30,540	-12%	0%
41	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	300	25,790	$14,280 - 36,870	-6%	14%
42	Cooks, restaurant	300	17,030	$13,290 - 23,650	12%	5%
43	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	19,640	$13,900 - 27,410	18%	6%
44	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	260	36,180	$25,710 - 50,710	11%	33%
45	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	260	22,880	$14,370 - 30,500	17%	14%
46	Counter and rental clerks	250	20,530	$13,730 - 31,330	23%	16%
47	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	30,930	$18,130 - 41,140	14%	4%
48	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	230	28,040	$16,880 - 38,750	5%	2%
49	Tellers	220	22,290	$17,590 - 28,610	14%	16%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	210	27,000	$20,190 - 36,440	4%	15%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	210	51,100	$33,100 - 73,220	10%	17%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	200	38,880	$30,750 - 47,920	14%	7%
53	Child care workers	200	16,140	$13,380 - 19,680	18%	15%
54	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	190	40,000	$23,200 - 49,410	-7%	12%
55	Sewing machine operators	190	20,900	$13,560 - 28,820	-26%	5%
56	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	190	31,770	$24,020 - 36,780	-6%	0%
57	Data entry keyers	180	26,310	$20,210 - 34,610	-4%	18%
58	Industrial machinery mechanics	180	34,470	$23,200 - 47,280	9%	5%
59	Pharmacy technicians	180	22,690	$14,850 - 29,930	32%	16%
60	Preschool teachers, except special education	170	18,060	$13,630 - 22,360	26%	43%
61	Dental assistants	160	28,660	$20,830 - 36,080	29%	9%
62	Healthcare support workers, all other	160	20,960	$16,370 - 26,470	16%	10%
63	Medical assistants	160	25,610	$18,770 - 32,420	35%	10%
64	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	160	40,670	$21,700 - 61,420	5%	8%
65	Bartenders	160	19,310	$13,990 - 23,210	11%	17%
66	Business operations specialists, all other	160	53,410	$29,650 - 81,770	21%	49%
67	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	30,690	$22,220 - 40,180	11%	4%
68	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	150	22,300	$16,270 - 30,340	7%	3%
69	Sales representatives, services, all other	150	37,080	$25,060 - 61,790	28%	48%
70	Cement masons and concrete finishers	140	25,430	$17,830 - 35,010	11%	2%
71	Helpers--electricians	140	24,320	$18,220 - 30,430	7%	3%
72	Postal service mail carriers	140	43,780	$33,520 - 56,130	1%	11%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	15,650	$13,300 - 18,770	10%	17%
74	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	25,110	$15,780 - 34,390	-14%	0%
75	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	130	27,460	$16,610 - 44,480	12%	0%
76	Computer support specialists	130	36,500	$23,560 - 58,300	13%	43%
77	Dishwashers	130	16,450	$13,380 - 20,490	10%	3%
78	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	130	23,260	$17,990 - 28,770	-30%	6%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	130	39,250	$27,150 - 50,290	13%	17%
80	Automotive body and related repairers	130		$[?] -	12%	3%
81	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	17,840	$13,570 - 22,720	14%	3%
82	Radiologic technologists and technicians	120	48,200	$32,980 - 67,130	15%	25%
83	Loan officers	120	37,710	$27,970 - 49,560	12%	49%
84	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	14,960	$13,170 - 17,950	12%	6%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	120	60,420	$35,530 - 100,060	4%	38%
86	Dental hygienists	110	65,160	$45,770 - 91,060	30%	33%
87	Construction managers	110	78,240	$52,480 - 108,540	16%	29%
88	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	110	34,630	$26,170 - 44,670	9%	3%
89	Bakers	100	22,990	$16,080 - 30,510	10%	8%
90	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	100	19,030	$13,870 - 25,080	11%	5%
91	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	100	22,100	$16,790 - 29,820	12%	3%
92	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	34,500	$22,540 - 48,480	4%	30%
93	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	30,830	$22,340 - 41,300	3%	18%
94	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	100		$[?] -	19%	14%
95	Parts salespersons	100	23,860	$15,820 - 33,400	-1%	6%
96	Medical records and health information technicians	100	21,870	$16,460 - 27,720	18%	12%
97	Security guards	100	31,860	$19,360 - 43,620	17%	13%
98	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	100	33,160	$22,920 - 39,470	11%	29%
99	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	100	14,650	$13,130 - 16,470	10%	8%
100	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	47,540	$29,870 - 70,120	0%	42%

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Jobs More Common Near Rocky Mount Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Electromechanical equipment assemblers	24,200	670	33.1
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	23,260	130	27.2
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	50,710	540	7.2
Team assemblers	22,540	2,900	7.1
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,770	190	6.9
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,620	310	6.7
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	43,280	110	4.1
Helpers--electricians	24,320	140	3.7
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	22,300	150	3.7
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,100	100	3.3
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,880	260	3.2
Home health aides	18,970	990	3.2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,540	700	2.9
Personal and home care aides	18,010	620	2.9
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	40,670	160	2.8
Sewing machine operators	20,900	190	2.7
Machinists	41,190	380	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,100	210	2.4
Bus drivers, school		360	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	20,960	160	2.3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	37,660	180	2.3
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,760	180	2.3
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,460	130	2.2
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,000	190	2.2
Automotive body and related repairers		130	2.2
