Wake County: jobs, salaries and hiring
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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
5
open professional roles
9
opened in the last 90 days
11 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
1
state hiring
North Carolina
What it hires for: Engineering (3), Human Resources (3), Legal (1). By level: early career (3), manager (3), senior ic (2), mid level (1), director (1).
Where: Raleigh, NC (11).
Main hubs: Raleigh, NC (11). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Raleigh, NC ranks
Where Raleigh, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast68 / 100 · of 33
- #3Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast84 / 100 · of 33
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates67 / 100 · of 100
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina33% · of 11
- #8Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast142 jobs · of 72
- #9Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast341 openings · of 65
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Wake County hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Wake County's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 18 professional roles in that time.
- 4 of Wake County's 10 open roles (40%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 1 open roles (10%) ask for a specific AI skill.
- Of the 3 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 hybrid, 1 on-site.
- 0% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 25% for government employers.
- By open professional roles, Wake County ranks #184 of 1,106 government employers we track.
How Wake County compares with government employers
| Measure | Wake County | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 10 | 5 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 0% | 25% |
Median across 1,106 government employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Permanency Services ManagerRaleigh, NC
- Assistant County Attorney - Public RecordsRaleigh, NC
- Facilities Systems Engineer - Tiered Sign-on Bonus up to $5,000Raleigh, NC
- Assistant Program Manager - EngineeringRaleigh, NC
- Assistant Program Manager - Post Construction StormwaterRaleigh, NC
- Environmental ConsultantRaleigh, NC
- Digital Services Consultant- Hybrid - 80% RemoteRaleigh, NC
- Regional Center Director (On Site)Wake Forest, NC
- Senior Business Analyst (Hybrid)Raleigh, NC
- Senior Energy Engineer- Tiered Sign-On Bonus up to $5,000Raleigh, NC
Common questions
- Is Wake County hiring?
- Wake County has 5 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 9 opened in the last 90 days and 11 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- Does Wake County hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 4 of Wake County's 10 open roles (40%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Wake County offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 3 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 hybrid, 1 on-site.
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