Audiologists in North Carolina

Considering a career as an Audiologist in North Carolina?

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

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

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

What Major Will Prepare You For an Audiologist Career?

• Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• General Communication Sciences & Disorders
• Audiology/Audiologist
• Speech Pathology & Audiology
• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services

How Many Audiologists Work in North Carolina?

400 people worked as Audiologists in 2018 in this state.

There were 430 Audiologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 195 Audiologists working in it, which means North Carolina has more Audiologists than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Audiologists in this state are growing at a rate of 19.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 20.3%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Audiologists job openings in North Carolina, and 560 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,000 annual jobs and 17,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Audiologists Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Audiologists ranged from $53,960 to $91,060 with $68,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.94 to $43.78. The median hourly rate was $32.84.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $35.6 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.76.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Audiologists

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Raleigh, NC	150	$64,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	140	$81,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50	$63,570
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30	$70,340

Top States for Audiologists Employment

View the list below to see where most Audiologists work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	1,010	$79,630
California	990	$99,300
Florida	820	$65,520
Texas	770	$75,030
Ohio	530	$70,870
Illinois	520	$76,180
Virginia	510	$74,530
Michigan	450	$71,620
Tennessee	450	$71,800
Massachusetts	420	$79,240
North Carolina	400	$68,310
New Jersey	380	$83,530
Maryland	360	$86,490
Washington	340	$83,990
Wisconsin	290	$77,880
Missouri	280	$71,720
Indiana	220	$73,360
Arizona	210	$80,200
Minnesota	210	$83,080
Iowa	200	$77,270

Below are the states where Audiologists get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
North Dakota	$119,130
District of Columbia	$100,260
California	$99,300
Delaware	$90,220
Colorado	$86,660
Maryland	$86,490
Oregon	$85,040
Washington	$83,990
New Jersey	$83,530
Minnesota	$83,080

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ghozt Tramp under License

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