Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment

Fayetteville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Fayetteville, North Carolina Area

Fayetteville, North Carolina includes Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post and Pope Air Force Base. Both facilities are major economic factors. Manufacturing, including power tools, tires and automotive products are significant economic components.

The primary employment sectors in Fayetteville include educational services, healthcare, accommodation and food services, construction, social assistance and the government.

Regarding the civilian population, 27% are employed in sales and office occupations, 19% are in professional and related occupations, 17% are working in production, transportation and material moving jobs and 10% are employed in management, business and financial operations. In addition, the Fayetteville workforce includes a large number of former military personnel.

Fayetteville includes a number of jobs where the majority of the workers have a college degree such as registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, computer specialists, social and human service assistants; child, family and school social workers; education administrators, and management analysts.

The top employers situated in the Fayetteville region:

Cumberland County Board of Education
Department of Defense
Cape Fear Valley Health Systems
Walmart
Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Inc
Cumberland County
City of Fayetteville
State of North Carolina
US Postal Service
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Cingular Wireless, LLC
Army & Air Force Exchange Services
Fluor Daniel Services Corporation
Veterans Administration Hospital
Purolator Filters, NA, LLC
Non-Appropriated Fund Activity (Army)
Food Lion, LLC
ITT Industries
MJ Soffe Co, Inc

The cost of living index in 2008 in the city was 81.9 which is lower than the nation's average of 100. Regarding the adult residents, 24% have achieved a bachelor's degree or better. In 2009 the average salary for Fayetteville workers was $34,000.

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Jobs in Fayetteville

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	129270	$43,520	$20.92	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	17000	$35,910	$17.26	13.75
3	Sales and Related Occupations	14700	$31,010	$14.91	9.5
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	14550	$22,450	$10.79	8.7
5	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	10560	$42,670	$20.52	6
6	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	10130	$32,010	$15.39	6.7
7	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	9330	$77,640	$37.33	5.85
8	Production Occupations	7180	$35,320	$16.98	5.6
9	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6560	$73,720	$35.44	5.35
10	Healthcare Support Occupations	6400	$28,710	$13.8	2.85
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6150	$20,180	$9.7	2.45
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5580	$44,460	$21.38	3.75
13	Retail Salespersons	5360	$24,390	$11.73	2.7
14	Management Occupations	4870	$102,080	$49.08	6.35
15	Cashiers	4510	$20,920	$10.06	2.2
16	Construction and Extraction Occupations	4260	$40,160	$19.31	4.6
17	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	3630	$25,530	$12.27	3.6
18	Office Clerks, General	3510	$31,590	$15.19	1.9
19	Protective Service Occupations	3230	$40,850	$19.64	2.2
20	Registered Nurses	3010	$71,790	$34.52	1.95
21	Nursing Assistants	2390	$24,930	$11.98	0.95
22	Personal Care and Service Occupations	2340	$24,800	$11.93	4.65
23	Community and Social Service Occupations	2240	$47,210	$22.7	1.75
24	Waiters and Waitresses	2240	$21,330	$10.26	1.65
25	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	2230	$76,020	$36.55	3
26	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1960	$25,000	$12.02	1.5
27	Customer Service Representatives	1900	$29,610	$14.23	1.75
28	Stockers and Order Fillers	1870	$26,930	$12.95	1.25
29	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1850	$81,070	$38.98	0.7
30	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1750	$21,930	$10.54	0
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1630	$42,430	$20.4	0.95
32	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1610	$27,380	$13.16	1.8
33	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	1530	$79,370	$38.16	1.7
34	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1410	$33,090	$15.91	0.6
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1400	$25,320	$12.17	0.7
36	General and Operations Managers	1370	$117,000	$56.25	1.5
37	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1350	$38,860	$18.68	1.2
38	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1280	$38,870	$18.69	0.9
39	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1190	$35,840	$17.23	1.4
40	Cooks, Restaurant	1180	$26,450	$12.71	0.9
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1180	$46,020	$22.13	0.5
42	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1160	$72,100	$34.66	1.8
43	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1120	$34,060	$16.37	0.5
44	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1110	$40,470	$19.46	0.4
45	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1100	$37,850	$18.2	1.05
46	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	1000	$74,600	$35.87	0.8
47	Driver/Sales Workers	990	$20,880	$10.04	0.3
48	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	980	$50,080	$24.08	0.95
49	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	980	$23,680	$11.38	0.4
50	Security Guards	890	$37,490	$18.02	0.7
51	Light Truck Drivers	870	$34,030	$16.36	0.6
52	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	860	$27,420	$13.18	0.8
53	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790	$21,160	$10.17	0.9
54	Childcare Workers	750	$21,720	$10.44	0.7
55	Management Analysts	750	$77,240	$37.13	0.55
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	730	$60,400	$29.04	0.4
57	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	720	$18,120	$8.71	0.3
58	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	690	$57,510	$27.65	0.85
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	670	$88,030	$42.32	0.3
60	Legal Occupations	670	$83,990	$40.38	0.8
61	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	650	$47,600	$22.88	0.7
62	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	630	$36,570	$17.58	0.35
63	Medical Assistants	620	$29,320	$14.1	0.45
64	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	620	$33,480	$16.1	0.3
65	Accountants and Auditors	610	$72,210	$34.72	0.9
66	Construction Laborers	600	$28,880	$13.88	0.9
67	Food Preparation Workers	590	$20,740	$9.97	0.5
68	Firefighters	570	$30,810	$14.81	0.2
69	Counter and Rental Clerks	560	$26,710	$12.84	0.3
70	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	550	$36,900	$17.74	0.2
71	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	550	$26,340	$12.66	0.75
72	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	540	$28,970	$13.93	0.3
73	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	540	$46,490	$22.35	0.2
74	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	530	$44,170	$21.24	0.4
75	Human Resources Specialists	520	$68,300	$32.84	0.4
76	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	520	$42,410	$20.39	0
77	Billing and Posting Clerks	510	$35,640	$17.14	0.3
78	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	490	$64,300	$30.91	0.3
79	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	490	$27,730	$13.33	0.1
80	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	490	$29,840	$14.34	0.4
81	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	480	$55,470	$26.67	0.1
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	480	$46,460	$22.34	0.2
83	Medical and Health Services Managers	480	$112,940	$54.3	0.3
84	Dental Assistants	460	$39,570	$19.03	0.2
85	Dishwashers	450	$20,310	$9.77	0.3
86	Postal Service Mail Carriers	450	$50,900	$24.47	0.2
87	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	440	$23,140	$11.13	0.3
88	Logisticians	440	$86,810	$41.74	0.1
89	Pharmacy Technicians	440	$37,430	$18	0.3
90	Electricians	430	$43,070	$20.71	0.45
91	Education Administrators, All Other	420	$89,030	$42.8	0
92	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	420	$40,880	$19.65	0.2
93	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	410	$44,990	$21.63	0.1
94	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	410	$44,090	$21.2	0.1
95	Computer User Support Specialists	400	$46,790	$22.5	0.4
96	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	400	$35,100	$16.88	0.1
97	Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	400	$214,120	$102.94	0.3
98	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	380	$62,740	$30.16	0.4
99	Correctional Officers and Jailers	370	$36,210	$17.41	0.25
100	Civil Engineers	360	$91,020	$43.76	0.2

