How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

What the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median says in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area at $49,080 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 53-3032 and BLS area 3700002.

BLS lists 3,980 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 $52,150 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is 16.3% below the U.S. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 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 53-3032 with area 3700002

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-3032 and area 3700002. SOC 53-3032 names Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area 3700002 names Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-3032/3700002 row has 3,980 wage and salary jobs. There are 16.73 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.26. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-3032/3700002, the annual median is $49,080 per year, while the matching mean is $52,150 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-3032/3700002 10th percentile: $38,820 per year.
• 53-3032/3700002 25th percentile: $44,660 per year.
• 53-3032/3700002 median: $49,080 per year.
• 53-3032/3700002 75th percentile: $57,940 per year.
• 53-3032/3700002 90th percentile: $70,760 per year.
• 53-3032/3700002 employment RSE: 2.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.4%.
• 53-3032/3700002 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 3700002 facts behind this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers page

Area 3700002 reports 238,010 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $50,480. Its annual median is $42,140. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-3032 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area runs from $26,550 at the 10th percentile to $80,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $32,580. The median is $42,140. The 75th percentile is $58,050. This is a place check, not a pay range for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

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 3700002. They do not show related skills or a path into Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 3700002. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 6,840. Yearly median: $27,400. Jobs per 1,000: 28.74. Location quotient: 1.45.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 3700002. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 6,080. Yearly median: $25,900. Jobs per 1,000: 25.54. Location quotient: 1.03.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 3700002. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 5,630. Yearly median: $30,100. Jobs per 1,000: 23.67. Location quotient: 0.94.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 3700002. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 5,290. Yearly median: $29,610. Jobs per 1,000: 22.21. Location quotient: 0.8.
• 5. Cooks, Fast Food. Area: 3700002. SOC: 35-2011. Jobs: 5,070. Yearly median: $23,690. Jobs per 1,000: 21.28. Location quotient: 5.16.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 3700002. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 4,960. Yearly median: $34,680. Jobs per 1,000: 20.85. Location quotient: 1.14.

Read the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The 10th percentile is $38,820 per year. The 25th percentile is $44,660 per year. The median is $49,080 per year. The 75th percentile is $57,940 per year. The 90th percentile is $70,760 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 $44,660 per year to $57,940 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $31,940. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

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

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $49,080 per year. North Carolina has $51,530 per year. The U.S. row has $58,640 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 4.8% below North Carolina on the same published median. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 16.3% 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 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranks 111 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 111 of 137 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.

• 108. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,290 per year. BLS estimates 1,030 jobs. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 109. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,190 per year. BLS estimates 3,050 jobs. The location quotient is 1.51.
• 110. North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,140 per year. BLS estimates 2,820 jobs. The location quotient is 1.78.
• 112. Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $48,940 per year. BLS estimates 2,870 jobs. The location quotient is 1.75.
• 113. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $48,940 per year. BLS estimates 5,680 jobs. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 114. West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $48,910 per year. BLS estimates 4,480 jobs. The location quotient is 1.99.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-3032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $79,070 per year. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits at $49,080 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $79,070 per year, or $29,990 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,850 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $72,090 per year, or $23,010 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,200 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 3. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $64,410 per year, or $15,330 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 4. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,540 per year, or $13,460 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,080 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.21.
• 5. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,400 per year, or $13,320 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.65.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,770 per year, or $12,690 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,240 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 7. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,200 per year, or $12,120 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,790 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 8. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $60,980 per year, or $11,900 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 650 jobs there, compared with 3,980 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.46.

