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Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in North Carolina

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-5% Jobs Projection
$38,210 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

While jobs for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers Work in North Carolina?

510 people worked as Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 480 Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 340 Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 5.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 570 jobs for North Carolina Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,500 annual jobs and 35,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers ranged from $22,840 to $61,460 with $38,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.98 to $29.55. The median hourly rate was $18.37.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.07 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.30.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Raleigh, NC 110 $34,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC 70 $40,380
Asheville, NC 60 $36,110
Winston-Salem, NC 40 $38,530

Top States for Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 4,390 $43,290
California 3,520 $38,110
Texas 2,440 $38,200
Florida 1,260 $38,180
Illinois 760 $33,700
Michigan 750 $38,710
New Jersey 730 $56,880
Rhode Island 660 $38,280
Pennsylvania 660 $42,400
Ohio 640 $36,170
Massachusetts 520 $43,460
Arizona 520 $44,940
North Carolina 510 $38,210
Maryland 490 $54,630
Louisiana 460 $31,720
Washington 410 $39,010
Virginia 400 $50,470
Indiana 390 $40,170
Utah 390 $36,620
Georgia 380 $34,900

Below are the states where Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Kentucky $63,200
New Jersey $56,880
Wisconsin $54,720
Maryland $54,630
Virginia $50,470
Delaware $47,220
Kansas $45,580
New Hampshire $45,510
Maine $45,120
Connecticut $45,040

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