Jobs Growth by Occupation

Centralina Region

Occupation2022 Jobs2022 Median Salary2022 Average Hourly Wage2022 LQ (Occupation Concentration)2017-2022 % Change in Jobs
Sales and Related
207,435
$36,924
$30.98
1.1
5.85%
Office and Administrative Support
167,555
$39,417
$20.91
0.97
5.05%
Transportation and Material Moving
156,506
$34,934
$20.73
1.2
19.1%
Business and Financial Operations
139,976
$78,604
$48.13
1.19
40.8%
Management
126,444
$87,881
$52.6
0.93
30.04%
Food Preparation and Serving Related
98,908
$24,418
$13.49
0.99
-3.23%
Construction and Extraction
76,706
$41,226
$22.68
1.05
10.36%
Production
74,333
$36,765
$20.03
1
-1.32%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
67,023
$71,639
$43.2
0.87
12.17%
Educational Instruction and Library
64,033
$46,394
$24.44
0.83
1.94%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
61,338
$48,358
$25.01
1.09
12.3%
Computer and Mathematical
58,138
$101,245
$49.08
1.35
22.35%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
54,277
$28,905
$16.27
0.97
4.97%
Personal Care and Service
48,631
$27,393
$17.91
0.93
-7.21%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
45,029
$41,081
$30.35
0.93
7.01%
Healthcare Support
44,681
$30,199
$16.46
0.71
6.56%
Protective Service
29,124
$36,751
$21.03
1.03
3.74%
Community and Social Service
19,847
$51,083
$27.87
0.82
3.62%
Architecture and Engineering
19,189
$76,633
$42.23
0.86
2.56%
Legal
11,897
$69,530
$50.24
0.93
19.55%
Life, Physical, and Social Science
8,846
$69,515
$41.88
0.61
14.25%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
4,479
$29,134
$17.98
0.4
-1.31%
Military-only
2,773
$32,693
$19.1
0.36
5.93%

Source: Lightcast

(Updated 04-12-2023 10:12 pm)