The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows North Carolina to have 254,344 employers offering 4,104,135 jobs. The average weekly wage for these North Carolina jobs is $719 per week ($37,388 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in North Carolina than any other with 3,417,554 jobs and 246,370 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $705 per week ($36,660 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 442,138 positions and 4,268 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $723 per week ($37,596 annually). Rounding out the jobs in North Carolina is the State Government sector which has 1,984 firms and agencies that employ 180,803 people in North Carolina. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $828 per week ($43,056 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in North Carolina. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of North Carolina jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
57,547 employers in North Carolina which hire 775,251
people. Their average weekly salary is $646 per week ( $33,592 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 10,613 employers in North Carolina which employ
537,103 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$872 per week ($45,344 annually).
If you're interested in North Carolina jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 537,103 positions filled by 10,613
employers in North Carolina. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $872 per week in pay, on average or
$45,344 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 258,262 North Carolina jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 29,506 firms, paying their employees $730
weekly or $37,960 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 203,236 companies that create 2,586,499 North Carolina jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $670 weekly ($34,840 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 43,134 companies that employ 831,055 people in North Carolina.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $815 per week ($42,380 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $872 per week
($45,344 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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