Where BLS counts the most Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this same-source set, at 8,100 jobs. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 3,980. 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. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 8,100 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,120 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $51,070 per year, or $1,990 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 6,770 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 2,790 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,190 per year, or $8,110 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.7.
• 3. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 6,280 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 2,300 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,920 per year, or $9,840 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.9.
• 4. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 6,270 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 2,290 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,000 per year, or $6,920 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.41.
• 5. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 5,850 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 1,870 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,560 per year, or $9,480 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.78.
• 6. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 5,680 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 1,700 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,940 per year, or $140 below Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 7. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 5,110 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 1,130 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,080 per year, or $5,000 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.64.
• 8. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 4,950 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,820 per year, or $7,740 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.99.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers takes the largest share of local jobs

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 3.65. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1.26. 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.65, a gap of 2.39 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $62,400 per year, or $13,320 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.7, a gap of 1.44 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,770 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,190 per year, or $8,110 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.38 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,110 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $54,080 per year, or $5,000 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.56, a gap of 1.30 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,330 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,760 per year, or $8,680 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.41, a gap of 1.15 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,270 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,000 per year, or $6,920 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.01 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,910 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $53,940 per year, or $4,860 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 0.97 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,160 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,980 per year, or $8,900 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.21, a gap of 0.95 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,440 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,730 per year, or $7,650 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

How common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 3,980 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 16.73 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 1.26. A value of 1 means Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers beside other roles in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is $42,140 per year. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,080 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is 16.5% 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 Central 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. 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. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $50,550 per year. BLS lists 2,860 jobs and a location quotient of 4.92.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $47,490 per year. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
• 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $47,360 per year. BLS lists 4,280 jobs and a location quotient of 2.02.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $44,910 per year. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.48.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $53,490 per year. BLS lists 2,080 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
• 6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $44,060 per year. BLS lists 2,250 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
• 7. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, SOC 51-9061, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $43,000 per year. BLS lists 1,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.87.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $41,260 per year. BLS lists 2,110 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.

The largest detailed roles in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area table, at 6,840 jobs. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 3,980 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 238,010. 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Cashiers has 6,840 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,860 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $27,400 per year, or $21,680 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 6,080 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,100 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $25,900 per year, or $23,180 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 5,630 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,650 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $30,100 per year, or $18,980 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 5,290 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,310 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $29,610 per year, or $19,470 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 5. Cooks, Fast Food has 5,070 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,090 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $23,690 per year, or $25,390 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 5.16.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,960 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 980 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $34,680 per year, or $14,400 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Nursing Assistants has 4,720 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 740 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $36,560 per year, or $12,520 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 2.13.
• 8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 4,530 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 550 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $35,680 per year, or $13,400 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.

Published role medians around Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at $84,540 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has $49,080 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $42,140 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $84,540 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $35,460 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,580 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.48.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,470 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $32,390 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 4,210 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $65,930 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $16,850 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,870 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.81.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $53,490 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $4,410 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,080 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 5. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $50,550 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $1,470 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,860 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 4.92.
• 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $47,490 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $1,590 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,340 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $47,360 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $1,720 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 4,280 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 2.02.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $44,910 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $4,170 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,530 jobs, compared with 3,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.48.

Roles with the largest local share in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at 5.16. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1.26. 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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 5.16 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.90 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 5,070 jobs and a median of $23,690 per year, or $25,390 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 4.92 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.66 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,860 jobs and a median of $50,550 per year, or $1,470 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 3.28 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.02 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 3,890 jobs and a median of $39,980 per year, or $9,100 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 4. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.13 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.87 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 4,720 jobs and a median of $36,560 per year, or $12,520 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 2.02 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.76 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 4,280 jobs and a median of $47,360 per year, or $1,720 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 6. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 1.87 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.61 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,710 jobs and a median of $43,000 per year, or $6,080 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.81 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.55 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,870 jobs and a median of $65,930 per year, or $16,850 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.77 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.51 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 3,810 jobs and a median of $37,180 per year, or $11,900 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

What $49,080 may mean after the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $49,080 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row is 2.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. 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 3,980 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $52,150 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 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. It uses a Central 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 $49,080 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row for Central 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 3,980 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.26 is not a growth score. Rank 111 of 137 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 53-3032 in BLS area 3700002. 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.