Of the 15,480 marketing professionals employed in North Carolina, 430 work in Asheville. Between 2006 and 2010, in Asheville, there has been a 51% decline in the number of marketing professionals. As the employment for marketing professionals in Asheville has decreased, overall employment in Asheville has increased.

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As the number of marketing professionals in Asheville has shrunk, salaries for marketing professionals have increased. Asheville marketing professionals made $74,533 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for marketing professionals in Asheville was $70,512 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Asheville.

Asheville marketing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $63,653. The difference in pay between the marketing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 192%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,007 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $128,320 per year.

Asheville marketing professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited marketing school in the city. Many of Asheville's marketing professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in marketing offered by Asheville's marketing school.

Approximately 1 students completed marketing courses in 2010.