These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In North Carolina 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 North Carolina. 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 North Carolina.

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

1. Surgeons
2. Orthodontists
3. Internists, General
4. Dentists, All Other Specialists
5. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
6. Dentists, General
7. Chief Executives
8. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
9. Psychiatrists
10. Pediatricians, General

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 6 on the list of highest paid professions in the Tar Heel State. 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.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in North Carolina For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 721 job classifications in North Carolina 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 data on March 30, 2018.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In North Carolina

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Surgeons	$279,530	$183,690	1,110
2	Orthodontists	$274,520	$147,400	150
3	Internists, General	$270,610	$163,060	680
4	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$241,130	$148,610	160
5	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$240,470	$132,600	570
6	Dentists, General	$225,890	$102,000	3,230
7	Chief Executives	$225,500	$96,010	3,820
8	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$220,420	$59,920	10,360
9	Psychiatrists	$209,010	$109,460	470
10	Pediatricians, General	$201,950	$93,300	860
11	Family And General Practitioners	$201,500	$107,340	2,740
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$171,040	$124,390	2,340
13	Podiatrists	$160,410	$75,290	200
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$152,270	$86,500	2,670
15	Financial Managers	$146,610	$80,490	15,780
16	Marketing Managers	$145,400	$76,940	5,790
17	Sales Managers	$143,120	$63,830	6,710
18	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$141,820	$92,100	3,670
19	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$140,900	$87,430	12,360
20	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$140,650	$45,930	740
21	Optometrists	$137,810	$74,060	940
22	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,480	$41,400	10,260
23	Lawyers	$137,200	$48,560	10,830
24	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$134,480	$64,440	550
25	General And Operations Managers	$133,390	$55,710	52,650
26	Training And Development Managers	$128,180	$74,770	730
27	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$125,650	$69,030	1,130
28	Personal Financial Advisors	$125,240	$44,600	6,640
29	Managers, All Other	$124,890	$69,610	11,400
30	Human Resources Managers	$124,160	$71,800	3,670
31	Pharmacists	$122,810	$93,630	9,430
32	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$122,650	$59,840	330
33	Purchasing Managers	$118,280	$72,530	2,190
34	Nuclear Engineers	$116,970	$73,890	780
35	Medical And Health Services Managers	$116,710	$70,580	8,660
36	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$114,450	$48,400	680
37	Actuaries	$113,570	$60,160	340
38	Air Traffic Controllers	$108,110	$68,020	550
39	Industrial Production Managers	$107,670	$67,640	5,110
40	Computer Network Architects	$107,470	$65,410	4,780
41	Software Developers, Systems Software	$106,940	$71,470	8,070
42	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$106,860	$61,880	2,380
43	Construction Managers	$106,470	$63,420	9,860
44	Nurse Practitioners	$106,320	$79,550	4,130
45	Administrative Services Managers	$105,370	$60,610	4,610
46	Nurse Midwives	$105,090	$72,570	170
47	Physicists	$105,000	$27,790	440
48	Veterinarians	$104,590	$59,440	2,880
49	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$103,710	$49,670	110
50	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,710	$49,630	4,940
51	Electrical Engineers	$103,260	$62,600	5,370
52	Computer Hardware Engineers	$103,030	$57,640	1,730
53	Materials Scientists	$102,950	$49,300	140
54	Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$102,240	$74,200	2,430
55	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$101,790	$60,890	3,230
56	Physician Assistants	$101,650	$76,600	4,510
57	Statisticians	$101,610	$58,850	1,330
58	Software Developers, Applications	$101,000	$61,710	26,430
59	Information Security Analysts	$100,650	$61,220	4,090
60	First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$100,050	$46,960	8,670
61	Funeral Service Managers	$98,690	$63,380	230
62	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$98,660	$53,780	3,840
63	Chemical Engineers	$97,480	$66,650	970
64	Materials Engineers	$96,910	$63,630	410
65	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$96,670	$42,800	210
66	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products	$96,520	$39,960	12,290
67	Aerospace Engineers	$96,340	$62,830	610
68	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,440	$42,080	510
69	Engineers, All Other	$95,370	$55,630	1,550
70	Art Directors	$95,340	$42,290	350
71	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$95,300	$76,180	290
72	Physical Scientists, All Other	$94,890	$50,320	560
73	Chiropractors	$94,450	$61,770	770
74	Farmers, Ranchers, And Other Agricultural Managers	$93,780	$63,230	50
75	Management Analysts	$93,590	$47,190	15,470
76	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$93,150	$64,170	40
77	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,130	$44,460	1,510
78	Computer Systems Analysts	$92,140	$56,440	25,000
79	Life Scientists, All Other	$92,120	$51,990	170
80	Sociologists	$91,400	$48,350	140
81	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,970	$45,870	500
82	Psychologists, All Other	$90,760	$43,630	300
83	Architects, Except Landscape And Naval	$90,570	$51,520	2,210
84	Anthropology And Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,430	$45,090	280
85	Sales Engineers	$90,260	$46,030	2,920
86	Computer Programmers	$90,250	$51,030	6,820
87	Economists	$89,310	$47,170	220
88	Database Administrators	$89,120	$48,530	2,730
89	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,360	$42,320	3,480
90	Industrial Engineers	$88,250	$55,400	9,080
91	Securities, Commodities, And Financial Services Sales Agents	$88,020	$31,940	9,510
92	Atmospheric And Space Scientists	$87,970	$49,760	120
93	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,910	$48,110	350
94	Financial Analysts	$87,900	$51,250	8,690
95	Directors, Religious Activities And Education	$87,860	$52,460	140
96	Health Diagnosing And Treating Practitioners, All Other	$87,840	$51,490	680
97	Broadcast News Analysts	$87,310	$41,070	50
98	Biochemists And Biophysicists	$87,290	$51,840	370
99	Physical Therapists	$86,680	$64,410	6,190
100	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,620	$43,640	1,110

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