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By job tipster | April 19, 2009
North Carolina
Located on the Atlantic Seaboard, North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Made up of 100 separate counties, the state’s capital is Raleigh.
North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Queen Elizabeth I granted the royal charter to Sir Walter Raleigh in 11584. Both of the first settlements Raleigh attempted to set up didn’t fare so well, one of which was on Roanoke Island and is referred to as the “Lost Colony.”
In recent history, North Carolina has become a center for agriculture, financial services and manufacturing. Tobacco, which was one of the state’s first sources of revenue, is still very important to North Carolina’s economy.
North Carolina’s Job Market
North Carolina ’s fastest growing jobs are: personal and home care aides, social and human service assistants, mental health counselors, mental health and substance abuse social workers, network systems and data communications analysts, medical assistants, substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, physical therapists assistants, veterinary technologists and technicians and skin care specialists.
The fastest growing industries are: educational and health services, financial services and manufacturing and technology.
High wage occupations are: Anesthesiologists, chief executives, dentists (both general and all other specialists), family and general practitioners, internists (general), obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists and pediatricians (general).
Work Trends
North Carolina’s unemployment rate: 10.8 percent
National unemployment rate: 8.5 percent
Mean travel time to work:
24 minutes
North Carolina’s Largest Employers
Sparks Lawn Care
1605 Paragon Dr
Winston Salem, NC 27127
University of North Carolina
Airport Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
North Carolina State University
2200 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27695
Duke University Medical Center
Marshall Pickens Building
2100 Erwin Rd.
Durham, NC 27705
Nortel Networks
4001 E. Chapel Hill Nelson Hwy
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Wake Forest Univ School Of Med
Medical Ctr Blvd
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27710
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (More)
1200 N Elm St
Greensboro, NC 27401
University Health Systems
Pitt Memorial Hospital
2100 Stantonsburg Rd
Greenville, NC 27834
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Surrounding Area Job Search
Charlotte, North Carolina
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Concord, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Continuing Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University
East Carolina University
Western Carolina University
Appalachian State University
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Central University
Winston-Salem State University
Wake Forest University
Duke University
Belmont Abbey College
Shaw University
Davidson College
Gardner-Webb University
Salem College
Saint Augustine’s College
Discovering North Carolina
Charlotte Hornets
Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Bobcats
Carolina RailHawks
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
NASCAR Hall of Fame
North Carolina Zoo
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Flat Rock Playhouse
North Carolina Aquariums
Greater North Carolina Statistics
Population
Total Population: 9,061,032
Under 18: 24.5 percent
White: 74 percent
Black: 21.7 percent
American Indian:
1.2 percent
Asian:
1.9 percent
Other: 0.1 percent
Multi-racial:
1.1 percent
Hispanic: 7.0 percent
Education
High school graduates: 78.1 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.5 percent
Housing
Households: 3,132,013
Persons per household: 2.49
Housing units: 4,125,308
Homeownership rate: 16.1 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $108,300
Income
Median household income: $44,772
Per capita income: $20,307
Total personal income:
$20,307
Persons below poverty: 14.3 percent
Transportation
Airports: Albert J Ellis, Asheville Regional, Charlotte/Douglas International, Coastal Carolina Regional, Fayetteville Regional, Hickory Regional, Kinston Regional Jetport, Moore County, Piedmont Triad International, Pitt-Greenville, Raleigh-Durham International, Smith Reynolds, Wilmington International
Railroads: Amtrak
Public Mass Transit: Charlotte Area Transit System, Capital Area Transit, Chapel Hill Transit, Winston-Salem Transit Authority, Wilmington Wave Transit, and Western Piedmont Regional Transit
Weather
High temp. in July: 87.85 Degrees Fahrenheit
Low temp. in Jan: 31.71 Degrees Fahrenheit
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