Quality Engineer
Corning
Durham, NC · $67k–$92k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Durham, NC ranks
Where Durham, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast27% · of 87
- #10Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast7% · of 77
- #10Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina25% · of 11
- #12Best cities for clinical jobs76 openings · of 22
- #13Best cities for education jobs155 openings · of 47
- #13Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast10% · of 87
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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $79,845 a year. Across 160 open quality engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $83,000 to $103,500 and the median is $90,000. That is 11% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Corning has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 123 workers, most recently February 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...productivity and enable breakthrough discoveries. Role Purpose The Quality Engineeris accountable and responsible for providing support... ...40 hours/week Experiences/Education - Required Bachelors in Engineering, life sciences, or related field 2-4 years related experience...