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Driver/Sales Workers in North Carolina

Driver/Sales Workers in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Driver/Sales Worker?

1.2% Jobs Projection
$20,060 Median Salary
1,860 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Driver/Sales Workers in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

  • Driver/Sales Workers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Driver/Sales Workers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 17,360 people working as Driver/Sales Workers in the year 2018.

There were 15,290 Driver/Sales Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,070 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,980 Driver/Sales Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Driver/Sales Workers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Driver/Sales Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,860 annual job openings, and 17,580 total jobs in 2026 for Driver/Sales Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 48,200 annual jobs and 461,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Driver/Sales Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Driver/Sales Workers ranged from $16,520 to $50,020 with $20,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.94 to $24.05. The median hourly rate was $9.64.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.03 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.39.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Driver/Sales Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Driver/Sales Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4,230 $20,490
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,670 $19,640
Raleigh, NC 2,310 $19,090
Winston-Salem, NC 1,880 $19,010
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,650 $18,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 930 $20,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 800 $22,860
Fayetteville, NC 790 $18,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 720 $20,530
Jacksonville, NC 650 $17,770
Asheville, NC 640 $24,120
Greenville, NC 300 $35,300
New Bern, NC 210 $28,000
Burlington, NC 120 n/a
Goldsboro, NC 120 $34,430

Top States for Driver/Sales Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Driver/Sales Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 42,440 $23,940
California 36,440 $32,940
Florida 28,850 $20,580
Ohio 21,710 $19,950
New York 21,420 $24,870
North Carolina 17,360 $20,060
Pennsylvania 16,080 $20,790
Georgia 13,920 $20,500
Illinois 13,320 $20,530
Michigan 12,880 $21,770
Colorado 10,440 $23,470
Minnesota 10,180 $23,750
Arizona 10,020 $27,020
Missouri 9,250 $23,500
Virginia 9,140 $29,940
Indiana 9,080 $19,700
Washington 8,760 $26,410
New Jersey 8,680 $30,000
Massachusetts 7,910 $31,250
Wisconsin 7,830 $26,650

Below are the states where Driver/Sales Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $32,940
Alabama $32,330
Vermont $31,870
Hawaii $31,320
Massachusetts $31,250
Montana $31,050
Oregon $30,580
Nevada $30,070
New Jersey $30,000
Alaska $29,980

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References

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