Goldsboro, North Carolina Employment

Goldsboro Employment

Employment and Industries in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

Goldsboro, North Carolina is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The city is a tobacco market and includes manufacturing sectors such as furniture, textiles, automotive parts and food products. The primary fields of employment in Goldsboro are government, healthcare, educational services, accommodation and food services, social services and manufacturing. Management, professional and related occupations comprise 28% of the workforce. Sales and office occupations comprise 22% of the labor force. Service jobs provide 18% of the jobs in Goldsboro.

In Goldsboro, there are a number of jobs where the majority of the workers are college graduates including registered nurses, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, social and human service assistants, child, family and school social workers; financial managers, sales managers, educational, vocational and school counselors; and pharmacists.

Notable information regarding Goldsboro, North Carolina: Regarding the adult residents, 17% have a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 81 (National average: 100). In 2009 the average earnings in Goldsboro was $24,000.

A list of notable job providers located in Goldsboro is provided below:

Southco Distributing Company
Wayne Health Corporation
Wayne Memorial Hospital Inc
Maxwell Farms Inc
R A Jeffreys Distributing
Simmons Inc, DS
Glenoit Universal, LTD
Wayne Oil Company, Inc
Wayne County Public Schools
Skill Creations, Inc
AP Exhaust Products, Inc
Maxwell Foods, Inc
Franklin Baking Company, LLC
Seegars Fence Company, Inc
Turkington USA LLC
Talton & Sons, Inc
UAG of Goldsboro, Inc

Helpful associations that are available to work with Goldsboro businesses include:

The Goldsboro News-Argus Online Edition provides readers with current information regarding the local business community.

