North Carolina was 6.1% above the U.S. median for Power Plant Operators. It ranked 10 of 51 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for North Carolina was 94.3, or 5.7% below the national price level. Its housing index was 81.4.
National-price-dollar proxy
$114,815
WageScope divides the published Power Plant Operators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Power Plant Operators in North Carolina: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-8013 and BLS area 37.
Questions, answered
Power Plant Operators pay in North Carolina: common questions
What is the median wage for Power Plant Operators in North Carolina?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $108,300 per year for Power Plant Operators in North Carolina. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Power Plant Operators pay higher in North Carolina than nationally?
North Carolina's published median was 6.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in North Carolina?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 94.3 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Power Plant Operators jobs does BLS estimate in North Carolina?
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What the Power Plant Operators median says in North Carolina
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Power Plant Operators median in North Carolina at $108,300 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 51-8013 and BLS area 37.
BLS lists 420 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 $100,460 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
North Carolina's Power Plant Operators median is 6.1% above the U.S. Power Plant Operators median of $102,040 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-8013 and area 37. SOC 51-8013 names Power Plant Operators. Area 37 names North Carolina. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-8013/37 row reports 420 wage and salary jobs, 0.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.45 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-8013/37, the annual median is $108,300 per year, while the matching mean is $100,460 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 37 facts behind this Power Plant Operators page
Area 37 reports 4,941,820 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,290. Its annual median is $47,970. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-8013 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in North Carolina runs from $28,580 at the 10th percentile to $119,640 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,030. The median is $47,970. The 75th percentile is $75,610. This is a place check, not a pay range for Power Plant Operators.
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 37. They do not show related skills or a path into Power Plant Operators.
1. Area 37, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 127,540 jobs, $31,370 annual median, 25.81 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
2. Area 37, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 116,720 jobs, $38,230 annual median, 23.62 jobs per 1,000, and 1.24 location quotient.
3. Area 37, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 111,120 jobs, $84,350 annual median, 22.49 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the North Carolina wage ladder for Power Plant Operators
The 10th percentile is $62,580 per year. The 25th percentile is $80,240 per year. The median is $108,300 per year. The 75th percentile is $118,600 per year. The 90th percentile is $132,040 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 $80,240 per year to $118,600 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $69,460. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare North Carolina with its state and the U.S.
North Carolina has a annual median of $108,300 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $102,040 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for North Carolina. North Carolina is 6.1% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where North Carolina sits for Power Plant Operators
North Carolina ranks 10 of 51 among states and territories with a published annual median for Power Plant Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 10 of 51 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.
7. Tennessee has a Power Plant Operators median of $115,920 per year, 490 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.8.
8. Maryland has a Power Plant Operators median of $111,260 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.64.
9. Oregon has a Power Plant Operators median of $109,830 per year, 250 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.66.
11. Georgia has a Power Plant Operators median of $107,580 per year, 590 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.64.
Pay leaders
Where Power Plant Operators medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 51-8013, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $131,620 per year. North Carolina sits at $108,300 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Power Plant Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Washington has a Power Plant Operators median of $131,620 per year, or $23,320 above North Carolina. BLS lists 430 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 0.65.
2. Nevada has a Power Plant Operators median of $131,400 per year, or $23,100 above North Carolina. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 0.86.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Power Plant Operators jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Power Plant Operators in this same-source set, at 2,610 jobs. North Carolina has 420. 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. California has 2,610 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 2,190 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $105,210 per year, or $3,090 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.76.
2. Texas has 2,100 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 1,680 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $102,510 per year, or $5,790 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.79.
Local-share leaders
Where Power Plant Operators takes the largest share of local jobs
Alaska has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 10.6. North Carolina has 0.45. 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 Power Plant Operators 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. Alaska has a location quotient of 10.6, a gap of 10.15 from North Carolina. BLS lists 650 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $88,870 per year, or $19,430 below North Carolina.
2. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 4.38, a gap of 3.93 from North Carolina. BLS lists 60 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $61,230 per year, or $47,070 below North Carolina.
3. Wyoming has a location quotient of 4.38, a gap of 3.93 from North Carolina. BLS lists 230 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $99,200 per year, or $9,100 below North Carolina.
Job scale and share
How common Power Plant Operators is in North Carolina
BLS lists 420 Power Plant Operators jobs in North Carolina. It also lists 0.08 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 0.45. A value of 1 means Power Plant Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Power Plant Operators beside other roles in North Carolina
The all-occupations median in North Carolina is $47,970 per year. The Power Plant Operators median is $108,300 per year. Power Plant Operators is 125.8% 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 North Carolina. 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 Power Plant Operators. 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. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a North Carolina median of $101,950 per year. BLS lists 63,740 jobs and a location quotient of 0.57.
2. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a North Carolina median of $100,820 per year. BLS lists 36,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a North Carolina median of $84,350 per year. BLS lists 111,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in North Carolina
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded North Carolina table, at 127,540 jobs. Power Plant Operators has 420 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 4,941,820. 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 Power Plant Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 127,540 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 127,120 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $31,370 per year, or $76,930 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 116,720 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 116,300 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $38,230 per year, or $70,070 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.24.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around North Carolina
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded North Carolina role table, at $134,710 per year. Power Plant Operators has $108,300 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,970 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. Software Developers has a median of $134,710 per year in North Carolina, or $26,410 above Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 58,470 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.09.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,950 per year in North Carolina, or $6,350 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 63,740 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 0.57.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $100,820 per year in North Carolina, or $7,480 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 36,200 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in North Carolina
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded North Carolina role table, at 4.02. Power Plant Operators has 0.45. 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 Power Plant Operators 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 4.02 in North Carolina, a gap of 3.57 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 81,980 jobs and a median of $27,190 per year, or $81,110 below Power Plant Operators.
