Columbia, SC Careers and Salaries

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
Customs Brokers	$72,990	1,120	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$72,990	1,120	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,550	1,090	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,240	1,070	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Bartenders	$19,230	1,070	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$52,070	1,060	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$52,070	1,060	View salary detail
Firefighters	$36,960	1,060	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Urologists	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$374,300	1,050	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$133,850	1,050	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$36,960	990	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,090	990	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,570	990	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,610	980	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$101,830	960	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$118,470	920	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,890	910	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$59,540	910	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,720	880	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,070	880	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$30,140	880	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$25,720	870	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,660	870	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$31,050	860	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,800	860	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,380	860	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$60,860	860	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$23,070	850	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,870	850	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$128,050	850	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$61,640	840	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,730	830	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$39,370	820	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$112,180	820	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,650	810	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$61,610	810	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.