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Extraction Workers in North Carolina

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12.5% Jobs Projection

$27,830 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Extraction Workers in North Carolina is growing faster than average.
Extraction Workers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Extraction Workers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 50 people working as Extraction Workers in the year 2018.

There were 60 Extraction Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 135 Extraction Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has fewer Extraction Workers than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Extraction Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.4%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Extraction Workers job openings in North Carolina, and 90 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,600 annual jobs and 20,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Extraction Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Extraction Workers ranged from $22,670 to $38,740 with $27,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.9 to $18.63. The median hourly rate was $13.38.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.06 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

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

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Top States for Extraction Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Extraction Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	6,680	$34,630
California	1,120	$39,530
Pennsylvania	790	$43,790
Ohio	690	$36,820
Colorado	620	$35,970
Kentucky	540	$39,920
Oklahoma	510	$35,520
New Mexico	470	$40,320
Wyoming	440	$37,250
Louisiana	350	$34,690
Nevada	350	$42,000
Virginia	320	$32,510
Tennessee	310	$35,190
Alabama	250	$56,500
Illinois	240	$44,310
West Virginia	240	$50,850
Arizona	180	$32,640
Alaska	140	$39,320
Florida	130	$30,310
Utah	120	$25,640

Below are the states where Extraction Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alabama	$56,500
Massachusetts	$52,400
West Virginia	$50,850
Idaho	$47,570
New York	$44,450
Illinois	$44,310
North Dakota	$43,880
Pennsylvania	$43,790
Nevada	$42,000
Washington	$40,360

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