What professions added the most jobs in North Carolina? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in North Carolina is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in North Carolina increased from 3,772,780 to 4,030,880 with a net gain of 258,100. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 34,120 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of office clerks, general with 34,120 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 3,772,780 | 4,030,880 | 258,100 | 6.84% | $31,090 |
| 2 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 106,920 | 141,040 | 34,120 | 31.91% | $17,290 |
| 3 | Office Clerks, General | 57,820 | 76,820 | 19,000 | 32.86% | $25,630 |
| 4 | Retail Salespersons | 122,900 | 140,620 | 17,720 | 14.42% | $19,520 |
| 5 | Customer Service Representatives | 72,680 | 88,420 | 15,740 | 21.66% | $29,930 |
| 6 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 12,220 | 21,330 | 9,110 | 74.55% | $50,000 |
| 7 | Cashiers | 100,700 | 109,350 | 8,650 | 8.59% | $17,780 |
| 8 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 42,530 | 49,990 | 7,460 | 17.54% | $36,950 |
| 9 | Cooks, Restaurant | 28,850 | 36,200 | 7,350 | 25.48% | $20,370 |
| 10 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 7,870 | 14,690 | 6,820 | 86.66% | $17,610 |
| 11 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 70,080 | 76,760 | 6,680 | 9.53% | $22,950 |
| 12 | Childcare Workers | 17,660 | 24,190 | 6,530 | 36.98% | $18,430 |
| 13 | Software Developers, Applications | 14,780 | 21,190 | 6,410 | 43.37% | $86,280 |
| 14 | Waiters and Waitresses | 71,940 | 78,210 | 6,270 | 8.72% | $17,410 |
| 15 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 7,230 | 12,910 | 5,680 | 78.56% | $57,870 |
| 16 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 45,900 | 51,530 | 5,630 | 12.27% | $21,400 |
| 17 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 28,050 | 32,630 | 4,580 | 16.33% | $29,140 |
| 18 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 5,930 | 10,210 | 4,280 | 72.18% | $ |
| 19 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 6,970 | 11,040 | 4,070 | 58.39% | $21,270 |
| 20 | Accountants and Auditors | 26,250 | 30,170 | 3,920 | 14.93% | $59,300 |
| 21 | Management Analysts | 8,480 | 12,280 | 3,800 | 44.81% | $72,650 |
| 22 | Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other | 5,570 | 9,230 | 3,660 | 65.71% | $44,530 |
| 23 | Team Assemblers | 39,190 | 42,700 | 3,510 | 8.96% | $26,320 |
| 24 | Personal Care Aides | 11,880 | 15,290 | 3,410 | 28.70% | $18,780 |
| 25 | General and Operations Managers | 49,630 | 52,960 | 3,330 | 6.71% | $102,450 |
| 26 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 970 | 4,240 | 3,270 | 337.11% | $26,760 |
| 27 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 1,810 | 5,030 | 3,220 | 177.90% | $28,930 |
| 28 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 25,780 | 28,900 | 3,120 | 12.10% | $22,320 |
| 29 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 24,980 | 27,940 | 2,960 | 11.85% | $19,490 |
| 30 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 7,280 | 10,230 | 2,950 | 40.52% | $68,890 |
| 31 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 8,080 | 11,020 | 2,940 | 36.39% | $38,610 |
| 32 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 52,610 | 55,360 | 2,750 | 5.23% | $19,880 |
| 33 | Electrical Engineers | 2,230 | 4,890 | 2,660 | 119.28% | $77,930 |
| 34 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 16,500 | 19,140 | 2,640 | 16.00% | $29,120 |
| 35 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | 4,880 | 7,410 | 2,530 | 51.84% | $36,960 |
| 36 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 40,860 | 43,390 | 2,530 | 6.19% | $44,320 |
| 37 | Lawyers | 9,900 | 12,380 | 2,480 | 25.05% | $101,450 |
| 38 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 17,330 | 19,810 | 2,480 | 14.31% | $28,220 |
| 39 | Firefighters | 11,330 | 13,680 | 2,350 | 20.74% | $30,260 |
| 40 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 4,500 | 6,850 | 2,350 | 52.22% | $27,280 |
| 41 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 5,410 | 7,760 | 2,350 | 43.44% | $29,210 |
| 42 | Medical Assistants | 11,970 | 14,290 | 2,320 | 19.38% | $28,400 |
| 43 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 4,410 | 6,720 | 2,310 | 52.38% | $32,380 |
| 44 | Cooks, Fast Food | 3,270 | 5,570 | 2,300 | 70.34% | $17,350 |
| 45 | Human Resources Managers | 1,280 | 3,500 | 2,220 | 173.44% | $104,370 |
| 46 | Telemarketers | 3,240 | 5,460 | 2,220 | 68.52% | $24,090 |
| 47 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 20,080 | 22,270 | 2,190 | 10.91% | $37,010 |
| 48 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 5,490 | 7,670 | 2,180 | 39.71% | $84,380 |
