Public Service Technologies - Careers in North Carolina
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Public Service Technologies
Careers in North Carolina

In the following chart:

SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-1021 Bach+work 0.9 320 $33,330 $58,640
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors 25-3011 Bachelor 2.06 3,400 $25,410 $33,510
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041 Doctorate 3.01 550    
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091 short OJT 2.72 9,600 $12,410 $15,310
Animal Control Workers 33-9011 mod. OJT 1.63 400 $20,600 $26,390
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 Master 1.55 60 $29,620 $42,080
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061 Doctorate 2.92 120 $43,190 $62,770
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022 Bach+work 1.84 50 $27,910 $39,800
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 Doctorate 3.07 170 $34,110 $54,020
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 25-4011 Master 2.3 1,020 $25,320 $36,860
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062 Doctorate 3.82 110 $35,800 $53,430
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121 Master 3.54 1,920 $32,190 $48,570
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1051 Doctorate 3.01 290 $45,240 $68,100
Audio-Visual Collections Specialists 25-9011 mod. OJT 1.84 200 $18,760 $26,920
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-6011 short OJT 1.88 1,370    
Bailiffs 33-3011 mod. OJT 1.64 170 $22,830 $28,070
Bakers 51-3011 long OJT 1.52 3,940 $14,240 $19,980
Barbers 39-5011 1,2 year 0.99 5,410 $18,040 $30,640
Bartenders 35-3011 short OJT 1.64 7,250 $12,390 $17,340
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 Doctorate 3.26 1,190 $37,710 $61,350
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Building Cleaning Workers, all other 37-2019 short OJT 1.7 1,850 $17,640 $28,010
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 Master 3.47 2,660 $36,990 $70,410
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 long OJT 0.25 3,570 $16,590 $23,770
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011 work exp. 2.45 3,730 $18,710 $31,490
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052 Doctorate 3.35 640 $40,550 $63,790
Child Care Workers 39-9011 short OJT 1.91 23,200 $13,310 $17,410
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021 Bachelor 1.84 8,580 $26,790 $34,910
Clergy 21-2011 Profess. 1.17 940 $27,420 $40,670
.shtml>Coaches and Scouts 27-2022 long OJT 2.33 2,820 $16,410 $37,420
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 35-3021 short OJT 2.18 68,920 $12,380 $14,550
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122 Doctorate 3.39 530 $35,520 $52,460
Community and Social Service Specialists, all other 21-1099 Bachelor 2.67   $24,040 $33,400
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 Doctorate 3.38 1,600 $33,300 $51,520
Concierges 39-6012 mod. OJT 1.29 220 $14,240 $19,570
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011 short OJT 0.97 17,890 $12,510 $14,760
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012 mod. OJT 0.27 11,920 $14,330 $18,390
Cooks, Private Household 35-2013 long OJT 0 80    
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 long OJT 2.51 18,840 $13,760 $19,010
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015 short OJT 1.54 8,440 $12,640 $16,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012 mod. OJT 1.22 15,660 $24,490 $27,390
Costume Attendants 39-3092 short OJT     $18,320 $27,070
Counselors, Social and Religious Workers, all other 21-1019 Bachelor 2.67 4,580    
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 35-3022 short OJT 1.69 8,200 $12,370 $14,760
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Court Reporters 23-2091 1,2 year 1.44 260 $30,400 $39,150
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1111 Doctorate 3.09 870 $33,990 $42,480
Crossing Guards 33-9091 short OJT 1.46 320 $14,990 $21,850
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3021 work exp. 1.64 2,380 $29,610 $42,040
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011 short OJT 2.13 7,610 $12,320 $14,640
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-2021 Bachelor 2.19 1,740 $23,640 $38,330
Dishwashers 35-9021 short OJT 1.55 12,610 $12,400 $15,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 Doctorate 3.35 410 $42,190 $80,760
Education Administrators, all other 11-9039 Bach+work 1.39 270 $34,750 $59,920
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 11-9032 Bach+work 1.95 6,090 $44,710 $62,410
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033 Bach+work 2.38 4,180 $41,750 $70,500
Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program 11-9031 Bach+work 2.35 2,290 $23,000 $36,570
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081 Doctorate 3.44 1,640 $35,100 $51,960
Education, Training, & Library Workers, all other 25-9099 Bachelor 2.19   $19,160 $31,530
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors 21-1012 Master 1.31 4,820 $28,970 $40,120
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Educ. 25-2021 Bachelor 1.41 39,200 $28,420 $37,660
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061 mod. OJT 1.3 8,660 $23,170 $28,280
Embalmers 39-4011 1,2 year 1.15 330 $23,580 $39,260
Emergency Management Specialists 13-1061 work exp. 1.3 290 $32,480 $46,920
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032 Doctorate 3.21 970 $47,070 $77,340
