• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

May 2025 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Estimates listed by county or county equivalents

For each county and county equivalent below, a link is provided to occupational employment and wage estimates for the metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan area in which the county or county equivalent is located.

Additional information, including the hourly and annual 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, is available in the downloadable XLSX file and can be retrieved using our one screen data search.

North Carolina

• Alamance County - Burlington, NC
• Alexander County - Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
• Alleghany County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Anson County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Ashe County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Avery County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Beaufort County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Bertie County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Bladen County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Brunswick County - Wilmington, NC
• Buncombe County - Asheville, NC
• Burke County - Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
• Cabarrus County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Caldwell County - Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
• Camden County - Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
• Carteret County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Caswell County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Catawba County - Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
• Chatham County - Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
• Cherokee County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Chowan County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Clay County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Cleveland County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Columbus County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Craven County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Cumberland County - Fayetteville, NC
• Currituck County - Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
• Dare County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Davidson County - Winston-Salem, NC
• Davie County - Winston-Salem, NC
• Duplin County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Durham County - Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
• Edgecombe County - Rocky Mount, NC
• Forsyth County - Winston-Salem, NC
• Franklin County - Raleigh-Cary, NC
• Gaston County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Gates County - Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
• Graham County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Granville County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Greene County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Guilford County - Greensboro-High Point, NC
• Halifax County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Harnett County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Haywood County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Henderson County - Asheville, NC
• Hertford County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Hoke County - Fayetteville, NC
• Hyde County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Iredell County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Jackson County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Johnston County - Raleigh-Cary, NC
• Jones County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Lee County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Lenoir County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Lincoln County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• McDowell County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Macon County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Madison County - Asheville, NC
• Martin County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Mecklenburg County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Mitchell County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Montgomery County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Moore County - Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
• Nash County - Rocky Mount, NC
• New Hanover County - Wilmington, NC
• Northampton County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Onslow County - Jacksonville, NC
• Orange County - Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
• Pamlico County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Pasquotank County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Pender County - Wilmington, NC
• Perquimans County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Person County - Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
• Pitt County - Greenville, NC
• Polk County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Randolph County - Greensboro-High Point, NC
• Richmond County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Robeson County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Rockingham County - Greensboro-High Point, NC
• Rowan County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Rutherford County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Sampson County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Scotland County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Stanly County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Stokes County - Winston-Salem, NC
• Surry County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Swain County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Transylvania County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Tyrrell County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Union County - Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Vance County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Wake County - Raleigh-Cary, NC
• Warren County - Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Washington County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Watauga County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Wayne County - Goldsboro, NC
• Wilkes County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Wilson County - Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
• Yadkin County - Winston-Salem, NC
• Yancey County - Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

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Related Links:

May 2025 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2025 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2025 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2025 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

OEWS Profiles

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Last Modified Date: May 15, 2026