Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 21-1021 and BLS area 3700003.
Questions, answered
Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: common questions
What is the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $54,660 per year for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay higher in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area than nationally?
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area's published median was 8.2% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
No. The BLS wage is nominal, and WageScope has no exact current BEA Regional Price Parity row for this BLS area. It does not substitute a nearby place or invent an adjustment.
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$64,000/year
392,550
0.7%
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area was 8.2% below the U.S. median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. It ranked 69 of 133 nonmetro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Child, Family, and School Social Workers median says in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Child, Family, and School Social Workers median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area at $54,660 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 21-1021 and BLS area 3700003.
BLS lists 860 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $54,910 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area's Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is 8.2% below the U.S. Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $59,550 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 21-1021 with area 3700003
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1021 and area 3700003. SOC 21-1021 names Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Area 3700003 names Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-1021/3700003 row reports 860 wage and salary jobs, 3.4 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.35 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 21-1021/3700003, the annual median is $54,660 per year, while the matching mean is $54,910 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
21-1021/3700003 10th percentile: $40,710 per year.
21-1021/3700003 25th percentile: $47,860 per year.
21-1021/3700003 median: $54,660 per year.
21-1021/3700003 75th percentile: $61,220 per year.
21-1021/3700003 90th percentile: $66,640 per year.
21-1021/3700003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 3700003 facts behind this Child, Family, and School Social Workers page
Area 3700003 reports 253,210 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $52,080. Its annual median is $42,990. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area runs from $27,140 at the 10th percentile to $84,340 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $33,250. The median is $42,990. The 75th percentile is $59,750. This is a place check, not a pay range for Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 3700003. They do not show related skills or a path into Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
1. Area 3700003, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 8,030 jobs, $30,490 annual median, 31.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
2. Area 3700003, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 7,720 jobs, $28,700 annual median, 30.5 jobs per 1,000, and 1.53 location quotient.
3. Area 3700003, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 5,500 jobs, $36,370 annual median, 21.74 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
4. Area 3700003, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 5,200 jobs, $27,860 annual median, 20.54 jobs per 1,000, and 0.83 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
The 10th percentile is $40,710 per year. The 25th percentile is $47,860 per year. The median is $54,660 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,220 per year. The 90th percentile is $66,640 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $47,860 per year to $61,220 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $25,930. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $54,660 per year. North Carolina has $59,610 per year. The U.S. row has $59,550 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 8.3% below North Carolina on the same published median. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 8.2% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranks 69 of 133 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 69 of 133 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
66. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $55,210 per year, 520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
67. Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $55,160 per year, 260 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.24.
68. Guam (nonmetro area) has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $54,910 per year, 80 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.49.
Pay leaders
Where Child, Family, and School Social Workers medians lead among nonmetro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 21-1021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $79,730 per year. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits at $54,660 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Child, Family, and School Social Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $79,730 per year, or $25,070 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.97.
2. Connecticut nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $78,800 per year, or $24,140 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.11.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in this same-source set, at 1,160 jobs. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 860. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has 1,160 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 300 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $43,950 per year, or $10,710 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.46.
2. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1,130 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 270 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $51,940 per year, or $2,720 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.7.
Local-share leaders
Where Child, Family, and School Social Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 4.63. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1.35. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Child, Family, and School Social Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 4.63, a gap of 3.28 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,070 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $53,740 per year, or $920 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
2. Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.92, a gap of 1.57 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 290 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $46,410 per year, or $8,250 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
Job scale and share
How common Child, Family, and School Social Workers is in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
BLS lists 860 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 3.4 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.35. A value of 1 means Child, Family, and School Social Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Child, Family, and School Social Workers beside other roles in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
The all-occupations median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is $42,990 per year. The Child, Family, and School Social Workers median is $54,660 per year. Child, Family, and School Social Workers is 27.1% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $50,280 per year. BLS lists 3,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $49,460 per year. BLS lists 3,840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area table, at 8,030 jobs. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has 860 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 253,210. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Child, Family, and School Social Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 8,030 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7,170 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $30,490 per year, or $24,170 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
2. Cashiers has 7,720 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6,860 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $28,700 per year, or $25,960 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.53.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at $82,100 per year. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has $54,660 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $42,990 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,100 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $27,440 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 4,760 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $76,810 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $22,150 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.59.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at 4.17. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has 1.35. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Child, Family, and School Social Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 4.17 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.82 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 4,350 jobs and a median of $24,260 per year, or $30,400 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
2. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.76 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.41 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a median of $37,340 per year, or $17,320 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
Price-level view
What $54,660 may mean after the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area price level
WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $54,660 BLS median stays a nominal wage.
