Production Workers in North Carolina

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

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

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

How Many Production Workers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 3,050 people working as Production Workers in the year 2018.

There were 3,540 Production Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,830 Production Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Production Workers than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Production Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.4%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 520 annual job openings, and a total of 4,480 jobs for North Carolina Production Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,400 annual jobs and 275,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Production Workers ranged from $18,920 to $50,140 with $28,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.09 to $24.11. The median hourly rate was $13.68.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.57 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.89.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Production Workers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	1,290	$23,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	890	$31,340
Greensboro-High Point, NC	260	$23,990
Raleigh, NC	210	$28,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	200	$33,110
Winston-Salem, NC	190	$32,490
Asheville, NC	150	$26,150
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	110	$46,080
Wilmington, NC	100	$32,690
Rocky Mount, NC	90	$24,540

Top States for Production Workers Employment

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

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	32,900	$32,910
California	28,120	$28,690
Tennessee	13,620	$27,330
Ohio	13,400	$32,410
Louisiana	9,840	$33,690
Georgia	9,260	$25,430
Texas	8,910	$29,950
Florida	8,690	$24,100
Iowa	6,590	$45,150
Oregon	6,450	$31,190
Missouri	6,420	$28,070
Michigan	6,240	$31,620
Alabama	5,980	$24,560
Virginia	5,060	$24,200
Kentucky	4,850	$24,840
Indiana	4,700	$34,710
New York	4,650	$34,000
New Jersey	4,300	$28,120
Minnesota	4,270	$35,730
Massachusetts	3,640	$34,310

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$53,920
Alaska	$52,340
New Mexico	$49,700
South Dakota	$47,490
District of Columbia	$47,410
Iowa	$45,150
Minnesota	$35,730
Indiana	$34,710
Connecticut	$34,550
Maryland	$34,400

Related Careers in North Carolina

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	North Carolina Employment Total
Helpers–Production Workers	15,560
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4,890
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	3,190
Tire Builders	1,760
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	930
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	260
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	150

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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