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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in North Carolina

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5.4% Jobs Projection
$61,470 Median Salary
740 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 8,440 people working as Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the year 2018.

There were 8,290 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,235 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators working in it, which means North Carolina has more Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in this state are growing at a rate of 5.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.4%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 740 annual job openings, and a total of 8,860 jobs for North Carolina Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 24,500 annual jobs and 306,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ranged from $39,310 to $89,680 with $61,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.9 to $43.12. The median hourly rate was $29.55.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.31.

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

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Top North Carolina Metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,800 $65,430
Raleigh, NC 1,460 $61,290
Winston-Salem, NC 1,100 $61,280
Greensboro-High Point, NC 790 $52,180
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 770 $56,340
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 420 $55,480
Goldsboro, NC 180 $56,540
Fayetteville, NC 160 $65,540
Asheville, NC 160 $68,190
Wilmington, NC 150 $63,250
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 100 $51,360
Greenville, NC 60 $63,430
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 50 $75,510

Top States for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Employment

View the list below to see where most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 33,650 $72,380
Texas 23,110 $67,260
Florida 21,310 $61,970
New York 18,510 $70,100
Pennsylvania 13,810 $65,790
Illinois 12,450 $62,740
Ohio 11,290 $65,000
New Jersey 10,780 $74,350
Arizona 9,860 $58,630
Georgia 9,640 $62,990
North Carolina 8,440 $61,470
Missouri 7,250 $65,310
Tennessee 6,870 $59,430
Wisconsin 6,380 $61,750
Maryland 5,810 $72,040
Massachusetts 5,760 $75,250
Minnesota 5,570 $62,550
Washington 5,490 $68,600
Colorado 5,200 $70,720
Virginia 5,030 $61,900

Below are the states where Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $76,000
Massachusetts $75,250
New Jersey $74,350
California $72,380
Alaska $72,090
Maryland $72,040
Colorado $70,720
Rhode Island $70,510
New York $70,100
New Hampshire $69,850

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