Occupation Concentration
Centralina Region
| Occupation | 2023 Median Salary | 2023 Average Hourly Wage | 2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2018 Jobs | 2018-2023 Change in Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and Related | $44,149 | $36.48 | 1.13 | 196,604 | 21,772 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $44,149 | $36.48 | 1.13 | 196,604 | 21,772 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $42,894 | $23.24 | 0.97 | 158,708 | 11,030 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $37,543 | $22.26 | 1.18 | 129,585 | 29,233 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $37,543 | $22.26 | 1.18 | 129,585 | 29,233 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $84,831 | $52.01 | 1.17 | 104,844 | 48,370 |
| Management | $97,274 | $59.22 | 0.92 | 97,285 | 42,711 |
| Management Occupations | $97,274 | $59.22 | 0.92 | 97,285 | 42,711 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $29,405 | $16.12 | 0.97 | 101,354 | 1,979 |
| Material Moving Workers | $35,177 | $17.7 | 1.3 | 65,216 | 20,523 |
| Business Operations Specialists | $79,528 | $45.92 | 1.12 | 54,581 | 24,228 |
| Production | $42,180 | $22.25 | 1.03 | 74,954 | 2,802 |
| Production Occupations | $42,180 | $22.25 | 1.03 | 74,954 | 2,802 |
| Construction and Extraction | $46,879 | $25.79 | 1.07 | 70,965 | 6,026 |
| Financial Specialists | $91,294 | $58.47 | 1.22 | 50,263 | 24,142 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $78,928 | $49.43 | 0.86 | 62,487 | 8,094 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $48,266 | $25.05 | 0.8 | 62,302 | 932 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $113,090 | $55.66 | 1.36 | 49,517 | 12,501 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $113,090 | $55.66 | 1.36 | 49,517 | 12,501 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $53,273 | $27.64 | 1.04 | 56,812 | 4,456 |
| Construction Trades Workers | $44,442 | $24.31 | 1.03 | 53,855 | 4,785 |
| Computer Occupations | $112,176 | $55.23 | 1.35 | 46,714 | 10,437 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $32,064 | $18.07 | 0.99 | 53,337 | 3,659 |
| Personal Care and Service | $31,087 | $20.22 | 0.9 | 49,291 | 1,175 |
| Information and Record Clerks | $40,812 | $21.19 | 1.07 | 53,025 | -3,082 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $48,281 | $36.11 | 0.95 | 42,638 | 5,866 |
| Healthcare Support | $36,670 | $19.6 | 0.72 | 43,077 | 4,075 |
| Protective Service | $40,102 | $22.81 | 1.04 | 28,702 | 1,337 |
| Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $52,012 | $26.7 | 0.98 | 27,464 | 1,831 |
| Operations Specialties Managers | $144,586 | $75.96 | 1.24 | 18,769 | 10,210 |
| Registered Nurses | $80,264 | $40.02 | 0.95 | 23,668 | 508 |
| Top Executives | $110,350 | $71.84 | 0.68 | 21,024 | 2,953 |
| Other Production Occupations | $42,600 | $22.25 | 1.05 | 22,892 | 207 |
| Community and Social Service | $53,252 | $28.63 | 0.83 | 19,556 | 1,437 |
| Software Developers | $133,645 | $64.59 | 1.44 | 10,657 | 9,393 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $82,470 | $45.22 | 0.88 | 18,925 | 1,050 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | $70,428 | $46.3 | 1.26 | 18,795 | 352 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $30,267 | $15.98 | 0.5 | 15,930 | 1,900 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators | $40,329 | $20.66 | 1.05 | 14,694 | 1,493 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $29,573 | $15.8 | 1.02 | 15,148 | 200 |
| Grounds Maintenance Workers | $35,652 | $18.87 | 1.18 | 13,234 | 1,667 |
| Other Teachers and Instructors | $38,368 | $23.43 | 1.02 | 14,244 | -17 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | $47,704 | $23.81 | 1.04 | 14,446 | -535 |
| Media and Communication Workers | $56,422 | $37.39 | 0.93 | 11,235 | 375 |
| Nursing Assistants | $37,842 | $18.23 | 1.01 | 11,702 | -239 |
| Legal | $86,778 | $68.51 | 0.84 | 9,813 | 1,361 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $61,957 | $31.73 | 0.88 | 12,003 | -947 |
