Occupations Reported in South Carolina

832 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in South Carolina for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$30,690	67,310	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,520	65,070	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,520	65,070	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,530	56,700	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,530	56,700	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,530	56,550	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,860	51,000	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$18,370	47,200	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$36,840	42,250	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,020	41,800	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,130	34,170	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$106,080	32,230	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,880	30,180	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,180	30,100	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,880	28,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,920	26,710	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,740	25,890	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,820	25,030	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,250	22,010	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,220	21,760	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,510	21,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,520	20,120	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,940	19,980	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$42,940	19,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,770	19,390	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$95,040	17,040	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,460	16,610	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,580	16,080	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,170	15,630	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,710	15,600	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$76,560	15,270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,500	14,570	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,260	14,500	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$32,180	14,460	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,680	14,210	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,430	14,160	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$65,370	13,720	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,100	13,420	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,890	13,360	View salary detail
Software Developers	$129,450	13,230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,350	13,150	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,350	13,150	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,070	12,930	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$58,070	12,930	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$100,660	12,340	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.