Career Atlas USA

Careers in Winston-Salem, NC

Part of North Carolina.

Winston-Salem, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.043, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.6% · 306,137 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Emergency Medicine Physicians$319,170
  2. 2Radiologists$317,250
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$309,990
  4. 4General Internal Medicine Physicians$293,840
  5. 5Chief Executives$273,710

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Registered Nurses10,180 employed
  2. 2Retail Salespersons6,790 employed
  3. 3Cashiers6,220 employed
  4. 4Cooks, Fast Food6,120 employed
  5. 5Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand5,490 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders20.31× national avg
  2. 2Upholsterers12.28× national avg
  3. 3Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders8.67× national avg
  4. 4Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders7.52× national avg
  5. 5Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders6.07× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Emergency Medicine Physicians$346,762
  2. 2Radiologists$344,676
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$336,788
  4. 4General Internal Medicine Physicians$319,242
  5. 5Chief Executives$297,372

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see North Carolina state page.