| Engineers | $100,794 | $53.71 | 0.75 | 11,175 | -123 |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers | $68,418 | $34.18 | 1.42 | 9,504 | 1,290 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $113,265 | $57.78 | 2.39 | 10,148 | 205 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $76,249 | $46.54 | 0.63 | 7,790 | 1,823 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $76,249 | $46.54 | 0.63 | 7,790 | 1,823 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $35,561 | $17.29 | 1 | 9,984 | -1,330 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $41,461 | $20.48 | 1.35 | 2,960 | 4,897 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,571 | $86.14 | 1.51 | 4,501 | 2,893 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $53,149 | $28.17 | 1.2 | 6,441 | 20 |
| Medical Assistants | $43,051 | $20.91 | 0.96 | 4,723 | 1,198 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $58,109 | $31.07 | 0.97 | 6,695 | -877 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $32,669 | $19.59 | 0.41 | 4,468 | 19 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $52,591 | $26.42 | 1.41 | 2,928 | 941 |
| Other Construction and Related Workers | $53,338 | $29.47 | 0.87 | 4,134 | -391 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $62,793 | $30.45 | 0.67 | 3,281 | 214 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $102,855 | $58.36 | 0.75 | 2,104 | 1,298 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $43,324 | $22.02 | 0.93 | 3,766 | -405 |
| Graphic Designers | $51,648 | $31.44 | 1.11 | 2,852 | 487 |
| Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers | $71,310 | $43.14 | 1.37 | 2,522 | 743 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $86,629 | $46.17 | 0.75 | 2,201 | 1,061 |
| Massage Therapists | $52,972 | $34.99 | 1.13 | 3,274 | -104 |
| Computer Network Architects | $118,666 | $60.41 | 2.23 | 2,007 | 1,111 |
| Data Scientists | $134,058 | $63.66 | 1.75 | 924 | 2,032 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $100,460 | $47.71 | 1.85 | 1,641 | 1,251 |
| Dental Assistants | $48,362 | $24.02 | 0.97 | 2,698 | 163 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $100,167 | $51.12 | 1.02 | 3,955 | -1,198 |
| Civil Engineers | $92,858 | $50.31 | 0.9 | 3,004 | -325 |
| Information Security Analysts | $134,211 | $65.51 | 1.82 | 2,136 | 503 |
| Military-only | $33,263 | $19.91 | 0.35 | 2,454 | 168 |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $53,692 | $28.91 | 0.68 | 1,923 | 461 |
| Physician Assistants | $130,511 | $63.38 | 1.78 | 1,000 | 1,152 |
| Industrial Engineers | $99,718 | $49.47 | 0.79 | 1,777 | 296 |
| Logisticians | $76,120 | $39.07 | 0.99 | 1,213 | 810 |
| Physical Scientists | $77,592 | $44.38 | 0.81 | 1,588 | 429 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $97,572 | $50.45 | 0.84 | 2,564 | -634 |
| Physical Therapists | $91,159 | $44.34 | 0.93 | 1,407 | 513 |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | $58,490 | $30.05 | 1.16 | 2,047 | -165 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $60,350 | $29.97 | 0.66 | 1,740 | 41 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $69,735 | $35.12 | 0.96 | 1,537 | 166 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,400 | $83.64 | 0.97 | 1,008 | 586 |
| Electrical Engineers | $104,626 | $54.87 | 0.95 | 1,379 | 81 |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $46,765 | $24.37 | 2.68 | 949 | 445 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $105,490 | $50.16 | 1.42 | 1,306 | 83 |
| Data Entry Keyers | $39,188 | $21.02 | 0.88 | 1,605 | -226 |
| Database Architects | $132,917 | $62.75 | 2.8 | 550 | 816 |
| Engineers, All Other | $120,311 | $65.27 | 0.82 | 685 | 649 |
| Plant and System Operators | $59,006 | $33.45 | 0.56 | 1,344 | -29 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $74,432 | $38.93 | 0.96 | 1,104 | 118 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $35,388 | $17.2 | 1.31 | 805 | 402 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | $50,369 | $28.35 | 1.28 | 1,677 | -470 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $42,660 | $21.59 | 0.94 | 979 | 227 |