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123 Master 3.27 2,240 $31,780 $47,450
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053 Doctorate 3.7 160 $36,570 $65,580
Fire Fighters 33-2011 long OJT 1.88 7,000 $21,250 $31,330
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021 work exp. 1.52 430 $28,930 $38,570
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Correctional Officers 33-1011 work exp. 1.44 520 $29,550 $39,300
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021 work exp. 1.73 2,140 $34,780 $49,880
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012 work exp. 1.92 25,690 $18,080 $27,450
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011 work exp. 1.86 6,180 $18,760 $27,800
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Personal Service Workers 39-1021 work exp. 1.92 4,970 $20,610 $32,340
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Police and Detectives 33-1012 work exp. 1.59 3,920 $34,930 $49,290
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Protective Service Workers, all other 33-1099 work exp. 2.54 1,330 $23,190 $41,920
Fish and Game Wardens 33-3031 long OJT 1.39 270 $29,130 $39,850
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 39-9031 1,2 year 3.97 5,840 $15,340 $26,210
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091 short OJT -0.67 770 $23,800 $40,700
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 short OJT 1.12 1,100 $14,890 $20,490
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 short OJT 1.07 1,250 $15,030 $22,020
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099 short OJT 1.78 880 $13,320 $18,350
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021 short OJT 2.09 26,410 $12,470 $16,060
Food Processing Workers, all other   35-xxxx short OJT 0.92 520    
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041 short OJT 1.19 6,130 $12,500 $16,800
Food Service Managers 11-9051 work exp. 1.69 7,220 $27,840 $42,840
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 Master 3.44 920 $31,730 $49,710
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 33-2022 work exp.        
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1043 Doctorate 3.42 100 $43,040 $66,530
Funeral Attendants 39-4021 short OJT 2.2 1,560 $16,790 $26,020
Funeral Directors 11-9061 Associate 1.44 780 $31,000 $55,920
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners 39-3012 1,2 year 1.84 50 $12,100 $13,760
Gaming Cage Workers 43-3041 short OJT        
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-2012 short OJT 1.84 50    
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Gaming Dealers 39-3011 1,2 year     $12,290 $24,310
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators 33-9031 mod. OJT        
Gaming Workers, all other 39-3019 mod. OJT 1.9 530    
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064 Doctorate 3.15 110 $41,560 $61,010
Graduate Teaching Assistants 25-1191 Bachelor 3.1 2,070 $13,120 $21,850
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012 1,2 year 1.24 10,260 $14,410 $23,430
Health Educators 21-1091 Master 2.1 1,340 $27,160 $38,570
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 Master 3.17 5,630 $37,660 $85,320
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125 Doctorate 3.34 900 $36,190 $55,560
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192 Master 2.82 250 $35,100 $49,470
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031 short OJT 2.6 9,200 $12,290 $14,740
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081 short OJT 2 6,410 $14,200 $17,680
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031 Master 2.39 2,820 $30,860 $46,900
Interpreters and Translators 27-3091 long OJT 2.06 620 $22,320 $30,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 short OJT 2.16 51,730 $13,560 $18,240
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-1023 Bach+work 1.07 1,340 $32,080 $59,790
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012 Bachelor 2.49 4,190 $25,830 $36,150
Law Clerks 23-2092 Bachelor 0 260 $22,600 $39,720
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1112 Profess. 3.61 470 $43,690 $83,320
Lawyers 23-1011 Profess. 2.16 11,730 $45,960 $97,600
Legal and Related Workers, all other 23-2099 Bachelor 1.1 1,210 $25,030 $41,380
Legislators 11-1031 Bach+work        
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Librarians 25-4021 Master 0.95 4,450 $33,460 $44,800
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1082 Doctorate 2.44 110 $42,080 $64,560
Library Technicians 25-4031 short OJT 1.7 2,620 $20,250 $28,190
Library, Museum, Training, and Other Education Workers, All other 25-9099 Bachelor 2.19 3,350    
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, all other 19-4099 Associate 1.79 5,360 $23,220 $37,050
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092 short OJT 1.59   $12,260 $15,700
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 39-3093 short OJT 2.15 380    
Lodging Managers 11-9081 work exp. 0.99 2,420 $27,740 $45,100
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012 short OJT 1.7 36,840 $12,620 $16,270
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092 1,2 year 1.63 400 $13,690 $20,990
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-1013 Master 1.34 70 $34,950 $51,070
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 Master 3.21 1,670 $36,350 $53,510
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 short OJT 1.71 7,480 $15,120 $17,750
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 25-2022 Bachelor 0.86 19,740 $27,800 $36,990