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$43,520	129,270
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,910	17,000
Sales and Related Occupations	$31,010	14,700
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$22,450	14,550
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$42,670	10,560
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$32,010	10,130
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$77,640	9,330
Production Occupations	$35,320	7,180
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$73,720	6,560
Healthcare Support Occupations	$28,710	6,400
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$20,180	6,150
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$44,460	5,580
Retail Salespersons	$24,390	5,360
Management Occupations	$102,080	4,870
Cashiers	$20,920	4,510
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$40,160	4,260
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$25,530	3,630
Office Clerks, General	$31,590	3,510
Protective Service Occupations	$40,850	3,230
Registered Nurses	$71,790	3,010
Nursing Assistants	$24,930	2,390
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$24,800	2,340
Community and Social Service Occupations	$47,210	2,240
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,330	2,240
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$76,020	2,230
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,000	1,960
Customer Service Representatives	$29,610	1,900
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,930	1,870
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$81,070	1,850
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,930	1,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,430	1,630
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$27,380	1,610
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$79,370	1,530
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,090	1,410
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$25,320	1,400
General and Operations Managers	$117,000	1,370
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$38,860	1,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,870	1,280
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,840	1,190
Cooks, Restaurant	$26,450	1,180
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$46,020	1,180
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$72,100	1,160
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$34,060	1,120
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,470	1,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,850	1,100
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$74,600	1,000
Driver/Sales Workers	$20,880	990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$50,080	980
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$23,680	980
Security Guards	$37,490	890

