High paying medical jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Greensboro-High Point, NC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Greensboro-High Point, NC run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Greensboro-High Point, NC salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Greensboro-High Point, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$364,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,580 – $476,620840
2Dentists, General$163,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,970 – $321,730190
3Pharmacists$138,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,650 – $159,010710
4Nurse Practitioners$132,230
Master's degree
$101,680 – $158,640820
5Veterinarians$129,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,790 – $207,090180
6Physician Assistants$120,540
Master's degree
$102,590 – $188,940420
7Physical Therapists$99,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,720 – $122,960540
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,890
Associate's degree
$66,810 – $103,820150
9Occupational Therapists$96,820
Master's degree
$59,150 – $117,010270
10Dental Hygienists$84,250
Associate's degree
$43,120 – $98,250390
11Registered Nurses$82,860
Bachelor's degree
$66,400 – $122,5606,240
12Respiratory Therapists$80,090
Associate's degree
$63,790 – $93,440290
13Speech-Language Pathologists$78,830
Master's degree
$60,780 – $117,810430
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,520
Associate's degree
$47,350 – $96,770490
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,910
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $80,320130
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,900 – $74,6701,470
17Opticians, Dispensing$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $77,850120
18Surgical Technologists$59,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550 – $72,510340
19Paramedics$58,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,420 – $71,280320
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,140
Bachelor's degree
$38,360 – $84,800690
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,090
Associate's degree
$36,370 – $62,690270
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $81,810370
23Medical Records Specialists$45,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,640 – $73,140360
24Pharmacy Technicians$44,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $57,3601,240
25Psychiatric Technicians$44,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,710 – $55,780190
26Emergency Medical Technicians$44,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,100 – $77,180370
27Dietetic Technicians$29,800
Associate's degree
$26,390 – $36,990120

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGreensboro-High Point, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$364,620	$161,580 – $476,620	840
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,910	$105,970 – $321,730	190
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,180	$80,650 – $159,010	710
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,230	$101,680 – $158,640	820
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,910	$77,790 – $207,090	180
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$120,540	$102,590 – $188,940	420
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,320	$78,720 – $122,960	540
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,890	$66,810 – $103,820	150
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,820	$59,150 – $117,010	270
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,250	$43,120 – $98,250	390
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,860	$66,400 – $122,560	6,240
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,090	$63,790 – $93,440	290
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,830	$60,780 – $117,810	430
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,520	$47,350 – $96,770	490
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,910	$48,670 – $80,320	130
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,610	$49,900 – $74,670	1,470
17	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$36,110 – $77,850	120
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,070	$46,550 – $72,510	340
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,980	$47,420 – $71,280	320
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,140	$38,360 – $84,800	690
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,090	$36,370 – $62,690	270
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,920	$38,830 – $81,810	370
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,180	$36,640 – $73,140	360
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,930	$35,960 – $57,360	1,240
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,610	$39,710 – $55,780	190
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,250	$35,100 – $77,180	370
27	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$29,800	$26,390 – $36,990	120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Greensboro-High Point, NC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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