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Occupation Concentration

Centralina Region

Profession
2024 Jobs
2024 Median Salary
2024 Average Hourly Wage
2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 Change in Jobs
Sales and Related
219,274
$44,568
$37.63
1.11
196,405
22,869
Office and Administrative Support
168,460
$44,852
$23.93
0.97
155,298
13,162
Business and Financial Operations
157,678
$89,753
$55.27
1.14
109,530
48,147
Transportation and Material Moving
157,677
$39,553
$23.52
1.15
141,094
16,583
Management
146,755
$97,825
$60
0.92
101,833
44,922
Food Preparation and Serving Related
108,954
$31,868
$16.98
0.99
102,251
6,703
Construction and Extraction
78,920
$49,213
$27.1
1.07
71,810
7,110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
77,489
$84,551
$52.05
0.92
64,728
12,761
Production
73,903
$43,646
$23.08
0.98
75,033
-1,130
Educational Instruction and Library
65,542
$47,616
$25.22
0.8
62,107
3,435
Computer and Mathematical
64,733
$112,711
$56.1
1.4
50,617
14,116
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
62,856
$55,945
$28.86
1.05
55,906
6,951
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
56,518
$34,416
$19.17
0.98
54,274
2,243
Personal Care and Service
54,427
$32,539
$21.06
0.94
50,400
4,027
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
52,852
$50,158
$35.8
1
42,380
10,472
Healthcare Support
50,782
$38,921
$20.68
0.73
45,401
5,381
Protective Service
32,716
$45,165
$24.98
1.07
30,038
2,678
Community and Social Service
23,313
$58,497
$31.33
0.87
20,040
3,273
Architecture and Engineering
22,262
$91,636
$49.47
0.96
19,646
2,616
Legal
11,453
$85,707
$68.97
0.85
9,874
1,579
Life, Physical, and Social Science
9,726
$79,060
$49.4
0.6
7,851
1,875
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
4,772
$34,203
$20.46
0.43
4,822
-50
Military-only
2,529
$34,857
$20.96
0.35
2,528
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(Updated on 01-23-2026)