Exactly 2,340 of North Carolina's 71,020 international business professionals work in Hickory. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of international business professionals in Hickory has shrunk by 16%. Overall employment in Hickory has also decreased.

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Salaries for international business professionals in Hickory have increased. In 2010 Hickory international business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $93,258. Four years earlier in 2006, international business professionals in Hickory made an average salary of $84,574 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Hickory.

International business professionals make a median salary of $64,128 per year in Hickory. The 10% of international business professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $50,568 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 67% higher salaries.

International business professional salaries in Hickory are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Hickory's international business professionals are graduates of the only accredited international business school in the city.

Hickory's international business school offers one international business degree and certificate program.

Approximately 2 students completed international business courses in 2010.