Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Columbia, SC

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$40,190	50	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,160	2,230	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,980	210	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,660	240	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$39,630	470	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,600	240	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$39,370	820	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$39,270	610	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$39,270	610	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$39,250	770	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$39,210	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,170	350	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,170	1,470	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,170	70	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,010	—	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,900	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,830	140	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$38,760	1,870	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,570	300	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,550	1,090	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,530	190	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$38,390	430	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,380	70	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,320	7,260	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,040	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,880	3,110	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$37,870	140	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$37,710	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$37,670	270	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,600	2,100	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,550	270	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,530	9,410	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,530	9,410	View salary detail
File Clerks	$37,510	370	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$37,500	200	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,480	60	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,430	10,430	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,400	5,420	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,350	280	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$37,320	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,320	310	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,230	110	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,180	9,470	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$36,960	990	View salary detail
Firefighters	$36,960	1,060	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,900	1,180	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,880	80	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,870	410	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$36,690	60	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,680	240	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.