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
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,670	230	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,610	980	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$55,070	80	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$55,070	80	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$55,070	490	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$54,370	80	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$53,710	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,160	490	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,240	220	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,210	260	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$52,200	170	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$52,070	1,060	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$52,070	1,060	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$51,840	540	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$51,840	540	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$51,840	540	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$51,630	70	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$51,630	140	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$51,630	70	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,530	240	View salary detail
Glaziers	$51,310	160	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$51,290	100	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,280	5,630	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,270	590	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,010	450	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$50,940	260	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$50,920	60	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$50,920	120	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$50,900	60	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$50,750	110	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$50,680	350	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$50,610	1,380	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$50,510	100	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,430	180	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$50,430	280	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$50,430	280	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$50,430	280	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$50,430	280	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$50,170	350	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,080	2,030	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$49,970	40	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$49,730	230	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$49,730	230	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$49,730	230	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,730	830	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,530	70	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$49,510	60	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$49,500	190	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$49,480	490	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$49,450	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.