Davidson County, NC
FIPS 37057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Davidson County had an annual average of 46,653 jobs across 3,387 establishments, paying $2.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
46,653
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
3,387
Total Wages
$2.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,594
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 | 4,243 | 247 | $449 | $99.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,765 | 100 | $921 | $173.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,021 | 256 | $1,716 | $130.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 2,362 | 24 | $1,706 | $209.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,890 | 289 | $1,064 | $104.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,805 | 5 | $1,006 | $94.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,781 | 40 | $1,147 | $106.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,525 | 28 | $741 | $58.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,424 | 58 | $1,152 | $85.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,347 | 124 | $1,163 | $81.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,325 | 57 | $509 | $35.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,237 | 10 | $3,104 | $199.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,222 | 12 | $1,130 | $71.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,220 | 20 | $1,100 | $69.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,033 | 48 | $537 | $23.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 946 | 112 | $1,074 | $52.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 937 | 290 | $1,430 | $69.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 935 | 93 | $1,103 | $53.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 905 | 90 | $1,000 | $47.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 839 | 30 | $950 | $41.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 636 | 134 | $869 | $28.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 630 | 41 | $881 | $28.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 619 | 15 | $1,318 | $42.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 448 | 6 | $1,269 | $29.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 424 | 78 | $563 | $12.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 405 | 7 | $1,137 | $23.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 394 | 17 | $1,939 | $39.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 392 | 30 | $829 | $16.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 385 | 34 | $322 | $6.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 383 | 130 | $1,164 | $23.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 368 | 10 | $1,651 | $31.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 368 | 81 | $682 | $13.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 296 | 25 | $614 | $9.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 273 | 46 | $1,201 | $17.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 258 | 68 | $1,231 | $16.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 244 | 4 | $1,181 | $15.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 241 | 52 | $807 | $10.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 222 | 1 | $1,869 | $21.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 217 | 18 | $1,243 | $14.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 213 | 27 | $714 | $7.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 208 | 110 | $876 | $9.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 192 | 5 | $1,466 | $14.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 190 | 15 | $911 | $9.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 186 | 25 | $1,094 | $10.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 186 | 19 | $1,190 | $11.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 175 | 7 | $615 | $5.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 168 | 7 | $1,290 | $11.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 165 | 31 | $1,213 | $10.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 156 | 10 | $1,063 | $8.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 152 | 6 | $1,641 | $12.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 137 | 6 | $679 | $4.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 136 | 15 | $351 | $2.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 135 | 10 | $1,059 | $7.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 131 | 5 | $956 | $6.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 128 | 6 | $865 | $5.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 123 | 30 | $453 | $2.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 112 | 8 | $1,140 | $6.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 83 | 30 | $1,180 | $5.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 77 | 14 | $1,232 | $4.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 52 | 50 | $617 | $1.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 50 | 8 | $1,221 | $3.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 27 | 8 | $839 | $1.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 22 | 1 | $1,178 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 19 | 14 | $1,401 | $1.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 18 | 3 | $1,468 | $1.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 14 | 2 | $1,082 | $0.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 12 | 4 | $1,159 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 2 | $2,172 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 9 | $806 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
184
jobs · $65,257 avg pay
State Government
887
jobs · $48,439 avg pay
Local Government
5,069
jobs · $51,508 avg pay
Private
40,513
jobs · $55,066 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
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- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs