How much do extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers make in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

What the Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median says in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area at $35,950 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 51-6091 and BLS area 3700003.

BLS lists 150 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 $35,590 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is 22.4% below the U.S. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $46,350 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 51-6091 with area 3700003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-6091 and area 3700003. SOC 51-6091 names Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Area 3700003 names Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-6091/3700003 row has 150 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.61 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 7.37. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-6091/3700003, the annual median is $35,950 per year, while the matching mean is $35,590 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-6091/3700003 10th percentile: $28,710 per year.
• 51-6091/3700003 25th percentile: $28,710 per year.
• 51-6091/3700003 median: $35,950 per year.
• 51-6091/3700003 75th percentile: $36,910 per year.
• 51-6091/3700003 90th percentile: $47,640 per year.
• 51-6091/3700003 employment RSE: 12.7%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.3%.
• 51-6091/3700003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 3700003 facts behind this Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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 51-6091 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.

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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 3700003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 8,030. Yearly median: $30,490. Jobs per 1,000: 31.7. Location quotient: 1.26.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 7,720. Yearly median: $28,700. Jobs per 1,000: 30.5. Location quotient: 1.53.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 5,500. Yearly median: $36,370. Jobs per 1,000: 21.74. Location quotient: 1.19.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 5,200. Yearly median: $27,860. Jobs per 1,000: 20.54. Location quotient: 0.83.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 3700003. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 5,180. Yearly median: $29,160. Jobs per 1,000: 20.46. Location quotient: 1.4.
• 6. Registered Nurses. Area: 3700003. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 4,760. Yearly median: $82,100. Jobs per 1,000: 18.81. Location quotient: 0.87.

Read the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

The 10th percentile is $28,710 per year. The 25th percentile is $28,710 per year. The median is $35,950 per year. The 75th percentile is $36,910 per year. The 90th percentile is $47,640 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 $28,710 per year to $36,910 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $18,930. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $35,950 per year. North Carolina has $40,090 per year. The U.S. row has $46,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 10.3% below North Carolina on the same published median. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 22.4% 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 benchmarks, 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.

Where Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranks 9 of 10 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 9 of 10 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.

• 6. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area. The Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is $41,590 per year. BLS estimates 220 jobs. The location quotient is 14.32.
• 7. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is $39,300 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 14.53.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is $39,130 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 7.13.
• 10. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is $35,270 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 2.96.

Where Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-6091, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $51,610 per year. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits at $35,950 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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 limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $51,610 per year, or $15,660 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 7.7.
• 2. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $49,770 per year, or $13,820 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 4.94.
• 3. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $48,310 per year, or $12,360 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 5.8.
• 4. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $44,830 per year, or $8,880 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 19.8.
• 5. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $41,980 per year, or $6,030 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 7.61.
• 6. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $41,590 per year, or $5,640 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 14.32.
• 7. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $39,300 per year, or $3,350 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 14.53.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median of $39,130 per year, or $3,180 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 150 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 7.13.

Where BLS counts the most Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in this same-source set, at 250 jobs. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 150. 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. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area has 250 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $44,830 per year, or $8,880 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 19.8.
• 2. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 220 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $41,590 per year, or $5,640 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 14.32.
• 3. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 180 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 30 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,310 per year, or $12,360 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 5.8.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 150 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,950 per year, or $0 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 7.37.
• 5. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 140 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $39,130 per year, or $3,180 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 7.13.
• 6. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has 140 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $39,300 per year, or $3,350 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 14.53.
• 7. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 120 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 30 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $41,980 per year, or $6,030 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 7.61.
• 8. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 90 estimated Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,770 per year, or $13,820 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 4.94.

Where Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers takes the largest share of local jobs

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 19.8. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 7.37. 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 19.8, a gap of 12.43 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 250 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $44,830 per year, or $8,880 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 14.53, a gap of 7.16 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $39,300 per year, or $3,350 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 14.32, a gap of 6.95 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $41,590 per year, or $5,640 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 7.7, a gap of 0.33 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 60 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $51,610 per year, or $15,660 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 7.61, a gap of 0.24 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $41,980 per year, or $6,030 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 7.37, a gap of 0.00 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $35,950 per year, or $0 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 7.13, a gap of 0.24 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $39,130 per year, or $3,180 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 5.8, a gap of 1.57 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs and a median of $48,310 per year, or $12,360 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

How common Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers is in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 150 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.61 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 7.37. A value of 1 means Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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.

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers median is $35,950 per year. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers is 16.4% below 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,340 per year. BLS lists 4,030 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
• 2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,370 per year. BLS lists 5,500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
• 3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,400 per year. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
• 4. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,970 per year. BLS lists 3,150 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
• 5. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $37,340 per year. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a location quotient of 1.76.
• 6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $37,450 per year. BLS lists 3,710 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $33,810 per year. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
• 8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $38,750 per year. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.49.

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. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers has 150 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers'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 7,880 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $30,490 per year, or $5,460 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 2. Cashiers has 7,720 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7,570 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $28,700 per year, or $7,250 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 1.53.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 5,500 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,350 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $36,370 per year, or $420 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 5,050 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $27,860 per year, or $8,090 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses has 5,180 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,030 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $29,160 per year, or $6,790 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 6. Registered Nurses has 4,760 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,610 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $82,100 per year, or $46,150 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 7. Cooks, Fast Food has 4,350 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,200 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $24,260 per year, or $11,690 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 4.17.
• 8. Nursing Assistants has 4,150 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,000 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $1,390 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 1.76.

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. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers has $35,950 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 $46,150 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 4,760 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $40,860 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 0.59.
• 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 $33,660 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 1,880 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $14,330 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 3,210 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $13,510 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 3,840 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $10,450 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,580 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $8,970 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,710 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $8,600 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,950 jobs, compared with 150 for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Its location quotient is 1.18.

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. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers has 7.37. 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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 3.20 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 4,350 jobs and a median of $24,260 per year, or $11,690 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 2. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.76 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.61 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a median of $37,340 per year, or $1,390 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 3. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.71 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.66 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 3,930 jobs and a median of $32,150 per year, or $3,800 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.69 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.68 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,370 jobs and a median of $29,440 per year, or $6,510 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.74 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a median of $36,400 per year, or $450 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.53 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.84 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 7,720 jobs and a median of $28,700 per year, or $7,250 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.5 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.87 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,190 jobs and a median of $28,730 per year, or $7,220 below Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.
• 8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.49 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.88 from Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a median of $38,750 per year, or $2,800 above Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers.

What $35,950 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 $35,950 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 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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.

How much care to use with the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers row is 12.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.3%. 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 150 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,590 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.

Use Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. 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 $35,950 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.

What the Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 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 150 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 7.37 is not a growth score. Rank 9 of 10 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 51-6091 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.