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Animal Control Workers in North Carolina

Animal Control Workers in North Carolina

Get the information you need to know about working as an Animal Control Worker.

10.7% Jobs Projection
$35,070 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Animal Control Workers in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Animal Control Workers in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Animal Control Workers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Animal Control Workers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 480 people working as Animal Control Workers in the year 2018.

There were 530 Animal Control Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 180 Animal Control Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Animal Control Workers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Animal Control Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 620 jobs for North Carolina Animal Control Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,600 annual jobs and 14,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Animal Control Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Animal Control Workers ranged from $26,260 to $46,660 with $35,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.62 to $22.43. The median hourly rate was $16.86.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.4 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Animal Control Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Animal Control Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 110 $37,940
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 100 $37,770
Fayetteville, NC 40 $35,240
Raleigh, NC 30 $37,120

Top States for Animal Control Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Animal Control Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 1,480 $34,690
California 1,240 $54,770
New York 770 $34,340
Florida 550 $36,380
Illinois 520 $35,790
North Carolina 480 $35,070
Georgia 460 $31,230
Massachusetts 360 $49,350
Virginia 350 $37,090
Ohio 340 $35,680
New Jersey 330 $38,360
Oklahoma 290 $29,500
Tennessee 260 $32,370
Arizona 260 $36,570
Indiana 250 $33,710
Kentucky 250 $27,000
Pennsylvania 240 $40,710
Alabama 230 $31,330
Louisiana 220 $27,740
Michigan 220 $39,450

Below are the states where Animal Control Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $54,770
Massachusetts $49,350
Alaska $49,030
Washington $48,270
Nevada $47,840
Connecticut $47,420
Oregon $46,920
Colorado $45,560
Rhode Island $45,020
Maryland $43,230

References

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