| 49 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 10,550 | 12,650 | 2,100 | 19.91% | $17,500 |
| 50 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other* | 27,670 | 29,730 | 2,060 | 7.44% | $59,390 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of railroad brake, signal, and switch operators with a growth rate of 350.00%. It is followed by the profession of highway maintenance workers which grew by 337.11% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators | 100 | 450 | 350 | 350.00% | $50,520 |
| 2 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 970 | 4,240 | 3,270 | 337.11% | $26,760 |
| 3 | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 140 | 460 | 320 | 228.57% | $39,930 |
| 4 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 1,810 | 5,030 | 3,220 | 177.90% | $28,930 |
| 5 | Human Resources Managers | 1,280 | 3,500 | 2,220 | 173.44% | $104,370 |
| 6 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 370 | 980 | 610 | 164.86% | $58,690 |
| 7 | Animal Trainers | 140 | 360 | 220 | 157.14% | $20,750 |
| 8 | Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 420 | 1,070 | 650 | 154.76% | $21,770 |
| 9 | Occupational Therapy Aides | 110 | 260 | 150 | 136.36% | $28,900 |
| 10 | Power Plant Operators | 840 | 1,950 | 1,110 | 132.14% | $60,500 |
| 11 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 240 | 550 | 310 | 129.17% | $38,620 |
| 12 | Multimedia Artists and Animators | 350 | 790 | 440 | 125.71% | $52,500 |
| 13 | Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | 130 | 290 | 160 | 123.08% | $48,130 |
| 14 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 260 | 580 | 320 | 123.08% | $32,410 |
| 15 | Electrical Engineers | 2,230 | 4,890 | 2,660 | 119.28% | $77,930 |
| 16 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 610 | 1,330 | 720 | 118.03% | $27,610 |
| 17 | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs | 160 | 340 | 180 | 112.50% | $46,220 |
| 18 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 560 | 1,190 | 630 | 112.50% | $46,690 |
| 19 | Biomedical Engineers | 160 | 320 | 160 | 100.00% | $76,320 |
| 20 | Orthotists and Prosthetists | 170 | 340 | 170 | 100.00% | $60,380 |
| 21 | Concierges | 120 | 240 | 120 | 100.00% | $22,800 |
| 22 | Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other | 170 | 330 | 160 | 94.12% | $ |
| 23 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 320 | 620 | 300 | 93.75% | $38,520 |
| 24 | Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 850 | 1,610 | 760 | 89.41% | $31,220 |
| 25 | Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic | 360 | 680 | 320 | 88.89% | $40,210 |
| 26 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 7,870 | 14,690 | 6,820 | 86.66% | $17,610 |
| 27 | Technical Writers | 1,050 | 1,900 | 850 | 80.95% | $66,480 |
| 28 | Financial Examiners | 700 | 1,260 | 560 | 80.00% | $84,480 |
| 29 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 7,230 | 12,910 | 5,680 | 78.56% | $57,870 |
| 30 | Credit Counselors | 410 | 730 | 320 | 78.05% | $34,680 |
| 31 | Religious Workers, All Other | 120 | 210 | 90 | 75.00% | $19,080 |
| 32 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 12,220 | 21,330 | 9,110 | 74.55% | $50,000 |
| 33 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 5,930 | 10,210 | 4,280 | 72.18% | $ |
| 34 | Cooks, Fast Food | 3,270 | 5,570 | 2,300 | 70.34% | $17,350 |
| 35 | Telemarketers | 3,240 | 5,460 | 2,220 | 68.52% | $24,090 |
| 36 | Athletic Trainers | 300 | 500 | 200 | 66.67% | $37,280 |
| 37 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 2,900 | 4,810 | 1,910 | 65.86% | $48,310 |
| 38 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 1,640 | 2,720 | 1,080 | 65.85% | $106,360 |
| 39 | Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other | 5,570 | 9,230 | 3,660 | 65.71% | $44,530 |
| 40 | Physicists | 140 | 230 | 90 | 64.29% | $106,700 |
| 41 | Chemical Technicians | 1,460 | 2,380 | 920 | 63.01% | $38,340 |
| 42 | Skincare Specialists | 540 | 880 | 340 | 62.96% | $33,750 |
| 43 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 6,970 | 11,040 | 4,070 | 58.39% | $21,270 |
| 44 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 310 | 490 | 180 | 58.06% | $ |
| 45 | Operations Research Analysts | 1,110 | 1,750 | 640 | 57.66% | $69,540 |
| 46 | Personal Financial Advisors | 3,570 | 5,620 | 2,050 | 57.42% | $56,280 |
| 47 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 870 | 1,350 | 480 | 55.17% | $81,970 |
| 48 | Pourers and Casters, Metal | 110 | 170 | 60 | 54.55% | $31,430 |
| 49 | Administrative Services Managers | 3,230 | 4,960 | 1,730 | 53.56% | $78,240 |
| 50 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 300 | 460 | 160 | 53.33% | $28,350 |