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Top Paying Jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 100 tracked occupation categories totaling 30,760 jobs. The highest-paying occupations include Emergency Medicine Physicians ($420,440), Physicians, All Other ($371,190), Nurse Anesthetists ($270,400).

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Highest paying careers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
71Art DirectorsArts & Media$82K$39.59/hr
72Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryEducation$82KN/A
73Registered NursesHealthcare$82K$39.47/hr
74Data ScientistsTechnology$82K$39.37/hr
75Diagnostic Medical SonographersHealthcare$82K$39.31/hr
76Computer Occupations, All OtherTechnology$82K$39.22/hr
77Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryEducation$81KN/A
78Biological Scientists, All OtherScience$81K$39.1/hr
79Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryEducation$81KN/A
80Environmental Science Teachers, PostsecondaryEducation$81KN/A
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