Top 10 High Demand Jobs in North Carolina

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Best Metropolitan Area for Jobs in America

North Carolina is home to the greater Raleigh-Cary area, named in 2007 by Forbes.com as one of the Number One Top City of the 25 Best American Cities for Jobs. The Raleigh-Cary area was 7th in 2006 and rose to the top in 2007.

Number One: Raleigh-Cary, N.C.

  • Income Growth Rank: 12th highest in the USA.
  • Cost Of Living Rank: 45 out of the top 50 metro areas. This mean a lower cost of living among the top 50 metropolitan areas.
  • Job Growth Rank: 10th out of 50 or the top 20% of metro areas. This is fast job growth.

North Carolina is experiencing a stable housing market in the 2010s, while some other states are suffering a downturn in the housing market. Raleigh should remain on top economically, because of it's stable housing market, high job growth rate and lower cost of living.

The three major universities in the area, Duke, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University, attract large numbers of well-educated employees, well-trained technicians, and qualified technology contractors to the Research Triangle region of NC. This is expected to further increase the economic growth of the Raleigh-Cary Metro Area.

North Carolina Arboretum - Bonsai

(public domain)
(public domain)

Cary, North Carolina

The Proximity Hotel, a Major Green Employer

Located in Greensboro NC this installation is an environmentally friendly hotel built on sustainability for the future, using nearly all recycled or reuseable materials.

Over 75% of the construction waste from building it was also recycled. Using recycling, allergy-reducing items, and alternative energies, this hotel is a new major employer in North Carolina. Many jobs will be added to its staff as the buisness expands.

Careers and Jobs at this employer are located here:

http://www.proximityhotel.com/careers.htm

Interested candidates may apply for online or email a resume to the hotel at the link above. 

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh (public domain).
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh (public domain).

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Jobs in North Carolina

Out of the Top 10, Registered Nurses and Home Health Aides will provide the greatest percentage of increased job openings of the overall Top 25 high-growth North Carolina jobs through 2014 (see table below). This means that the Healthcare Industry is growing at a faster percentage than other job classifications.

For sheer numbers of jobs to open up on North Carolina, Retail Sales will offer the most opportunities.

Of the Top 10 in North Carolina, the following jobs are Healthcare Industry related: RNs; Home Health Aides; and Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants.

Service Occupations in the Top 10 include Retail Sales, Food Prep and Service, Waiters/Waitresses (or the more common term "wait staff"), Customer Service Reps, and Janitors/Cleaners.

At Number 6 are Trucke Drivers, members of the Transportation Industry. In the Number 10 spot in the Top 10 is the category of General and Operations Managers, a supervisory classification. These managers may also work in the healthcare or service industries.

  • 1. Retail Salespersons
  • 2. Registered Nurses -- 36.73% increase (over 1/3)
  • 3. Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc
  • 4. Home Health Aides -- 48.33% increase, almost half again as many.
  • 5. Waiters and Waitresses
  • 6. Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-trailer
  • 7. Customer Service Representatives
  • 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping
  • 9. Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
  • 10.General and Operations Managers

 

  • Methodist University
  • Montreat College
  • Mount Olive College
  • North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University
  • North Carolina Central Univerity
  • North Carolina State School of the Arts
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Carolina Wesleyan College
  • Peace College
  • Pfeiffer University
  • Queens College
  • St. Andrews Presbyterian College
  • Saint Augustine's College
  • Salem College
  • Shaw University

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  • Wake Forest University
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Comments

AtulThakur 4 years ago

thanks for the detail info about Mars Hill College

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

You're welcome! I hope it is useful.

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Place Kick 2 years ago

I was born and raised here in North Carolina and there has always been jobs if only a person don't mind working. I'm in southeastern North Carolina and would not want to live around the bigger cities, I love the country living here. Good information for people that is looking for a job and don't mind the fast pace of everyday life. :)

Bridget Davidson 21 months ago

The number 6 are members of the transportation industry because it is one of the fastest growing jobs in the country! I advise everyone to get involved in this industry. There are great opportunities being offered as agents, for companies such as GlobalTranz.

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