Occupation Concentration

Centralina Region

Occupation2023 Median Salary2023 Average Hourly Wage2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration)2018 Jobs2018-2023 Change in Jobs
Sales and Related
$41,992
$35.18
1.11
194,610
19,694
Office and Administrative Support
$41,279
$22.31
1
157,207
19,679
Transportation and Material Moving
$36,181
$21.09
1.16
131,232
25,064
Business and Financial Operations
$81,314
$50.51
1.15
104,661
43,892
Management
$93,588
$56.86
0.96
97,844
44,596
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$26,728
$14.67
0.98
101,975
884
Construction and Extraction
$44,218
$24.69
1.08
70,914
6,965
Production
$39,891
$21.29
1.02
75,056
2,575
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$76,644
$47.44
0.88
62,587
8,717
Educational Instruction and Library
$46,744
$24.41
0.8
62,239
782
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$50,626
$26.51
1.07
56,696
5,993
Computer and Mathematical
$107,700
$53.01
1.32
50,067
9,672
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$30,044
$17.38
0.97
53,491
2,070
Personal Care and Service
$29,871
$19.62
0.92
49,330
1,544
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$46,926
$36.75
0.93
42,804
4,933
Healthcare Support
$33,239
$18.11
0.71
42,603
3,530
Protective Service
$36,510
$20.88
1.01
28,775
367
Community and Social Service
$51,941
$28.47
0.8
19,213
620
Architecture and Engineering
$82,175
$45.2
0.86
19,156
301
Legal
$77,770
$60.52
0.81
10,044
618
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$70,779
$44.38
0.63
7,860
1,477
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$31,933
$19.27
0.39
4,650
-280
Military-only
$33,263
$19.91
0.35
2,454
170

Source: Lightcast

(Updated 04-03-2024)