| Dentists, General | $223,501 | $116.87 | 0.96 | 1,081 | 99 |
| Paramedics | $54,813 | $27.35 | 1.29 | 1,007 | 156 |
| Computer Programmers | $91,738 | $47.75 | 0.7 | 2,226 | -1,237 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | $58,420 | $30.14 | 1.08 | 666 | 286 |
| Database Administrators | $106,951 | $50.99 | 1.5 | 940 | -4 |
| Phlebotomists | $41,848 | $20.62 | 0.87 | 1,197 | -268 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | $65,100 | $33.56 | 1.6 | 523 | 397 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $89,926 | $45.21 | 1.3 | 466 | 443 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | $64,490 | $35.04 | 0.65 | 1,460 | -574 |
| Web Developers | $63,727 | $36.02 | 0.79 | 959 | -139 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $72,242 | $36.92 | 1.24 | 801 | 1 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $254,328 | $123.68 | 0.64 | 497 | 254 |
| Extraction Workers | $53,853 | $28.43 | 0.4 | 834 | -84 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $63,054 | $31.58 | 0.88 | 565 | 176 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $53,289 | $27.59 | 1.26 | 783 | -75 |
| Health Care Support Workers, All Other | $41,056 | $22.69 | 0.75 | 677 | 29 |
| Chemists | $79,876 | $42.85 | 1.03 | 462 | 235 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | $39,651 | $34.26 | 0.76 | 770 | -106 |
| Audio and Video Technicians | $49,211 | $30.4 | 0.81 | 813 | -178 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,823 | $30.22 | 0.72 | 669 | -48 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $67,309 | $34.01 | 0.9 | 446 | 80 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $253,155 | $122.71 | 0.72 | 172 | 337 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $42,781 | $21.62 | 0.91 | 422 | 86 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $68,229 | $35 | 0.82 | 422 | 74 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $65,676 | $35.64 | 0.54 | 529 | -53 |
| Orderlies | $33,095 | $16.07 | 1.15 | 154 | 315 |
| Technical Writers | $80,545 | $44.79 | 0.97 | 479 | -41 |
| Medical Transcriptionists | $24,565 | $15.27 | 0.74 | 332 | 99 |
| Sales Engineers | $98,156 | $54.52 | 0.84 | 713 | -296 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $166,771 | $97.39 | 0.52 | 121 | 282 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $104,347 | $56.8 | 0.49 | 624 | -222 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | $70,629 | $33.66 | 0.98 | 234 | 146 |
| Actuaries | $152,645 | $78.74 | 1.37 | 323 | 18 |
| Optometrists | $147,945 | $76.67 | 0.8 | 263 | 77 |
| Acupuncturists | $70,608 | $47.43 | 0.71 | 240 | 93 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $118,865 | $61.19 | 0.46 | 151 | 161 |
| Mechanical Drafters | $60,766 | $31.93 | 0.74 | 479 | -185 |
| Broadcast Technicians | $39,936 | $25.56 | 0.99 | 304 | -12 |
| Chemical Technicians | $55,858 | $28.47 | 0.6 | 364 | -101 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $101,193 | $60.09 | 0.22 | 222 | 33 |
| Pharmacy Aides | $34,999 | $17.31 | 0.71 | 34 | 205 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $83,392 | $44.37 | 0.44 | 75 | 159 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $84,752 | $53.96 | 0.58 | 94 | 129 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $58,516 | $36.48 | 0.3 | 319 | -102 |
| Biological Technicians | $53,491 | $27.83 | 0.33 | 164 | 45 |
| Conservation Scientists | $49,485 | $28.59 | 0.85 | 108 | 100 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | $63,974 | $30.47 | 1.02 | 368 | -161 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $63,371 | $32.65 | 0.62 | 192 | 8 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $27,957 | $15.86 | 0.57 | 114 | 83 |
| Chemical Engineers | $112,945 | $62.88 | 0.93 | 145 | 29 |
| Nuclear Engineers | $116,044 | $61.2 | 1.27 | 281 | -106 |
