Charleston, SC Careers and Salaries

618 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Charleston, SC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$34,090	11,930	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,500	10,850	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,500	10,850	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$92,800	9,760	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$92,800	9,760	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$92,800	9,760	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$92,800	9,760	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$92,800	9,760	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$19,340	9,580	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,090	8,100	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,090	8,100	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,130	7,960	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,000	7,940	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$39,250	6,890	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,710	6,040	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,150	6,020	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$109,260	6,000	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,620	5,540	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,240	5,210	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,020	4,670	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,910	4,650	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,540	4,460	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,750	4,420	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,600	4,290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,620	3,960	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$43,630	3,710	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,110	3,680	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,110	3,680	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$79,110	3,680	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,110	3,680	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,110	3,680	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$94,730	3,510	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,400	3,350	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,120	3,170	View salary detail
Bartenders	$19,630	3,110	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,640	3,040	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,720	3,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,690	3,010	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,810	2,800	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,220	2,650	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,350	2,600	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$104,650	2,560	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,990	2,560	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$77,470	2,560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,470	2,560	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,120	2,510	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,280	2,430	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,890	2,420	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$60,570	2,320	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$60,570	2,320	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.