Below you will find companies and a list of jobs for felons in North Carolina. Please note that every company listed is a felon friendly employer but exact policies vary per position and/or location. We are always working on expand our list of companies that hire felons. If you have any leads for us please notify our organization, Help for Felons.
List of Jobs for Felons In North Carolina
Please remember that we have many other pages of felon friendly job resources in addition to this page. Here are just a few:
- Main Jobs For Felons Page – This has tons of job resources and help!
- Online/Work From Home – These are legit companies that do not do background checks!
- Felony Expungement Help & Information – Learn how to have your felony conviction wiped from your record.
- Loans and Grants – Get money to go to school or start a business.
General Labor Jobs
Accufleet International – Various locations – Aircraft seat cover changer. Removing dirty aircraft seat covers and replacing with clean aircraft seat covers. This cleaning can involve climbing upstairs for each flight, removing trash, sweeping floors, wiping seats/walls, straightening blankets/pillows, cleaning the lavatory and other duties as assigned. Must pass a pre-employment drug screen & 10 year background check (criminal/ employment).
The Budd Group – Greensboro/Mooresville/Winston Salem and other North Carolina locations – Various jobs from janitorial to landscaping. Will need to pass a 20 year background check for Client security badge as well as Drug Test.
Staffing Agency Jobs
Randstad National Sourcing – Multiple North Carolina Locations – Must be willing to submit and pass a 10 year background check.
Office Jobs
Boston National Title Agency, LLC – Charlotte, NC – Real Estate, 10 year background checks with no derogatory items for credit, criminal, prior positions.
Transportation Jobs
Courier Distribution Systems – Package Delivery – Must be able to pass a 7 year background screening (no infractions of any kind)
Creative Delivery Company – Charlotte, NC – Creative Delivery Co. is a courier company seeking for new or experienced people like you to be a part of our team We are open 7 days week. We offer Permanent Part Time or Full Time Employment. Must be able to Pass a 7 Year Background Check and Drug screening.
POSTALMILE – Charlotte, NC – Must be able to pass a 7 year background screening (no infractions of any kind). Package delivery.
Hospitality & Restaurant Jobs
Crown Hotel and Travel Management – Various Location in North Carolina – Housekeeping and other hotel jobs. Must be able to pass a 5 year background check and have reliable transportation to and front work. On call for all housekeeping emergencies.
Other Types of Jobs
RDU Airport Restruants (Raleigh-Durham International Airport) – Various positions restaurant positions at Five guys and Jason’s Deli. Must Pass a 10 Year Background Check.
Duke Energy – Various locations in North Carolina – Must pass a personnel risk assessment including seven (7) year background screening.
Background Check Limits in North Carolina
It is important to understand that some states have laws regarding how far back a criminal background check can go. Unfortunately North Carolina does not limit how far back an employer can do a background check. Here are the laws in other states.
Twelve states do not allow any felony conviction information older than seven years to be reported.
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York *
- Texas *
- Washington*
(* exceptions based on pay/salary)
Some states will not report court cases where you were found NOT guilty: Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Alaska, California, New York and Michigan.
These states will report unlimited numbers of years back of felony convictions and also report NOT guilty verdicts: Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
