Occupations Reported in Columbia, SC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Private Detectives and Investigators	$48,000	100	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$46,170	100	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$43,730	100	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,620	100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,900	100	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$88,380	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$27,540	100	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$80,820	100	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$35,570	100	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$51,290	100	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$35,980	100	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$81,740	100	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$122,930	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,340	90	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,780	90	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$45,320	90	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$77,640	90	View salary detail
Optometrists	$156,350	90	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$46,730	90	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$83,780	90	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$94,400	90	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$57,160	90	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$122,930	90	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$71,110	90	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,760	90	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$44,190	90	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,340	90	View salary detail
Clergy	$57,990	90	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,830	90	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$251,060	90	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$46,970	90	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$122,930	90	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,390	90	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,260	90	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$72,830	90	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$27,830	80	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$49,450	80	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$48,590	80	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$55,070	80	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,880	80	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,010	80	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$44,690	80	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$67,630	80	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$55,070	80	View salary detail
Concierges	$30,980	80	View salary detail
Range Managers	$45,910	80	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.