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Environmental Scientists and Specialists in North Carolina

Considering a career as an Environmental Scientist or Specialist in North Carolina?

13.7% Jobs Projection
$58,600 Median Salary
390 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Environmental Scientists and Specialists in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Environmental Scientists and Specialists in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Environmental Scientists and Specialists Work in North Carolina?

3,790 people worked as Environmental Scientists and Specialists in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,730 Environmental Scientists and Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 850 Environmental Scientists and Specialists working in it, which means North Carolina has more Environmental Scientists and Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Environmental Scientists and Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 13.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.1%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 390 annual job openings, and 4,060 total jobs in 2026 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,500 annual jobs and 99,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Environmental Scientists and Specialists Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists ranged from $42,170 to $99,050 with $58,600 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.27 to $47.62. The median hourly rate was $28.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Environmental Scientists and Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Environmental Scientists and Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Raleigh, NC 1,080 $60,540
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 920 $57,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 390 $65,290
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 330 $91,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC 220 $57,320
Wilmington, NC 170 $55,300
Asheville, NC 170 $55,680
Winston-Salem, NC 160 $55,770
Fayetteville, NC 90 $60,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 40 $57,700
Jacksonville, NC 40 $64,600
New Bern, NC 40 $57,780

Top States for Environmental Scientists and Specialists Employment

View the list below to see where most Environmental Scientists and Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,750 $87,080
Florida 4,920 $49,500
New York 4,400 $73,600
Texas 4,170 $74,800
North Carolina 3,790 $58,600
Virginia 3,150 $75,060
Colorado 2,930 $86,190
Washington 2,880 $78,230
Michigan 2,780 $63,970
New Jersey 2,670 $77,190
Maryland 2,560 $71,820
Pennsylvania 2,050 $66,110
Ohio 2,000 $74,890
Massachusetts 1,950 $77,280
Minnesota 1,780 $68,060
Illinois 1,690 $74,850
District of Columbia 1,600 $118,400
Arizona 1,420 $63,810
Tennessee 1,410 $65,300
Georgia 1,300 $66,420

Below are the states where Environmental Scientists and Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $118,400
California $87,080
Colorado $86,190
Rhode Island $80,700
Washington $78,230
Oregon $77,330
Massachusetts $77,280
New Jersey $77,190
Alaska $75,550
Connecticut $75,430

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