Occupation Concentration

Centralina Region

Profession2023 Median Salary2023 Average Hourly Wage2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration)2018 Jobs2018-2023 Change in Jobs
Sales and Related
$44,105
$36.36
1.12
196,581
22,717
Office and Administrative Support
$42,828
$23.13
0.97
158,751
11,974
Transportation and Material Moving
$37,501
$22.18
1.18
129,634
30,508
Business and Financial Operations
$84,956
$52.32
1.17
104,853
48,876
Management
$97,112
$59.06
0.92
97,285
43,281
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$29,400
$16.1
0.97
101,342
3,018
Production
$42,115
$22.21
1.04
74,927
3,211
Construction and Extraction
$46,958
$25.82
1.06
70,970
6,456
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$78,744
$49.25
0.87
62,479
9,011
Educational Instruction and Library
$48,215
$25.01
0.81
62,293
1,776
Computer and Mathematical
$113,068
$55.68
1.36
49,516
12,662
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$53,227
$27.6
1.04
56,820
4,942
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$32,043
$17.96
0.99
53,339
3,234
Personal Care and Service
$30,988
$20.08
0.9
49,289
1,406
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$47,859
$35.71
0.95
42,641
5,858
Healthcare Support
$36,649
$19.42
0.72
43,070
4,382
Protective Service
$39,835
$22.72
1.05
28,694
2,066
Community and Social Service
$53,237
$28.65
0.83
19,559
1,665
Architecture and Engineering
$82,396
$44.96
0.88
18,907
1,096
Legal
$85,860
$68.03
0.84
9,811
1,317
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$76,030
$46.08
0.63
7,785
2,045
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$32,585
$19.55
0.41
4,469
65
Military-only
$33,263
$19.91
0.35
2,454
168

Source: Lightcast

(Updated 10-30-2024)