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Asheville, NC

State

North Carolina

Detailed Occupations

432

Average Salary Across Occupations

$65,080

Highest Paying Occupation in Asheville, NC

Chief Executives leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $297,020.

Largest Employment Market in Asheville, NC

Retail Salespersons has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 5,690 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Asheville, NC

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Asheville, NC

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Asheville, NC

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Chief Executives $297,020 $142.80 80
2 Physicians, All Other $281,530 $135.35 720
3 Psychiatrists $251,310 $120.82 40
4 General Internal Medicine Physicians $250,280 $120.33 300
5 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $245,070 $117.82 50
6 Family Medicine Physicians $210,940 $101.42 110
7 Dentists, General $189,600 $91.15 210
8 Pediatricians, General $175,500 $84.38 100
9 Lawyers $163,920 $78.81 600
10 Computer and Information Systems Managers $158,480 $76.19 340
11 Architectural and Engineering Managers $156,920 $75.44 140
12 Financial Managers $155,040 $74.54 440
13 Natural Sciences Managers $150,770 $72.49 80
14 Marketing Managers $142,140 $68.34 190
15 Psychologists, All Other $138,990 $66.82 50
16 Veterinarians $134,150 $64.49 180
17 Pharmacists $132,710 $63.80 490
18 Sales Managers $130,800 $62.89 540
19 Personal Financial Advisors $130,720 $62.85 360
20 Physician Assistants $126,950 $61.03 460

👥 Most Available Jobs in Asheville, NC

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Retail Salespersons 5,690 $34,680 $16.67
2 Cashiers 4,890 $29,120 $14.00
3 Registered Nurses 4,760 $85,410 $41.06
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers 4,410 $29,650 $14.25
5 Waiters and Waitresses 4,380 $33,600 $16.16
6 Stockers and Order Fillers 4,110 $37,780 $18.16
7 Cooks, Fast Food 3,130 $27,130 $13.04
8 General and Operations Managers 3,090 $112,670 $54.17
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,930 $38,660 $18.59
10 Cooks, Restaurant 2,920 $35,590 $17.11
11 Office Clerks, General 2,590 $42,830 $20.59
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2,590 $32,530 $15.64
13 Nursing Assistants 2,530 $39,520 $19.00
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,380 $33,540 $16.13
15 Customer Service Representatives 2,380 $41,210 $19.81
16 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 2,350 $42,210 $20.29
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,200 $53,560 $25.75
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,090 $41,320 $19.86
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,040 $48,180 $23.16
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,990 $46,640 $22.42