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 39-2021 short OJT 2.17 2,720 $14,040 $18,840
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072 Doctorate 3.15 1,540 $39,260 $53,030
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 Associate 3.13 6,270 $24,680 $35,090
Parking Enforcement Workers 33-3041 short OJT 1.68 110 $19,620 $23,600
Parking Lot Attendants 53-6021 short OJT 1.72 1,720 $14,050 $17,760
Personal and Home Care Aides 39-9021 short OJT 3.11 16,140 $14,550 $17,190
Personal Care and Service Workers, all other 39-9099 short OJT 2.38 1,280 $13,460 $18,800
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126 Doctorate 3.67 600 $34,170 $57,140
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054 Doctorate 3.28 420 $43,830 $70,050
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051 long OJT 1.53 15,450 $27,150 $36,680
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065 Doctorate 3.42 500 $39,150 $71,090
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051 short OJT 1.65 2,080 $37,970 $41,480
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052 short OJT 1.67 9,450 $31,430 $41,220
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199 Doctorate 3.24 960 $33,600 $45,850
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011 1,2 year 2.81 17,380 $14,050 $18,380
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021 work exp. 2.7 850 $20,610 $35,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092 Bachelor 1.32 4,010 $28,040 $32,660
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-9099 short OJT 1.59 4,930 $22,360 $32,070
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066 Doctorate 3.42 900 $37,720 $58,210
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193 Master 3.22 750 $33,560 $48,400
Recreation Workers 39-9032 Bachelor 2.41 10,560 $13,800 $20,650
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081 short OJT 1.59 2,860 $16,290 $21,960
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015 Master 2.58 5,780 $21,030 $30,920
Religious Workers, All Other 21-2099 Bachelor 2.67   $12,020 $28,940
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 short OJT 2.45 4,010 $15,170 $28,170
Residential Advisors 39-9041 mod. OJT 2.29 710 $17,580 $23,640
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 25-2031 Bachelor 1.69 17,240 $28,760 $38,890
Security Guards 33-9032 short OJT 2.79 21,630 $14,870 $22,300
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 25-3021 work exp. 3.78 4,970 $21,990 $35,200
Service Station Attendants 53-6031 short OJT 0.29 1,700 $13,930 $19,040
Shampooers 39-5093 short OJT 0.87 110 $12,580 $16,690
Skin Care Specialists 39-5094 1,2 year 1.59 410 $13,620 $24,590
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023 mod. OJT 1.63 12,490 $16,040 $19,480
Slot Key Persons 39-1012 1,2 year     $20,910 $31,540
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093 mod. OJT 4.03 10,560 $18,840 $25,050
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 Associate 1.79   $25,920 $35,100
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, all other 25-1069 Doctorate     $25,650 $40,410
Social Scientists and Related Workers, all other 19-3099 Master 0.8 2,050 $33,610 $55,970
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1113 Doctorate 3.47 320 $35,940 $57,000
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Social Workers, all other 21-1029 Bachelor 2.67   $39,800 $51,790
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067 Doctorate 3.32 570 $35,790 $55,440
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2042 Bachelor 2.7 2,620 $27,910 $36,910
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School 25-2041 Bachelor 2.66 5,890 $28,920 $38,070
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2043 Bachelor 2.69 2,040 $27,790 $37,620
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 21-1011 Master 1.48 1,580 $24,310 $33,380
Teacher Assistants 25-9041 short OJT 2.03 36,120 $15,430 $17,860
Teachers, Primary, Secondary, and Adult, all other 25-3099 Bachelor 3.04 16,450 $16,130 $24,380
Tour Guides and Escorts 39-6021 mod. OJT 2.79 790 $13,570 $17,090
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 long OJT     $26,410 $38,320
Travel Guides 39-6022 mod. OJT 2.92 180 $19,740 $31,440
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-2023 long OJT 2.1 390    
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 Master 1.45 840 $35,510 $47,460
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031 short OJT 2.9 3,110 $12,540 $14,260
Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2023 Bach+work 0.9 1,170 $29,750 $39,190
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194 work exp. 3.39 4,850 $29,270 $40,490
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032 Bach+work 0.9 2,990 $31,970 $41,810
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031 short OJT 2.62 58,640 $12,330 $15,020
SOC
code
minimum
education
growth
outlook
current
workers
salary
entry
salary
all

Chart legend - explains the abbreviations and color codes used in the chart.

Data are from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission (www.ncesc.com)

NC Career Pathway Career Data. (Excel 340 KB) This is the raw data for the Career Pathway section of the NC Career Outlook Handbook 2006. Use this data to create your own career lists.



This information is from the North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook.

This research was compiled and analyzed by Chris Droessler