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Aerospace Engineers in North Carolina

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10.7% Jobs Projection
$98,900 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Aerospace Engineers in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Aerospace Engineers in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Aerospace Engineers in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Aerospace Engineers Work in North Carolina?

570 people worked as Aerospace Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 610 Aerospace Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 800 Aerospace Engineers working in it, which means North Carolina has fewer Aerospace Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Aerospace Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Aerospace Engineers job openings in North Carolina, and 830 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,600 annual jobs and 73,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Aerospace Engineers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Aerospace Engineers ranged from $65,300 to $133,250 with $98,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $31.39 to $64.06. The median hourly rate was $47.55.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $45.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.17.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Aerospace Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Aerospace Engineers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 830 $120,290
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 120 $92,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC 100 $109,020

Top States for Aerospace Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Aerospace Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 11,440 $122,960
Texas 6,770 $124,200
Alabama 4,080 $116,480
Ohio 3,880 $110,380
Maryland 2,890 $126,060
Florida 2,750 $107,810
Georgia 2,550 $114,380
Arizona 2,230 $105,490
Kansas 2,220 $102,880
Virginia 2,060 $127,160
Colorado 1,890 $115,530
New Jersey 1,840 $114,270
Missouri 1,250 $116,430
Connecticut 1,130 $100,170
Oklahoma 1,110 $90,620
Pennsylvania 940 $105,070
Utah 900 $102,070
New Mexico 700 $108,880
Massachusetts 630 $119,010
North Carolina 570 $98,900

Below are the states where Aerospace Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $145,160
Hawaii $128,090
Virginia $127,160
Maryland $126,060
Texas $124,200
California $122,960
Massachusetts $119,010
Louisiana $117,860
New York $117,470
Alabama $116,480

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