Jobs in Goldsboro

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	43250	$40,140	$19.3	100
2	Sales and Related Occupations	5160	$31,890	$15.33	9.5
3	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	4740	$35,640	$17.14	13.75
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	4230	$21,390	$10.28	8.7
5	Production Occupations	3570	$34,500	$16.59	5.6
6	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	3530	$31,570	$15.18	6.7
7	Healthcare Support Occupations	3520	$27,920	$13.43	2.85
8	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	3440	$42,300	$20.34	6
9	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	2810	$73,630	$35.4	5.85
10	Retail Salespersons	2060	$22,860	$10.99	2.7
11	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	2010	$44,430	$21.36	3.75
12	Nursing Assistants	1880	$29,870	$14.36	0.95
13	Construction and Extraction Occupations	1730	$41,450	$19.93	4.6
14	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1580	$19,830	$9.53	2.45
15	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	1510	$66,600	$32.02	5.35
16	Cashiers	1410	$20,670	$9.94	2.2
17	Management Occupations	1290	$101,240	$48.67	6.35
18	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	1210	$26,790	$12.88	3.6
19	Protective Service Occupations	1150	$39,890	$19.18	2.2
20	Registered Nurses	1130	$66,430	$31.94	1.95
21	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1040	$21,010	$10.1	0
22	Community and Social Service Occupations	980	$43,970	$21.14	1.75
23	Office Clerks, General	830	$31,250	$15.02	1.9
24	Personal Care and Service Occupations	780	$26,670	$12.82	4.65
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	760	$36,510	$17.55	1.2
26	Stockers and Order Fillers	660	$25,650	$12.33	1.25
27	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	630	$38,780	$18.65	0.9
28	Waiters and Waitresses	570	$19,050	$9.16	1.65
29	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	550	$26,460	$12.72	1.5
30	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	520	$43,570	$20.95	0.95
31	General and Operations Managers	460	$105,260	$50.61	1.5
32	Packers and Packagers, Hand	450	$22,980	$11.05	0.4
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	450	$26,410	$12.7	0.7
34	Construction Laborers	430	$30,310	$14.57	0.9
35	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	420	$33,130	$15.93	1.05
36	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	420	$34,830	$16.75	1.4
37	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	410	$26,970	$12.97	1.8
38	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	400	$63,960	$30.75	0.8
39	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	390	$47,920	$23.04	0.95
40	Cooks, Restaurant	380	$22,020	$10.59	0.9
41	Customer Service Representatives	380	$33,050	$15.89	1.75
42	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	360	$71,890	$34.56	1.7
43	Food Preparation Workers	350	$20,440	$9.83	0.5
44	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	340	$31,510	$15.15	0.6
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	$37,000	$17.79	0.5
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	$62,440	$30.02	0.4
47	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	$42,570	$20.47	0.4
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	300	$56,210	$27.02	0.4
49	Driver/Sales Workers	290	$34,470	$16.57	0.3
50	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	280	$27,380	$13.16	0.75
51	Light Truck Drivers	280	$37,530	$18.04	0.6
52	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	280	$21,410	$10.29	0.9
53	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	280	$57,700	$27.74	0.7
54	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$32,170	$15.47	0.2
55	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	260	$70,890	$34.08	0.7
56	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	260	$74,320	$35.73	0.85
57	Cooks, Fast Food	250	$19,890	$9.56	0.3
58	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	250	$27,140	$13.05	0.3
59	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	250	$35,360	$17	0.35
60	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	240	$45,220	$21.74	1.8
61	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	240	$43,410	$20.87	0.5
62	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	220	$26,950	$12.96	0.3
63	Accountants and Auditors	210	$75,400	$36.25	0.9
64	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	210	$63,970	$30.75	0.2
65	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	210	$70,240	$33.77	3
66	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	210	$27,710	$13.32	0.65
67	Medical Assistants	200	$32,090	$15.43	0.45
68	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	200	$34,370	$16.53	0.4
69	Social and Human Service Assistants	200	$32,860	$15.8	0.3
70	Pharmacy Technicians	190	$32,200	$15.48	0.3
71	Dishwashers	180	$18,480	$8.88	0.3
72	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	180	$17,950	$8.63	0.4
73	Tellers	180	$30,030	$14.44	0.25
74	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$34,110	$16.4	0.1
75	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	170	$32,440	$15.6	0.4
76	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	160	$29,480	$14.17	0.4
77	Legal Occupations	160	$63,750	$30.65	0.8
78	Parts Salespersons	160	$30,250	$14.54	0.2
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	150	$67,900	$32.64	0.3
80	Food Batchmakers	150	$30,170	$14.51	0.1
81	Human Resources Specialists	150	$58,030	$27.9	0.4
82	Carpenters	140	$33,810	$16.25	0.6
83	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	140	$43,160	$20.75	0.2
84	Childcare Workers	140	$23,700	$11.39	0.7
85	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	140	$38,490	$18.51	0.2
86	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	140	$35,610	$17.12	0.2
87	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	140	$27,640	$13.29	0.3
88	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	130	$81,420	$39.15	0.1
89	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	130	$36,730	$17.66	0
90	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	130	$32,970	$15.85	0.8
91	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	130	$37,600	$18.08	0.3
92	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	130	$40,610	$19.52	0.3
93	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	120	$58,230	$27.99	0.1
94	Billing and Posting Clerks	120	$35,000	$16.83	0.3
95	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	120	$52,450	$25.22	0.3
96	Helpers--Production Workers	120	$27,980	$13.45	0.2
97	Insurance Sales Agents	120	$49,590	$23.84	0.3
98	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	120	$36,870	$17.72	0.25
99	Postal Service Mail Carriers	120	$52,160	$25.08	0.2
100	Compliance Officers	110	$45,550	$21.9	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	$40,140	43,250
Sales and Related Occupations	$31,890	5,160
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,640	4,740
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$21,390	4,230
Production Occupations	$34,500	3,570
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$31,570	3,530
Healthcare Support Occupations	$27,920	3,520
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$42,300	3,440
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$73,630	2,810
Retail Salespersons	$22,860	2,060
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$44,430	2,010
Nursing Assistants	$29,870	1,880
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$41,450	1,730
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$19,830	1,580
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$66,600	1,510
Cashiers	$20,670	1,410
Management Occupations	$101,240	1,290
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$26,790	1,210
Protective Service Occupations	$39,890	1,150
Registered Nurses	$66,430	1,130
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,010	1,040
Community and Social Service Occupations	$43,970	980
Office Clerks, General	$31,250	830
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,670	780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$36,510	760
Stockers and Order Fillers	$25,650	660
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,780	630
Waiters and Waitresses	$19,050	570
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,460	550
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,570	520
General and Operations Managers	$105,260	460
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$22,980	450
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$26,410	450
Construction Laborers	$30,310	430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$33,130	420
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$34,830	420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$26,970	410
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$63,960	400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,920	390
Cooks, Restaurant	$22,020	380
Customer Service Representatives	$33,050	380
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$71,890	360
Food Preparation Workers	$20,440	350
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$31,510	340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$37,000	320
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,440	310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$42,570	310
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$56,210	300
Driver/Sales Workers	$34,470	290
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$27,380	280