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$43,520

129,270

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$35,910

17,000

Sales and Related Occupations

$31,010

14,700

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$22,450

14,550

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$42,670

10,560

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$32,010

10,130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$77,640

9,330

Production Occupations

$35,320

7,180

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$73,720

6,560

Healthcare Support Occupations

$28,710

6,400

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$20,180

6,150

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$44,460

5,580

Retail Salespersons

$24,390

5,360

Management Occupations

$102,080

4,870

Cashiers

$20,920

4,510

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$40,160

4,260

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$25,530

3,630

Office Clerks, General

$31,590

3,510

Protective Service Occupations

$40,850

3,230

Registered Nurses

$71,790

3,010

Nursing Assistants

$24,930

2,390

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$24,800

2,340

Community and Social Service Occupations

$47,210

2,240

Waiters and Waitresses

$21,330

2,240

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$76,020

2,230

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$25,000

1,960

Customer Service Representatives

$29,610

1,900

Stockers and Order Fillers

$26,930

1,870

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$81,070

1,850

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$21,930

1,750

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$42,430

1,630

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$27,380

1,610

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$79,370

1,530

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$33,090

1,410

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$25,320

1,400

General and Operations Managers

$117,000

1,370

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$38,860

1,350

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,870

1,280

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$35,840

1,190

Cooks, Restaurant

$26,450

1,180

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

$46,020

1,180

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$72,100

1,160

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$34,060

1,120

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$40,470

1,110

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$37,850

1,100

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$74,600

1,000

Driver/Sales Workers

$20,880

990

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$50,080

980

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

$23,680

980

Security Guards

$37,490

890

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$43,520	129,270
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,910	17,000
Sales and Related Occupations	$31,010	14,700
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$42,670	10,560
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$32,010	10,130
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$77,640	9,330
Production Occupations	$35,320	7,180
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$73,720	6,560
Healthcare Support Occupations	$28,710	6,400
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$44,460	5,580
Management Occupations	$102,080	4,870
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$40,160	4,260
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$25,530	3,630
Office Clerks, General	$31,590	3,510
Protective Service Occupations	$40,850	3,230
Registered Nurses	$71,790	3,010
Community and Social Service Occupations	$47,210	2,240
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$76,020	2,230
Customer Service Representatives	$29,610	1,900
Stockers and Order Fillers	$26,930	1,870
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$81,070	1,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,430	1,630
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$27,380	1,610
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$79,370	1,530
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,090	1,410
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$25,320	1,400
General and Operations Managers	$117,000	1,370
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$38,860	1,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,870	1,280
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,840	1,190
Cooks, Restaurant	$26,450	1,180
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$46,020	1,180
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$72,100	1,160
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$34,060	1,120
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,470	1,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$37,850	1,100
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$74,600	1,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$50,080	980
Security Guards	$37,490	890
Light Truck Drivers	$34,030	870
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$27,420	860
Management Analysts	$77,240	750
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,400	730
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$57,510	690
Computer Occupations, All Other	$88,030	670
Legal Occupations	$83,990	670
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$47,600	650
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$36,570	630
Medical Assistants	$29,320	620
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,480	620

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$43,520

129,270

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$35,910

17,000

Sales and Related Occupations

$31,010

14,700

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$42,670

10,560

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$32,010

10,130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$77,640

9,330

Production Occupations

$35,320

7,180

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$73,720

6,560

Healthcare Support Occupations

$28,710

6,400

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$44,460

5,580

Management Occupations

$102,080

4,870

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$40,160

4,260

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$25,530

3,630

Office Clerks, General

$31,590

3,510

Protective Service Occupations

$40,850

3,230

Registered Nurses

$71,790

3,010

Community and Social Service Occupations

$47,210

2,240

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$76,020

2,230

Customer Service Representatives

$29,610

1,900

Stockers and Order Fillers

$26,930

1,870

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$81,070

1,850

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$42,430

1,630

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$27,380

1,610

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$79,370

1,530

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$33,090

1,410

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$25,320

1,400

General and Operations Managers

$117,000

1,370

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$38,860

1,350

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,870

1,280

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$35,840

1,190

Cooks, Restaurant

$26,450

1,180

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

$46,020

1,180

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$72,100

1,160

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$34,060

1,120

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$40,470

1,110

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$37,850

1,100

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$74,600

1,000

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$50,080

980

Security Guards

$37,490

890

Light Truck Drivers

$34,030

870

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$27,420

860

Management Analysts

$77,240

750

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$60,400

730

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$57,510

690

Computer Occupations, All Other

$88,030

670

Legal Occupations

$83,990

670

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

$47,600

650

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$36,570

630

Medical Assistants

$29,320

620

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$33,480

620

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