GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — In life, like business, it’s all about getting ahead.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying business jobs in Greenville, Jacksonville and New Bern using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs ranked by 2021 average salary. Jobs that the BLS lists as “Business and Financial Operations Occupations” are also included. Read on to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.
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tax preparer
Greenville (No. 16)
– Average annual salary: $39,200
– #194 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employees: 30
Jacksonville (No. 11)
– Average annual salary: $31,960
– #271 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 70
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $51,080
– Number of employed persons: 83,190
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($79,470)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)
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Training and Development Specialist
Greenville (No. 15)
– Average annual salary: $52,870
– #427 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 210
Jacksonville (No. 10)
– Average annual salary: $46,250
– #492 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 220
New Bern (No. 11)
– Average annual salary: $50,980
– #452 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 110
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $67,620
– Employment: 336,030
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Dothan, Alabama ($111,580)
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($94,720)
– Decatur, Alabama ($94,650)
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HR Specialist
Greenville (No. 14)
– Average annual salary: $56,800
– #400 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 350
Jacksonville (No. 8)
– Average annual salary: $58,790
– #341 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 200
New Bern (No. 9)
– Average annual salary: $62,130
– #239 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employees: 150
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $70,720
– Number of employed people: 740,830
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)
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fundraising activities
Greenville (No. 13)
– Average annual salary: $60,360
– #122 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 40
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $64,870
– Number of employed persons: 82,080
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($91,460)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
– Salinas, California ($83,760)
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Tax examiners and collectors, and tax agents
Greenville (No. 12)
– Average annual salary: $61,250
– #80 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 40
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $63,200
– Number of employed people: 52,270
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Stockton Lodi, California ($102,470)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)
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Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist
Greenville (No. 11)
– Average annual salary: $64,670
– #189 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 220
Jacksonville (No. 9)
– Average annual salary: $50,870
– #497 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 90
New Bern (No. 6)
– Average annual salary: $68,440
– Ranked 99th highest salary among all metros
– Number of employed people: 70
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $76,080
– Employment: 727,540
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
– Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington ($99,510)
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Logistician
Greenville (No. 10)
– Average annual salary: $64,900
– #321 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 70
Jacksonville (No. 2)
– Average annual salary: $78,810
– #101 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 90
New Bern (No. 4)
– Average annual salary: $79,440
– 93rd highest salary among all metros
– Number of employed people: 550
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $79,230
– Number of employed persons: 189,320
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– CA – Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($111,740)
— Kokomo, Indiana ($101,310)
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Compliance Officer
Greenville (No. 9)
– Average annual salary: $67,520
– #248 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 80
Jacksonville (No. 7)
– Average annual salary: $61,240
– #374 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 80
New Bern (No. 7)
– Average annual salary: $67,350
– #253 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 40
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $75,810
– Number of employed people: 334,340
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($103,650)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
– CA – Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)
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cost estimator
Greenville (No. 8)
– Average annual salary: $69,800
– #163 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 80
Jacksonville (No. 6)
– Average annual salary: $61,980
– #381 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 60
New Bern (No. 10)
– Average annual salary: $56,410
– #484 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 60
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $73,740
– Number of employed persons: 208,950
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-New Hampshire ($104,660)
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)
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Claims adjusters, examiners and investigators
Greenville (No. 7)
– Average annual salary: $74,120
– Highest paying #96 of all metros
– Number of employed people: 50
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $70,960
– Number of employed people: 278,140
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
— Kennewick-Richland, Washington ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut ($95,200)
– Salinas, California ($90,800)
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accountants and auditors
Greenville (No. 6)
– Average annual salary: $74,150
– #204 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 540
Jacksonville (No. 5)
– Average annual salary: $71,480
– #284 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 240
New Bern (No. 5)
– Average annual salary: $74,590
– #190 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed persons: 190
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $83,980
– Number of employed people: 1,318,550
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ($112,830)
– New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania ($109,330)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)
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loan officer
Greenville (No. 5)
– Average annual salary: $77,870
– #178 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 120
Jacksonville (No. 4)
– Average annual salary: $72,230
– #280 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 70
New Bern (No. 8)
– Average annual salary: $63,090
– #439 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 50
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $80,570
– Number of employed people: 340,170
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania ($111,830)
– Bend-Redmond, Oregon ($106,290)
– Wilmington, North Carolina ($104,930)
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Financial and Investment Analyst
Greenville (No. 4)
– Average annual salary: $84,730
– #177 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 60
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $103,020
– Number of employed people: 291,880
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut ($135,620)
– New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania ($133,640)
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)
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personal financial advisor
Greenville (No. 3)
– Average annual salary: $87,850
– #356 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 90
New Bern (1st)
– Average annual salary: $111,870
– #163 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 40
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $119,960
– Number of employed persons: 263,030
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Barnstable Township, Massachusetts ($172,780)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
– East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania ($158,790)
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management analyst
Greenville (No. 2)
– Average annual salary: $88,080
– #217 Highest paid of any metro
– Number of employed people: 130
Jacksonville (#1)
– Average annual salary: $83,630
– #309 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 200
New Bern (No. 2)
– Average annual salary: $95,900
– #101 Highest paying of any metro
– Number of employed people: 140
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $100,530
– Number of employed people: 768,450
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– Dothan, Alabama ($135,020)
– Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut ($127,320)
– San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)
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Project Management Specialist
Greenville (first place)
– Average annual salary: $94,060
– Ranked 91st highest salary among all metros
– Number of employees: 250
Jacksonville (No. 3)
– Average annual salary: $76,120
– #431 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 90
New Bern (No. 3)
– Average annual salary: $79,890
– #358 Highest paid of all metros
– Number of employed people: 110
The country’s
– Average annual salary: $98,420
– Number of employed people: 743,860
– Cities with the highest average salaries:
– San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
– Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama ($130,250)
– Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington ($125,330)