These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Winston, NC For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Winston area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Surgeons are the highest paid people in Winston.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Winston:

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 4 on the list of highest paid professions in Winston. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Winston and North Carolina job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Winston For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 427 job classifications in Winston in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Winston

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Surgeons	$256,030	$151,450	60
2	Psychiatrists	$247,750	$164,430	30
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$234,400	$73,740	80
4	Dentists, General	$227,130	$131,080	250
5	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$215,670	$92,590	420
6	Chief Executives	$213,250	$99,140	350
7	Pediatricians, General	$172,000	$105,690	80
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$166,700	$113,230	290
9	Family and General Practitioners	$164,480	$84,790	210
10	Financial Managers	$135,450	$72,000	1,310
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,270	$84,320	250
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$132,860	$62,600	50
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$130,570	$71,040	60
14	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$130,040	$67,280	70
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,830	$82,290	500
16	Sales Managers	$127,850	$56,340	490
17	Marketing Managers	$127,610	$76,560	580
18	Training and Development Managers	$126,810	$86,650	60
19	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,510	$41,010	350
20	Human Resources Managers	$126,230	$70,270	230
21	Pharmacists	$122,790	$98,900	730
22	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$122,730	$65,730	130
23	General and Operations Managers	$122,200	$58,710	3,060
24	Purchasing Managers	$116,550	$76,670	180
25	Managers, All Other	$116,100	$69,280	600
26	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$107,250	$54,700	190
27	Industrial Production Managers	$106,520	$68,490	480
28	Financial Examiners	$105,910	$59,170	80
29	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,320	$66,670	580
30	Computer Network Architects	$103,760	$58,490	70
31	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,510	$67,870	170
32	Engineers, All Other	$100,760	$61,060	30
33	Nurse Practitioners	$99,780	$82,070	280
34	Construction Managers	$98,020	$53,800	310
35	Credit Analysts	$96,970	$53,180	280
36	Physician Assistants	$96,840	$80,360	420
37	Administrative Services Managers	$95,320	$63,470	260
38	Optometrists	$94,610	$67,670	80
39	Chiropractors	$93,740	$70,720	30
40	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$92,730	$41,480	460
41	Electrical Engineers	$91,480	$68,440	120
42	Operations Research Analysts	$90,170	$53,360	80
43	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,850	$56,410	980
44	Commercial Pilots	$87,080	$55,830	80
45	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$86,790	$38,990	390
46	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$85,840	$39,560	40
47	Software Developers, Applications	$85,360	$55,080	510
48	Physical Therapists	$84,330	$60,750	420
49	Management Analysts	$83,900	$42,350	520
50	Civil Engineers	$83,850	$56,660	190
51	Financial Analysts	$82,440	$50,630	530
52	Mechanical Engineers	$81,700	$58,050	480
53	Computer Programmers	$81,040	$53,410	270
54	Veterinarians	$80,490	$54,350	110
55	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$80,350	$32,730	450
56	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$80,040	$42,800	80
57	Industrial Engineers	$79,450	$54,120	700
58	Writers and Authors	$78,720	$40,210	40
59	Financial Specialists, All Other	$78,700	$33,420	150
60	Sales Engineers	$78,220	$51,740	50
61	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,230	$37,850	950
62	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$77,060	$42,760	150
63	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$75,820	$34,380	50
64	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$75,500	$50,190	50
65	Biomedical Engineers	$75,180	$54,150	50
66	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,010	$45,370	80
67	Database Administrators	$74,540	$37,180	150
68	Audiologists	$74,490	$54,160	50
69	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$73,350	$43,130	70
70	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,030	$46,340	460
71	Loan Officers	$72,870	$32,090	840
72	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$72,270	$59,100	30
73	Occupational Therapists	$71,980	$48,570	220
74	Chemists	$71,490	$41,530	70
75	Web Developers	$70,850	$42,380	70
76	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$70,670	$55,200	40
77	Dental Hygienists	$70,490	$55,520	440
78	Training and Development Specialists	$70,340	$31,930	440
79	Computer Network Support Specialists	$69,950	$40,050	200
80	Accountants and Auditors	$68,910	$42,560	1,550
81	Information Security Analysts	$68,890	$44,640	180
82	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$68,420	$41,470	100
83	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,270	$42,780	170
84	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,220	$42,440	40
85	Speech-Language Pathologists	$68,070	$49,730	250
86	Logisticians	$66,970	$40,870	180
87	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,550	$42,500	180
88	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$66,390	$37,150	1,520
89	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,270	$52,350	200
90	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$65,860	$48,250	440
91	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$65,360	$52,080	80
92	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,810	$44,510	80
93	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$64,220	$42,910	150
94	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,880	$39,920	710
95	Technical Writers	$62,740	$37,900	40
96	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$62,610	$42,740	40
97	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$62,600	$47,610	110
98	Environmental Engineers	$62,340	$46,540	30
99	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,230	$37,560	750
100	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$60,920	$48,710	140

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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