Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charleston, SC

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$51,990170View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$51,990170View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,990170View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,930180View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$51,89060View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$51,89060View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$51,80070View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,790450View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630220View salary detail
Riggers$51,020210View salary detail
Community Health Workers$50,98080View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,840120View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,6401,470View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$50,57050View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,520400View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,4701,060View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,4003,350View salary detail
Carpenters$50,3801,240View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,6903,010View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,620240View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,620180View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,42080View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$49,39060View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$49,350140View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,350120View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$49,270180View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,240240View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,1202,510View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,040110View salary detail
Dental Assistants$49,0401,050View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,950180View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$48,69050View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,540130View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,5404,460View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers$48,440160View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,410130View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,380160View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,310130View salary detail
Pipelayers$48,250170View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,200500View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,170290View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,060360View salary detail
Roofers$48,040110View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$48,020130View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,970140View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$47,900140View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,880200View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,840160View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$47,79060View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,7504,420View 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.