Bartenders in North Carolina

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

• Projected employment for Bartenders in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

• Bartenders in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Bartender Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Culinary Arts
• Bartending/Bartender

How Many Bartenders Work in North Carolina?

13,360 people worked as Bartenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 12,390 Bartenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 970 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 8,200 Bartenders working in it, which means North Carolina has more Bartenders than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Bartenders in this state are growing at a rate of 11.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 2,250 annual job openings, and 13,650 total jobs in 2026 for Bartenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 102,300 annual jobs and 626,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bartenders Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Bartenders ranged from $16,570 to $43,270 with $19,980 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.97 to $20.8. The median hourly rate was $9.6.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.39 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.21.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Bartenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bartenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	3,840	$20,860
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	2,540	$22,020
Raleigh, NC	2,160	$19,560
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1,520	$19,090
Wilmington, NC	1,020	$18,750
Asheville, NC	970	$30,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	660	$23,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC	620	$18,790
Winston-Salem, NC	350	$19,220
Fayetteville, NC	310	$19,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	300	$18,820
Jacksonville, NC	260	$18,260
Greenville, NC	200	$18,370
New Bern, NC	110	$19,280
Rocky Mount, NC	40	$19,630

Top States for Bartenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Bartenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	66,320	$25,670
Florida	45,170	$19,540
New York	44,370	$29,350
Texas	42,410	$19,970
Pennsylvania	33,150	$20,270
Illinois	28,570	$19,540
Wisconsin	26,330	$21,020
Ohio	23,980	$19,280
Massachusetts	21,380	$25,660
Michigan	17,500	$19,940
New Jersey	17,360	$27,850
Minnesota	16,790	$21,820
Nevada	15,050	$24,600
Washington	13,630	$29,820
North Carolina	13,360	$19,980
Arizona	11,990	$22,700
Indiana	11,680	$19,600
Missouri	11,600	$20,100
Colorado	11,390	$21,230
Georgia	11,240	$18,670

Below are the states where Bartenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$54,470
District of Columbia	$37,250
Vermont	$36,010
Washington	$29,820
New York	$29,350
New Jersey	$27,850
Alaska	$26,000
California	$25,670
Massachusetts	$25,660
Rhode Island	$24,630

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By U.S. Army Europe Images under License

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