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Switchboard Operators in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as a Switchboard Operator? Read this first!

-19% Jobs Projection
$27,860 Median Salary
280 Job Openings

While jobs for Switchboard Operators in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Switchboard Operators in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Switchboard Operators in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Switchboard Operators Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 1,800 people working as Switchboard Operators in the year 2018.

There were 2,560 Switchboard Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 760 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 925 Switchboard Operators working in it, which means North Carolina has more Switchboard Operators than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Switchboard Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 18.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 280 annual job openings, and 2,310 total jobs in 2026 for Switchboard Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,000 annual jobs and 74,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Switchboard Operators Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Switchboard Operators ranged from $20,860 to $37,490 with $27,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.03 to $18.03. The median hourly rate was $13.4.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.97 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Switchboard Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Switchboard Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,000 $26,530
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 240 $25,580
Greensboro-High Point, NC 170 $26,340
Winston-Salem, NC 140 $28,550
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 110 $27,390
Asheville, NC 100 $26,630
Raleigh, NC 100 $29,900
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 80 $29,870
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 70 $27,260
Wilmington, NC 50 $31,180
Greenville, NC 30 $29,000

Top States for Switchboard Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Switchboard Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 10,330 $33,150
Florida 4,910 $26,760
Texas 4,700 $25,630
New York 3,850 $34,900
Ohio 3,310 $27,690
Georgia 3,240 $30,340
Illinois 3,100 $31,540
Michigan 2,600 $30,360
Pennsylvania 2,210 $29,170
New Jersey 2,050 $29,870
Louisiana 1,870 $26,160
North Carolina 1,800 $27,860
Massachusetts 1,600 $33,760
Nevada 1,600 $31,290
South Carolina 1,590 $26,220
Tennessee 1,580 $27,700
Missouri 1,560 $29,120
Maryland 1,240 $29,770
Colorado 1,100 $29,820
Indiana 1,090 $28,420

Below are the states where Switchboard Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $43,100
District of Columbia $41,720
Connecticut $39,220
Oregon $37,970
New York $34,900
Minnesota $34,680
Washington $34,100
Massachusetts $33,760
California $33,150
Alaska $32,450

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