Fastest-growing jobs in North Carolina

Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.2% (7,780 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 41,260
--- Employment in 2022: 33,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,150

#50. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.4% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Employment in 2022: 1,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $127,180

#49. Public relations managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.5% (1,460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,680
--- Employment in 2022: 6,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,100

#48. Logisticians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.6% (1,730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,060
--- Employment in 2022: 7,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,560

#47. Food service managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.9% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Employment in 2022: 2,300
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,240

#46. Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.1% (1,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,640
--- Employment in 2022: 5,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $126,940

#45. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.2% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,260
--- Employment in 2022: 1,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,630

#44. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.4% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,880
--- Employment in 2022: 3,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,400

#43. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (1,640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,260
--- Employment in 2022: 6,620
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,090

#42. Public relations specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.9% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,010
--- Employment in 2022: 2,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,590

#41. Producers and directors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,960

#40. Floral designers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.2% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,250
--- Employment in 2022: 3,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $91,100

#39. Occupational therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,570

#38. Glaziers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,410
--- Employment in 2022: 1,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,610

#37. Property appraisers and assessors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.7% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,630
--- Employment in 2022: 2,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,820

#36. Parking attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.8% (3,150 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,480
--- Employment in 2022: 11,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $125,270

#35. Sales managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.0% (780 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,470
--- Employment in 2022: 2,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $100,610

#34. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.1% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Employment in 2022: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $53,220

#33. Mental health and substance abuse social workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.7% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Employment in 2022: 1,380
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,110

#32. File clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.9% (890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,870
--- Employment in 2022: 2,980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $91,220

#31. Real estate brokers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.9% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,520
--- Employment in 2022: 2,710
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $98,110

#30. Facilities managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.0% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Employment in 2022: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $154,560

#29. Optometrists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.1% (1,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,270
--- Employment in 2022: 3,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,070

#28. Surveying and mapping technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (2,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,770
--- Employment in 2022: 6,580
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,840

#27. Computer occupations, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,920
--- Employment in 2022: 2,190
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,990

#26. Fundraisers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.8% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,550
--- Employment in 2022: 1,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,320

#25. Social workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.3% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,110
--- Employment in 2022: 1,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,360

#24. First-line supervisors of security workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.2% (2,300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,660
--- Employment in 2022: 6,360
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,220

#23. Bakers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.0% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 1,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,560

#22. Orderlies
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.7% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,510
--- Employment in 2022: 1,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,780

#21. Couriers and messengers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.6% (900 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,170
--- Employment in 2022: 2,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,330

#20. Security and fire alarm systems installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.8% (1,830 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,430
--- Employment in 2022: 4,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $98,520

#19. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.9% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,280
--- Employment in 2022: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $229,620

#18. Family medicine physicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.5% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,810
--- Employment in 2022: 2,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,870

#17. Financial examiners
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.2% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,290
--- Employment in 2022: 2,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,530

#16. Architectural and civil drafters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.7% (800 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,680

#15. Library technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.1% (1,850 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,240
--- Employment in 2022: 4,390
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $163,910

#14. Natural sciences managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +43.3% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,800

#13. Surveyors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.4% (420 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,270
--- Employment in 2022: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $108,680

#12. Commercial pilots
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +52.2% (1,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,820
--- Employment in 2022: 2,510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,040

#11. Cargo and freight agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +61.5% (11,970 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 31,440
--- Employment in 2022: 19,470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,860

#10. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +69.8% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,460
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,230

#9. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +70.4% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,380
--- Employment in 2022: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,150

#8. Medical transcriptionists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +71.5% (1,230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,950
--- Employment in 2022: 1,720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $24,810

#7. Cooks, short order
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +87.4% (900 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,930
--- Employment in 2022: 1,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $56,340

#6. Engine and other machine assemblers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +96.3% (790 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,750

#5. Brokerage clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +97.5% (1,920 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,890
--- Employment in 2022: 1,970
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,450

#4. Flight attendants
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +125.3% (990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,780
--- Employment in 2022: 790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#3. General internal medicine physicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +150.0% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Employment in 2022: 400
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#2. Biochemists and biophysicists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +178.5% (2,410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,760
--- Employment in 2022: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,070

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Biological scientists, all other
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