| Pediatricians, General | $234,796 | $116.07 | 0.45 | 211 | -43 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $44,253 | $34.92 | 0.7 | 109 | 52 |
| Statisticians | $115,620 | $58.77 | 0.57 | 247 | -90 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | $100,282 | $66.09 | 0.42 | 115 | 37 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $57,851 | $27.88 | 1.17 | 45 | 105 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $378,404 | $224.11 | 0.53 | 98 | 52 |
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | $51,826 | $26.76 | 0.98 | 85 | 61 |
| Nuclear Technicians | $100,114 | $46.52 | 3.34 | 131 | 15 |
| Drafters, All Other | $52,850 | $29.01 | 0.9 | 134 | 11 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $71,979 | $40.84 | 0.74 | 134 | 6 |
| Exercise Physiologists | $54,756 | $36.22 | 0.59 | 140 | -5 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $242,817 | $128.06 | 0.88 | 30 | 90 |
| Materials Engineers | $94,020 | $46.39 | 0.62 | 63 | 56 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $315,906 | $181.92 | 0.61 | 25 | 84 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | $51,461 | $24.57 | 0.57 | 133 | -28 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | $95,563 | $53.35 | 0.28 | 154 | -57 |
| Aerospace Engineers | $128,534 | $65.36 | 0.17 | 89 | 7 |
| Avionics Technicians | $56,195 | $28.1 | 0.28 | 75 | 13 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | $67,939 | $34.76 | 0.69 | 38 | 50 |
| Environmental Engineers | $98,648 | $50.55 | 0.27 | 128 | -44 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $100,583 | $65.1 | 0.29 | 57 | 23 |
| Microbiologists | $72,385 | $38.02 | 0.42 | 61 | 16 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $41,444 | $21.04 | 0.27 | 188 | -111 |
| Desktop Publishers | $44,588 | $35.03 | 0.69 | 87 | -20 |
| Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other | $43,628 | $33.1 | 0.49 | 51 | 15 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $108,349 | $52.14 | 0.4 | 32 | 31 |
| Foresters | $65,468 | $37.08 | 0.47 | 45 | 11 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $102,489 | $53.49 | 0.3 | 91 | -37 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $57,363 | $28.35 | 0.44 | 40 | 12 |
| Materials Scientists | $112,425 | $51.52 | 0.64 | 14 | 35 |
| Epidemiologists | $79,530 | $55.82 | 0.51 | 13 | 35 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $121,241 | $76.65 | 0.2 | 126 | -80 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $110,727 | $61.48 | 0.15 | 35 | 9 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | $65,303 | $35.57 | 0.28 | 104 | -60 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | $85,577 | $56.18 | 0.28 | 77 | -36 |
| Hydrologists | $76,117 | $52.85 | 0.5 | 38 | -2 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $101,714 | $49.3 | 0.34 | 21 | 14 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | $107,400 | $57.09 | 0.43 | 40 | -12 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $79,753 | $39.89 | 0.26 | 129 | -103 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $76,768 | $46.96 | 0.37 | 21 | 2 |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $94,024 | $48.84 | 0.26 | 15 | 9 |
| Occupational Therapy Aides | $68,887 | $29.64 | 0.54 | 26 | -6 |
| Communications Equipment Operators, All Other | $44,988 | $23.05 | 0.3 | 39 | -18 |
| Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other | $140,728 | $60.49 | 0.46 | 0 | 19 |
| Surgical Assistants | $58,909 | $33.63 | 0.11 | 27 | -9 |
| Physicists | $196,216 | $85.8 | 0.11 | 38 | -21 |
| Animal Scientists | $61,459 | $42.43 | 0.32 | 12 | -2 |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians | $43,383 | $26 | 0.04 | 34 | -26 |
| Pediatric Surgeons | $624,824 | $366.15 | 0.64 | 3 | 6 |
| Astronomers | $115,267 | $55.85 | 0.23 | 4 | 1 |
| Mathematicians | $108,478 | $53.77 | 0.21 | 3 | 3 |
| Agricultural Engineers | $91,751 | $46.33 | 0.23 | 0 | 4 |
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