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$40,140

43,250

Sales and Related Occupations

$31,890

5,160

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$35,640

4,740

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$21,390

4,230

Production Occupations

$34,500

3,570

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$31,570

3,530

Healthcare Support Occupations

$27,920

3,520

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$42,300

3,440

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$73,630

2,810

Retail Salespersons

$22,860

2,060

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$44,430

2,010

Nursing Assistants

$29,870

1,880

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$41,450

1,730

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$19,830

1,580

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$66,600

1,510

Cashiers

$20,670

1,410

Management Occupations

$101,240

1,290

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$26,790

1,210

Protective Service Occupations

$39,890

1,150

Registered Nurses

$66,430

1,130

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$21,010

1,040

Community and Social Service Occupations

$43,970

980

Office Clerks, General

$31,250

830

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$26,670

780

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$36,510

760

Stockers and Order Fillers

$25,650

660

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,780

630

Waiters and Waitresses

$19,050

570

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,460

550

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$43,570

520

General and Operations Managers

$105,260

460

Packers and Packagers, Hand

$22,980

450

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$26,410

450

Construction Laborers

$30,310

430

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$33,130

420

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

$34,830

420

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$26,970

410

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$63,960

400

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$47,920

390

Cooks, Restaurant

$22,020

380

Customer Service Representatives

$33,050

380

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$71,890

360

Food Preparation Workers

$20,440

350

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$31,510

340

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$37,000

320

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$62,440

310

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$42,570

310

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$56,210

300

Driver/Sales Workers

$34,470

290

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$27,380

280

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$40,140	43,250
Sales and Related Occupations	$31,890	5,160
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$35,640	4,740
Production Occupations	$34,500	3,570
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$31,570	3,530
Healthcare Support Occupations	$27,920	3,520
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$42,300	3,440
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$73,630	2,810
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$44,430	2,010
Nursing Assistants	$29,870	1,880
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$41,450	1,730
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$66,600	1,510
Management Occupations	$101,240	1,290
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$26,790	1,210
Protective Service Occupations	$39,890	1,150
Registered Nurses	$66,430	1,130
Community and Social Service Occupations	$43,970	980
Office Clerks, General	$31,250	830
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$26,670	780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$36,510	760
Stockers and Order Fillers	$25,650	660
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,780	630
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,460	550
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,570	520
General and Operations Managers	$105,260	460
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$26,410	450
Construction Laborers	$30,310	430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$33,130	420
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$34,830	420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$26,970	410
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$63,960	400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,920	390
Customer Service Representatives	$33,050	380
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$71,890	360
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$31,510	340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$37,000	320
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,440	310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$42,570	310
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$56,210	300
Driver/Sales Workers	$34,470	290
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$27,380	280
Light Truck Drivers	$37,530	280
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$57,700	280
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,170	260
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$70,890	260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$74,320	260
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$27,140	250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$35,360	250
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$45,220	240
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$43,410	240

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$40,140

43,250

Sales and Related Occupations

$31,890

5,160

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$35,640

4,740

Production Occupations

$34,500

3,570

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$31,570

3,530

Healthcare Support Occupations

$27,920

3,520

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$42,300

3,440

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$73,630

2,810

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$44,430

2,010

Nursing Assistants

$29,870

1,880

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$41,450

1,730

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$66,600

1,510

Management Occupations

$101,240

1,290

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$26,790

1,210

Protective Service Occupations

$39,890

1,150

Registered Nurses

$66,430

1,130

Community and Social Service Occupations

$43,970

980

Office Clerks, General

$31,250

830

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$26,670

780

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$36,510

760

Stockers and Order Fillers

$25,650

660

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,780

630

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,460

550

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$43,570

520

General and Operations Managers

$105,260

460

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$26,410

450

Construction Laborers

$30,310

430

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$33,130

420

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

$34,830

420

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$26,970

410

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$63,960

400

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$47,920

390

Customer Service Representatives

$33,050

380

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$71,890

360

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$31,510

340

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$37,000

320

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$62,440

310

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$42,570

310

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$56,210

300

Driver/Sales Workers

$34,470

290

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$27,380

280

Light Truck Drivers

$37,530

280

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

$57,700

280

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

$32,170

260

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$70,890

260

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

$74,320

260

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$27,140

250

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$35,360

250

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$45,220

240

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

$43,410

240

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