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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
219,329
$44,568
$37.63
1.11
196,410
22,919
Office and Administrative Support
168,340
$44,855
$23.94
0.97
155,292
13,048
Business and Financial Operations
157,659
$89,759
$55.28
1.14
109,537
48,122
Transportation and Material Moving
157,425
$39,559
$23.51
1.15
141,113
16,312
Management
146,794
$97,751
$59.99
0.92
101,834
44,960
Food Preparation and Serving Related
108,903
$31,864
$16.98
0.99
102,249
6,654
Construction and Extraction
78,897
$49,212
$27.1
1.07
71,807
7,090
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
77,441
$84,546
$52.04
0.92
64,739
12,702
Production
73,919
$43,662
$23.08
0.98
74,964
-1,045
Educational Instruction and Library
65,531
$47,621
$25.22
0.8
62,106
3,425
Computer and Mathematical
64,576
$112,688
$56.09
1.4
50,614
13,962
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
62,864
$55,963
$28.86
1.05
55,920
6,944
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
56,564
$34,412
$19.16
0.98
54,306
2,259
Personal Care and Service
54,444
$32,528
$21.06
0.94
50,394
4,049
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
52,886
$50,161
$35.79
1
42,378
10,508
Healthcare Support
50,780
$38,920
$20.69
0.73
45,394
5,386
Protective Service
32,665
$45,179
$24.98
1.07
30,048
2,617
Community and Social Service
23,292
$58,512
$31.34
0.87
20,038
3,255
Architecture and Engineering
22,229
$91,730
$49.51
0.96
19,644
2,585
Legal
11,423
$85,879
$69.04
0.85
9,875
1,548
Life, Physical, and Social Science
9,739
$79,083
$49.41
0.6
7,851
1,888
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
4,774
$34,131
$20.43
0.43
4,825
-51
Military-only
2,529
$34,857
$20.96
0.35
2,528
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Source: Lightcast

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(Updated 08-01-2025)