How much do nursing assistants make in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

What the Nursing Assistants median says in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Nursing Assistants median in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area at $36,560 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 31-1131 and BLS area 3700002.

BLS lists 4,720 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 $36,190 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 Nursing Assistants median is 13.5% below the U.S. Nursing Assistants median of $42,260 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 31-1131 with area 3700002

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-1131 and area 3700002. SOC 31-1131 names Nursing Assistants. Area 3700002 names Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 31-1131/3700002 row has 4,720 wage and salary jobs. There are 19.85 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 2.13. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 31-1131/3700002, the annual median is $36,560 per year, while the matching mean is $36,190 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 31-1131/3700002 10th percentile: $28,180 per year.
• 31-1131/3700002 25th percentile: $32,150 per year.
• 31-1131/3700002 median: $36,560 per year.
• 31-1131/3700002 75th percentile: $38,150 per year.
• 31-1131/3700002 90th percentile: $43,440 per year.
• 31-1131/3700002 employment RSE: 2.5%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.5%.
• 31-1131/3700002 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 3700002 facts behind this Nursing Assistants 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 31-1131 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 Nursing Assistants.

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 Nursing Assistants.

• 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 Nursing Assistants

The 10th percentile is $28,180 per year. The 25th percentile is $32,150 per year. The median is $36,560 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,150 per year. The 90th percentile is $43,440 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 $32,150 per year to $38,150 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,260. 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 $36,560 per year. North Carolina has $38,460 per year. The U.S. row has $42,260 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 4.9% below North Carolina on the same published median. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 13.5% 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 Nursing Assistants

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranks 95 of 135 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Nursing Assistants. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 95 of 135 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.

• 92. South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,900 per year. BLS estimates 1,040 jobs. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 93. Kansas nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,820 per year. BLS estimates 8,200 jobs. The location quotient is 2.35.
• 94. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,820 per year. BLS estimates 1,420 jobs. The location quotient is 0.81.
• 96. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,470 per year. BLS estimates 990 jobs. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 97. Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,440 per year. BLS estimates 1,090 jobs. The location quotient is 1.54.
• 98. North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Nursing Assistants median is $36,430 per year. BLS estimates 1,100 jobs. The location quotient is 1.03.

Where Nursing Assistants medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 31-1131, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $48,530 per year. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits at $36,560 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Nursing Assistants 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. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $48,530 per year, or $11,970 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $48,420 per year, or $11,860 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is Not published.
• 3. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $48,180 per year, or $11,620 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,170 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 4. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $48,080 per year, or $11,520 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 640 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 5. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $47,870 per year, or $11,310 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,480 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.58.
• 6. Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $47,730 per year, or $11,170 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 440 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.63.
• 7. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $47,670 per year, or $11,110 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 8. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Nursing Assistants median of $47,410 per year, or $10,850 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 330 jobs there, compared with 4,720 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.56.

Where BLS counts the most Nursing Assistants jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Nursing Assistants in this same-source set, at 8,200 jobs. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,720. 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 8,200 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 3,480 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,820 per year, or $260 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.35.
• 2. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,720 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,560 per year, or $0 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.13.
• 3. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,720 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,960 per year, or $400 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.92.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,150 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $780 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.76.
• 5. West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has 3,350 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 1,370 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $40,880 per year, or $4,320 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.12.
• 6. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 3,130 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 1,590 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $45,690 per year, or $9,130 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 7. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 3,070 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 1,650 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $39,070 per year, or $2,510 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.25.
• 8. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 3,060 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 1,660 jobs from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $38,050 per year, or $1,490 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.33.

Where Nursing Assistants takes the largest share of local jobs

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.75. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 2.13. 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 Nursing Assistants 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. Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.75, a gap of 0.62 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,000 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $40,860 per year, or $4,300 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.38, a gap of 0.25 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,380 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $30,820 per year, or $5,740 below Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.36, a gap of 0.23 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,020 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $35,330 per year, or $1,230 below Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.35, a gap of 0.22 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 8,200 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $36,820 per year, or $260 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 0.14 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,340 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $47,110 per year, or $10,550 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 0.12 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,070 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $39,070 per year, or $2,510 above Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 0.07 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,590 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $29,020 per year, or $7,540 below Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 0.02 from Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,250 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $28,980 per year, or $7,580 below Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

How common Nursing Assistants is in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 4,720 Nursing Assistants jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 19.85 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 2.13. A value of 1 means Nursing Assistants 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.

Nursing Assistants 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 Nursing Assistants median is $36,560 per year. Nursing Assistants is 13.2% 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 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 Nursing Assistants. 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. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,230 per year. BLS lists 2,630 jobs and a location quotient of 0.66.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,060 per year. BLS lists 1,780 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $37,180 per year. BLS lists 3,810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.77.
• 4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $35,680 per year. BLS lists 4,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
• 5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $38,140 per year. BLS lists 2,350 jobs and a location quotient of 1.6.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $34,680 per year. BLS lists 4,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
• 7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $33,430 per year. BLS lists 3,270 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 8. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, SOC 53-7051, has a Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $39,980 per year. BLS lists 3,890 jobs and a location quotient of 3.28.

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. Nursing Assistants has 4,720 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 Nursing Assistants'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 2,120 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $27,400 per year, or $9,160 below Nursing Assistants. 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 1,360 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $25,900 per year, or $10,660 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 5,630 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 910 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $30,100 per year, or $6,460 below Nursing Assistants. 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 570 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $29,610 per year, or $6,950 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 5. Cooks, Fast Food has 5,070 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 350 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $23,690 per year, or $12,870 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 5.16.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,960 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 240 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $34,680 per year, or $1,880 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 4,530 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 190 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $35,680 per year, or $880 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 4,280 jobs in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 440 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $47,360 per year, or $10,800 above Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 2.02.

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. Nursing Assistants has $36,560 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 $47,980 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 2,580 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.48.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,470 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $44,910 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 4,210 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. 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 $29,370 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,870 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. 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 $16,930 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 2,080 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. 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 $13,990 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 2,860 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 4.92.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,080 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $12,520 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 3,980 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $47,490 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $10,930 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 2,340 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $47,360 per year in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $10,800 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 4,280 jobs, compared with 4,720 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 2.02.

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. Nursing Assistants has 2.13. 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 Nursing Assistants 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 3.03 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 5,070 jobs and a median of $23,690 per year, or $12,870 below Nursing Assistants.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 4.92 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.79 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 2,860 jobs and a median of $50,550 per year, or $13,990 above Nursing Assistants.
• 3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 3.28 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.15 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 3,890 jobs and a median of $39,980 per year, or $3,420 above Nursing Assistants.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 2.02 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.11 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 4,280 jobs and a median of $47,360 per year, or $10,800 above Nursing Assistants.
• 5. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 1.87 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.26 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,710 jobs and a median of $43,000 per year, or $6,440 above Nursing Assistants.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.81 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.32 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,870 jobs and a median of $65,930 per year, or $29,370 above Nursing Assistants.
• 7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.77 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.36 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 3,810 jobs and a median of $37,180 per year, or $620 above Nursing Assistants.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.61 in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.52 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 3,510 jobs and a median of $28,030 per year, or $8,530 below Nursing Assistants.

What $36,560 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 $36,560 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 Nursing Assistants 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 Nursing Assistants row is 2.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. 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 4,720 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $36,190 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 Nursing Assistants. 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 $36,560 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 Nursing Assistants 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 4,720 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.13 is not a growth score. Rank 95 of 135 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 31-1131 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.