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
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$48,220	270	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,560	270	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,550	270	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,040	270	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$125,510	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$73,450	260	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$50,940	260	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,880	260	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	260	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$73,110	260	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,210	260	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,960	260	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,960	260	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$83,330	250	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$64,740	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$48,020	250	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,400	250	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,810	250	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$68,100	250	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$45,370	250	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,320	250	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,660	240	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,220	240	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$26,720	240	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,680	240	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$59,310	240	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,530	240	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,570	240	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,020	240	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$135,790	240	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,020	240	View salary detail
Database Architects	$135,790	240	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$39,600	240	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,860	230	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,380	230	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,670	230	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,200	230	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$49,730	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$43,140	230	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$49,730	230	View salary detail
Tutors	$33,780	230	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$49,730	230	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$22,400	220	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,880	220	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,780	220	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$40,930	220	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,740	220	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,240	220	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$271,350	210	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,250	210	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.