Avery County, NC
FIPS 37011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Avery County had an annual average of 7,186 jobs across 698 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,186
-0.4% YoY
Establishments
698
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,456
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 777 | 50 | $429 | $17.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 724 | 16 | $864 | $32.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 441 | 8 | $845 | $19.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 392 | 4 | $1,334 | $26.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 352 | 50 | $1,112 | $20.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 344 | 10 | $848 | $15.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 292 | 11 | $691 | $7.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 285 | 9 | $1,004 | $14.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 208 | 12 | $789 | $8.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 207 | 13 | $749 | $8.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 205 | 45 | $1,079 | $11.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 157 | 21 | $698 | $5.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 142 | 24 | $757 | $5.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 130 | 13 | $943 | $5.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 108 | 8 | $783 | $4.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 98 | 5 | $1,025 | $5.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 90 | 10 | $987 | $4.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 83 | 18 | $484 | $2.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 81 | 10 | $453 | $1.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 74 | 28 | $616 | $2.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 74 | 15 | $859 | $3.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 63 | 7 | $758 | $2.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 51 | 7 | $740 | $2.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 49 | 8 | $1,075 | $2.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 44 | 7 | $1,227 | $2.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 40 | 7 | $1,417 | $2.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 33 | 3 | $2,427 | $1.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 30 | 30 | $772 | $1.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 29 | 8 | $492 | $0.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 28 | 5 | $690 | $1.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 14 | 8 | $814 | $0.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 13 | 4 | $1,015 | $0.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 9 | 5 | $1,764 | $0.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6 | 1 | $903 | $0.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 3 | 1 | $534 | $0.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1 | 1 | $1,249 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 1 | $1,582 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
41
jobs · $74,986 avg pay
State Government
423
jobs · $66,568 avg pay
Local Government
839
jobs · $45,716 avg pay
Private
5,883
jobs · $42,475 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
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