{"h1":"Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina","faq":[{"a":"Asheville leads North Carolina for junior jobs: 44% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 31% across all cities in our data.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for junior jobs in north carolina?"},{"a":"11 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 11 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Asheville leads North Carolina for junior jobs: 44% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 31% across all cities in our data.","minN":100,"rows":[{"n":139,"bar":1,"key":"NC|asheville","sub":"NC","href":"/places/north-carolina/city/asheville","name":"Asheville","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"61"},{"label":"All openings","value":"139"},{"label":"Openings with pay posted","value":"16%"}],"value":0.4388489208633093,"change":null,"employers":["RTX","Eaton","Rha Health Services"],"valueLabel":"44%"},{"n":121,"bar":0.9792711014767647,"key":"NC|fayetteville","sub":"NC","href":"/places/north-carolina/city/fayetteville","name":"Fayetteville","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Entry-level openings","value":"52"},{"label":"All openings","value":"121"},{"label":"Openings with pay 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Internships are left out.","A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score."],"builtAt":"2026-11-04T03:37:37.436Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"junior","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":{"label":"all cities in our data","valueLabel":"31%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Asheville, NC: 44%","#2 Fayetteville, NC: 43%","#3 Wilmington, NC: 41%","11 cities ranked in North Carolina","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["The lead is wide: Asheville (44%) is well clear of Durham at #10 (25%).","Charlotte is the largest market in the top ten, with 3,402 openings behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-north-carolina"}