Helpers--production workers	23,650	370	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	47,030	460	2
Sales managers		270	2
Industrial machinery mechanics	34,470	180	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,820	330	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	32,280	840	1.8
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,640	1,880	1.8
Bakers	22,990	100	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,940	440	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,250	130	1.7
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	28,040	230	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,370	1,070	1.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	25,790	300	1.7
Cement masons and concrete finishers	25,430	140	1.7
Dental hygienists	65,160	110	1.7
Packers and packagers, hand	19,510	490	1.6
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics		100	1.6
Data entry keyers	26,310	180	1.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,860	1,440	1.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,110	140	1.5
Medical records and health information technicians	21,870	100	1.5
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,200	120	1.5
Pharmacy technicians	22,690	180	1.5
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	33,160	100	1.5
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,430	1,070	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	22,880	1.21	260
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,460	1.14	130
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,370	1.14	1,070
Machinists	41,190	1.14	380
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	48,500	1.09	670
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,500	1.07	440
Dental hygienists	65,160	1.05	110
Data entry keyers	26,310	1.04	180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,770	1.04	190
Helpers--production workers	23,650	1.04	370
Bartenders	19,310	1.04	160
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,880	1.02	200
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,100	1.01	210
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	50,710	1	540
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,020	1	800
Postal service mail carriers	43,780	0.99	140
Dishwashers	16,450	0.99	130
General and operations managers	92,690	0.99	670
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	40,000	0.99	190
Packers and packagers, hand	19,510	0.99	490
Receptionists and information clerks	22,740	0.98	510
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,200	0.98	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,390	0.98	610
Construction managers	78,240	0.97	110
Retail salespersons	23,300	0.97	1,870
Child, family, and school social workers	38,510	0.97	140
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,630	0.97	1,000
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,120	0.97	480
Tellers	22,290	0.96	220
Sewing machine operators	20,900	0.96	190
Pharmacists	95,810	0.96	120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,370	0.96	350
Registered nurses	56,660	0.96	1,220
Helpers--electricians	24,320	0.95	140
Business operations specialists, all other	53,410	0.95	160
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,250	0.94	130
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,990	0.94	340
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,820	0.94	330
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,860	0.94	1,440
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,430	0.93	1,070
Medical assistants	25,610	0.93	160
Financial managers	82,750	0.93	200
Home health aides	18,970	0.93	990
Personal and home care aides	18,010	0.92	620
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,760	0.92	180
Customer service representatives	26,620	0.92	880
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	27,000	0.92	210
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,650	0.92	140
Office clerks, general	22,500	0.92	1,130
Dental assistants	28,660	0.91	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	176,080
Chief executives	134,730
Lawyers	134,400	90
Pharmacists	95,810	120
General and operations managers	92,690	670
Computer and information systems managers	91,560	40
Medical and health services managers	91,490	100
Engineering managers	87,370	40
Financial managers	82,750	200
Physician assistants	81,670
Computer software engineers, applications	78,450	50
Construction managers	78,240	110
Administrative services managers	74,430	40
Occupational therapists	71,960	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,760	180
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,570	40
Purchasing managers	70,460	30
Managers, all other	69,790	70
Civil engineers	68,860	40
Industrial production managers	68,480	60
Physical therapists	67,470	80
Computer systems analysts	67,440	80
Dental hygienists	65,160	110
Network and computer systems administrators	63,850
Speech-language pathologists	62,920	40
Industrial engineers	62,490	80
Mechanical engineers	62,420	110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,420	120
Electrical engineers	60,070	50
Computer programmers	57,440	60
Registered nurses	56,660	1,220
Education administrators, postsecondary	56,130	50
Instructional coordinators	55,500	60
Advertising sales agents	54,290	70
Cost estimators	53,550	50
Business operations specialists, all other	53,410	160
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	53,030	50
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,100	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,820	330
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,100	210
Accountants and auditors	50,960	210
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	50,710	540
Respiratory therapists	50,130	30
Food service managers	50,130	70
Business teachers, postsecondary	50,030	40
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	49,240	40
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	48,910	30
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	48,620	40
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	48,500	670
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	48,210	30

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