Numbers of jobs in North Carolina

All Occupations

Year Number
2004 3,722,700
2005 3,809,690
2006 3,892,670
2007 4,013,460
2008 4,063,420
2009 3,896,750
2010 3,772,780
2011 3,814,860
2012 3,878,800
2013 3,947,030
2014 4,030,880
2015 4,125,070
2016 4,231,020
2017 4,298,390
2018 4,383,210
2019 4,462,800

Management Occupations

Year Number
2004 174,150
2005 179,720
2006 179,040
2007 180,240
2008 190,850
2009 182,130
2010 168,820
2011 168,470
2012 170,020
2013 170,960
2014 175,980
2015 180,090
2016 180,470
2017 183,560
2018 190,680
2019 205,870

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Year Number
2004 117,470
2005 123,980
2006 137,580
2007 152,870
2008 159,050
2009 153,760
2010 156,590
2011 161,250
2012 168,590
2013 175,160
2014 185,220
2015 195,930
2016 208,340
2017 213,790
2018 218,220
2019 231,430

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Year Number
2004 83,580
2005 82,120
2006 86,030
2007 86,040
2008 94,050
2009 96,970
2010 95,260
2011 97,170
2012 104,360
2013 108,310
2014 112,890
2015 117,620
2016 126,030
2017 125,000
2018 135,850
2019 143,360

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Year Number
2004 47,160
2005 51,610
2006 53,120
2007 56,910
2008 57,140
2009 53,740
2010 50,270
2011 50,940
2012 54,580
2013 54,920
2014 56,290
2015 57,830
2016 61,810
2017 64,340
2018 64,130
2019 67,680

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2004 33,470
2005 26,120
2006 28,910
2007 33,570
2008 36,650
2009 36,780
2010 36,610
2011 35,900
2012 35,040
2013 36,820
2014 37,020
2015 36,020
2016 35,260
2017 37,310
2018 37,590
2019 38,940

Community and Social Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 45,930
2005 46,990
2006 43,520
2007 50,160
2008 55,150
2009 55,880
2010 53,930
2011 50,150
2012 49,420
2013 49,750
2014 49,680
2015 48,910
2016 48,410
2017 51,520
2018 53,030
2019 55,500

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 17,700
2005 19,270
2006 19,130
2007 19,000
2008 21,090
2009 21,710
2010 21,850
2011 23,000
2012 22,270
2013 22,950
2014 23,630
2015 23,240
2016 21,720
2017 21,510
2018 24,400
2019 26,260

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Year Number
2004 240,630
2005 246,750
2006 245,670
2007 253,890
2008 255,600
2009 261,440
2010 264,390
2011 262,590
2012 258,510
2013 258,260
2014 256,850
2015 260,070
2016 266,300
2017 277,240
2018 275,450
2019 278,090

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Year Number
2004 31,370
2005 33,150
2006 34,570
2007 37,020
2008 37,120
2009 37,810
2010 38,350
2011 36,440
2012 37,300
2013 39,110
2014 37,730
2015 40,340
2016 40,850
2017 42,080
2018 42,210
2019 44,290

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2004 185,780
2005 190,090
2006 197,320
2007 208,370
2008 216,830
2009 224,000
2010 228,100
2011 230,510
2012 236,060
2013 245,630
2014 247,810
2015 254,650
2016 263,610
2017 262,270
2018 275,850
2019 273,260

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 123,230
2005 135,590
2006 144,260
2007 153,190
2008 160,600
2009 159,250
2010 159,100
2011 158,230
2012 157,040
2013 160,260
2014 163,680
2015 168,030
2016 175,220
2017 174,140
2018 177,480
2019 174,820

Protective Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 77,150
2005 79,790
2006 83,250
2007 87,310
2008 90,100
2009 92,260
2010 93,950
2011 99,130
2012 99,870
2013 99,820
2014 99,850
2015 100,490
2016 102,230
2017 99,700
2018 99,950
2019 99,530

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 305,950
2005 314,240
2006 327,450
2007 342,990
2008 351,110
2009 346,600
2010 340,350
2011 350,450
2012 361,200
2013 376,610
2014 390,710
2015 398,630
2016 412,160
2017 421,170
2018 426,510
2019 429,910

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Year Number
2004 115,260
2005 116,480
2006 120,190
2007 123,030
2008 127,980
2009 124,140
2010 121,580
2011 120,030
2012 123,050
2013 124,450
2014 126,940
2015 129,140
2016 130,580
2017 130,640
2018 133,090
2019 133,030

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 52,410
2005 50,080
2006 54,250
2007 60,460
2008 64,740
2009 53,660
2010 71,110
2011 73,880
2012 74,990
2013 78,010
2014 81,950
2015 83,720
2016 85,900
2017 87,140
2018 89,900
2019 93,890

Sales and Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 392,270
2005 402,020
2006 415,100
2007 426,690
2008 428,770
2009 411,290
2010 400,890
2011 410,710
2012 423,290
2013 433,180
2014 438,700
2015 445,840
2016 454,290
2017 460,790
2018 472,150
2019 479,770

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 549,880
2005 546,960
2006 563,110
2007 579,150
2008 574,570
2009 558,570
2010 542,070
2011 546,150
2012 550,890
2013 553,060
2014 557,660
2015 568,610
2016 571,090
2017 571,340
2018 566,220
2019 556,540

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Year Number
2004 6,410
2005 8,150
2006 8,200
2007 7,980
2008 7,870
2009 6,850
2010 6,430
2011 7,120
2012 7,340
2013 7,380
2014 7,950
2015 8,880
2016 9,240
2017 7,620
2018 8,500
2019 7,720

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year Number
2004 162,370
2005 179,130
2006 191,670
2007 201,740
2008 199,060
2009 164,110
2010 142,360
2011 133,040
2012 133,370
2013 131,000
2014 135,220
2015 138,640
2016 146,690
2017 157,400
2018 167,040
2019 180,320

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Year Number
2004 152,940
2005 170,600
2006 171,100
2007 173,980
2008 170,720
2009 158,010
2010 152,610
2011 157,310
2012 161,630
2013 162,700
2014 166,220
2015 168,200
2016 175,140
2017 182,380
2018 188,300
2019 189,450

Production Occupations

Year Number
2004 410,750
2005 416,590
2006 406,590
2007 393,850
2008 381,400
2009 336,300
2010 306,690
2011 311,020
2012 316,950
2013 324,950
2014 330,050
2015 339,930
2016 343,090
2017 338,250
2018 342,970
2019 340,110

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Year Number
2004 340,080
2005 343,940
2006 350,900
2007 349,890
2008 364,580
2009 333,690
2010 315,350
2011 318,230
2012 319,750
2013 325,220
2014 339,700
2015 352,120
2016 365,940
2017 378,850
2018 382,910
2019 400,070

Metro Areas in North Carolina