No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.
You can still compare Child, Family, and School Social Workers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.
Data care
How much care to use with the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area row
The employment RSE for this Child, Family, and School Social Workers row is 5.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 860 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $54,910 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Child, Family, and School Social Workers. It uses a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $54,660 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Child, Family, and School Social Workers row for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 860 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.35 is not a growth score. Rank 69 of 133 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 21-1021 in BLS area 3700003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
How many Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs does BLS estimate in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
BLS published an employment estimate of 860 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
MeritLog could not safely connect Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area to its job-place list. Jobs from other places are not shown here.
Local job matching is not ready for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
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5. Area 3700003, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 5,180 jobs, $29,160 annual median, 20.46 jobs per 1,000, and 1.4 location quotient.
6. Area 3700003, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 4,760 jobs, $82,100 annual median, 18.81 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
70. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $54,310 per year, 760 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.8.
71. Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $54,170 per year, 190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.65.
72. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $53,740 per year, 1,070 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 4.63.
3. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $74,630 per year, or $19,970 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.01.
4. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $74,090 per year, or $19,430 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.28.
5. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $73,850 per year, or $19,190 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.14.
6. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $72,910 per year, or $18,250 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 480 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.46.
7. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $71,010 per year, or $16,350 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.19.
8. Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has a Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $69,520 per year, or $14,860 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 460 jobs there, compared with 860 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.18.
3. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 1,100 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 240 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $59,100 per year, or $4,440 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.52.
4. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 1,090 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,420 per year, or $1,760 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.51.
5. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 1,080 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 220 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,960 per year, or $7,700 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.6.
6. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 1,070 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $53,740 per year, or $920 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 4.63.
7. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 990 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $55,990 per year, or $1,330 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.65.
8. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 860 estimated Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,660 per year, or $0 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.35.
3. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.85, a gap of 1.50 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 790 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $59,390 per year, or $4,730 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
4. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.6, a gap of 1.25 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,080 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $46,960 per year, or $7,700 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
5. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.54, a gap of 1.19 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 400 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $53,370 per year, or $1,290 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
6. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.52, a gap of 1.17 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,100 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $59,100 per year, or $4,440 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
7. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.51, a gap of 1.16 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,090 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $56,420 per year, or $1,760 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
8. Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.47, a gap of 1.12 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 730 Child, Family, and School Social Workers jobs and a median of $43,950 per year, or $10,710 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $46,400 per year. BLS lists 2,580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.41.
4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $44,920 per year. BLS lists 2,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $44,550 per year. BLS lists 2,950 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
6. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $42,740 per year. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $41,600 per year. BLS lists 2,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $41,410 per year. BLS lists 2,900 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 5,500 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,640 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $36,370 per year, or $18,290 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,200 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,340 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $27,860 per year, or $26,800 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.83.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has 5,180 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,320 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $29,160 per year, or $25,500 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.4.
6. Registered Nurses has 4,760 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,900 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $82,100 per year, or $27,440 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Cooks, Fast Food has 4,350 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,490 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $24,260 per year, or $30,400 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 4.17.
8. Nursing Assistants has 4,150 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,290 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $17,320 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.76.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $69,610 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $14,950 above Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 1,880 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $50,280 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $4,380 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,210 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,460 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $5,200 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,840 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $46,400 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $8,260 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,580 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.41.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $44,920 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $9,740 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,710 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $44,550 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $10,110 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,950 jobs, compared with 860 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.71 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.36 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 3,930 jobs and a median of $32,150 per year, or $22,510 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.69 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.34 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,370 jobs and a median of $29,440 per year, or $25,220 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.28 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a median of $36,400 per year, or $18,260 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.53 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.18 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 7,720 jobs and a median of $28,700 per year, or $25,960 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.5 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.15 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,190 jobs and a median of $28,730 per year, or $25,930 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.49 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.14 from Child, Family, and School Social Workers. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a median of $38,750 per year, or $15,910 below Child, Family, and School Social Workers.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (21-1021/3700003) | BLS 2025
