Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as a Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

While jobs for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in North Carolina?

There were approximately 1,870 workers employed as Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 2,070 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 560 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means North Carolina has more Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 1.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.2%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 270 annual job openings, and a total of 2,550 jobs for North Carolina Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,000 annual jobs and 47,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,670 to $74,500 with $47,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.3 to $35.82. The median hourly rate was $22.64.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.91.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Winston-Salem, NC	380	$54,590
Raleigh, NC	310	$45,720
Asheville, NC	210	$35,810
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	160	$38,290
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	160	$38,380
Greensboro-High Point, NC	130	$33,020

Top States for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	9,370	$44,750
Texas	3,160	$39,710
Pennsylvania	2,980	$41,200
New York	2,150	$42,270
Colorado	2,150	$41,510
North Carolina	1,870	$47,090
Ohio	1,740	$41,470
Oregon	1,650	$36,690
Michigan	1,560	$37,400
Wisconsin	1,510	$39,530
Washington	1,510	$36,140
Virginia	1,450	$39,810
Illinois	1,360	$42,050
Missouri	1,350	$41,270
Florida	1,240	$36,090
Georgia	960	$31,050
New Jersey	930	$56,830
Indiana	860	$39,890
Iowa	820	$43,010
Kentucky	770	$39,690

Below are the states where Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$87,130
Nevada	$61,730
New Hampshire	$57,220
New Jersey	$56,830
Maine	$51,070
North Carolina	$47,090
California	$44,750
Utah	$44,000
Iowa	$43,010
Arizona	$42,850

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References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.