Job market report: Asheville, NC

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Asheville, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 20 open listings in Asheville; 22 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 2 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $70k a year ($74k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in NC: 6% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 370 jobsAlaska: 292 jobsArizona: 1,415 jobsColorado: 1,196 jobsFlorida: 1,524 jobsGeorgia: 1,181 jobsIndiana: 791 jobsKansas: 298 jobsMaine: 105 jobsMassachusetts: 1,412 jobsMinnesota: 652 jobsNew Jersey: 377 jobsNorth Carolina: 525 jobsNorth Dakota: 205 jobsOklahoma: 707 jobsPennsylvania: 605 jobsSouth Dakota: 219 jobsTexas: 3,681 jobsWyoming: 139 jobsConnecticut: 183 jobsMissouri: 925 jobsWest Virginia: 124 jobsIllinois: 1,514 jobsNew Mexico: 739 jobsArkansas: 212 jobsCalifornia: 7,743 jobsDelaware: 94 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,964 jobsHawaii: 347 jobsIowa: 174 jobsKentucky: 287 jobsMaryland: 714 jobsMichigan: 349 jobsMississippi: 180 jobsMontana: 204 jobsNew Hampshire: 81 jobsNew York: 3,736 jobsOhio: 649 jobsOregon: 586 jobsTennessee: 393 jobsUtah: 798 jobsVirginia: 1,176 jobsWashington: 2,856 jobsWisconsin: 238 jobsNebraska: 216 jobsSouth Carolina: 216 jobsIdaho: 226 jobsNevada: 277 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 648 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsSpartanburgMorristownGreerGreeneville Hendersonville, NC: 2 jobsHendersonville · 2Asheville, NC: 20 jobs, median listed pay $70k a year, ▲ 2 new this weekAsheville · 20 · $70k You: Asheville, NC Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Asheville; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Asheville

  1. Mechanic and technician · 5 listings · typical $48k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Veterans Health Administration · 13 jobs
  2. National Park Service · 4 jobs
  3. Carvana · 1 job
  4. Air Force Civilian Career Training · 1 job
  5. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Cherokee, NC · 25 jobs · 44 mi
  • Johnson City, TN · 12 jobs · 48 mi
  • Spruce Pine, NC · 3 jobs · 33 mi
  • Balsam, NC · 2 jobs · 34 mi
  • Hendersonville, NC · 2 jobs · 20 mi
  • Greer, SC · 1 job · 50 mi

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