2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.86 in North Carolina, a gap of 1.41 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 56,840 jobs and a median of $44,190 per year, or $64,110 below Power Plant Operators.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.39 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.94 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 64,010 jobs and a median of $38,460 per year, or $69,840 below Power Plant Operators.
Price-level view
What $108,300 may mean after the North Carolina price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for North Carolina is 94.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 5.7% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $108,300 Power Plant Operators median by 94.3 divided by 100. The result is $114,815 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 81.4. Goods are 96.6. Utilities are 88.6. Other services are 98.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Power Plant Operators row is 18%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.9%. 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 420 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $100,460 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.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Power Plant Operators. It uses a North Carolina 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 $108,300 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 Power Plant Operators row for North Carolina 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 420 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.45 is not a growth score. Rank 10 of 51 is not a place score. The 94.3 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-8013 in BLS area 37. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 420 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 37, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 106,440 jobs, $28,880 annual median, 21.54 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
5. Area 37, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 92,230 jobs, $28,570 annual median, 18.66 jobs per 1,000, and 0.75 location quotient.
6. Area 37, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 89,510 jobs, $40,240 annual median, 18.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
3. New Jersey has a Power Plant Operators median of $131,370 per year, or $23,070 above North Carolina. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 0.37.
4. Idaho has a Power Plant Operators median of $124,440 per year, or $16,140 above North Carolina. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 1.9.
5. North Dakota has a Power Plant Operators median of $122,160 per year, or $13,860 above North Carolina. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 1.89.
6. Hawaii has a Power Plant Operators median of $121,700 per year, or $13,400 above North Carolina. BLS lists 290 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 2.43.
7. Tennessee has a Power Plant Operators median of $115,920 per year, or $7,620 above North Carolina. BLS lists 490 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 0.8.
8. Maryland has a Power Plant Operators median of $111,260 per year, or $2,960 above North Carolina. BLS lists 330 jobs there, compared with 420 in North Carolina. The location quotient is 0.64.
3. New York has 1,960 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 1,540 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $106,990 per year, or $1,310 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.07.
4. Florida has 1,640 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 1,220 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $94,290 per year, or $14,010 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Michigan has 1,220 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 800 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $105,820 per year, or $2,480 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.47.
6. Indiana has 1,190 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 770 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $107,000 per year, or $1,300 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.97.
7. Illinois has 1,160 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 740 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $104,440 per year, or $3,860 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.01.
8. Pennsylvania has 1,010 estimated Power Plant Operators jobs, a gap of 590 jobs from North Carolina. Its median is $95,800 per year, or $12,500 below North Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.89.
4. Hawaii has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.98 from North Carolina. BLS lists 290 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $121,700 per year, or $13,400 above North Carolina.
5. Vermont has a location quotient of 2.41, a gap of 1.96 from North Carolina. BLS lists 140 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $78,240 per year, or $30,060 below North Carolina.
6. Mississippi has a location quotient of 2.05, a gap of 1.60 from North Carolina. BLS lists 450 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $102,400 per year, or $5,900 below North Carolina.
7. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 1.54 from North Carolina. BLS lists 790 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $107,080 per year, or $1,220 below North Carolina.
8. Indiana has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 1.52 from North Carolina. BLS lists 1,190 Power Plant Operators jobs and a median of $107,000 per year, or $1,300 below North Carolina.
4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a North Carolina median of $82,050 per year. BLS lists 49,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
5. Software Developers, SOC 15-1252, has a North Carolina median of $134,710 per year. BLS lists 58,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a North Carolina median of $80,230 per year. BLS lists 41,180 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a North Carolina median of $70,990 per year. BLS lists 49,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a North Carolina median of $62,620 per year. BLS lists 46,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
3. Registered Nurses has 111,120 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 110,700 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $84,350 per year, or $23,950 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
4. Cashiers has 106,440 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 106,020 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $28,880 per year, or $79,420 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 92,230 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 91,810 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $28,570 per year, or $79,730 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 0.75.
6. Customer Service Representatives has 89,510 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 89,090 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $40,240 per year, or $68,060 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.09.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 87,510 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 87,090 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $35,950 per year, or $72,350 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Cooks, Fast Food has 81,980 jobs in North Carolina, a gap of 81,560 from Power Plant Operators. Its median is $27,190 per year, or $81,110 below Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 4.02.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,350 per year in North Carolina, or $23,950 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 111,120 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $82,050 per year in North Carolina, or $26,250 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 49,270 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $80,230 per year in North Carolina, or $28,070 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 41,180 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.19.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $70,990 per year in North Carolina, or $37,310 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 49,110 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.25.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $62,620 per year in North Carolina, or $45,680 below Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 46,040 jobs, compared with 420 for Power Plant Operators. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.25 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.80 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 49,110 jobs and a median of $70,990 per year, or $37,310 below Power Plant Operators.
5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.24 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.79 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 116,720 jobs and a median of $38,230 per year, or $70,070 below Power Plant Operators.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.19 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.74 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 41,180 jobs and a median of $80,230 per year, or $28,070 below Power Plant Operators.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.15 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.70 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 46,040 jobs and a median of $62,620 per year, or $45,680 below Power Plant Operators.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.12 in North Carolina, a gap of 0.67 from Power Plant Operators. BLS lists 48,760 jobs and a median of $47,930 per year, or $60,370 below Power Plant Operators.
Power Plant Operators pay in North Carolina | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Power Plant Operators in North Carolina
Filtered through MeritLog's approved North Carolina place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
