Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in South Carolina

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,610	6,920	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$56,580	4,930	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$56,490	230	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$56,240	4,040	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$56,060	150	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$56,060	150	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$56,030	1,190	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$56,030	1,190	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$56,030	1,190	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$56,030	1,190	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$55,910	180	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$55,430	380	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$55,390	7,230	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$55,140	60	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$54,280	2,750	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$53,940	5,770	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$53,940	5,770	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$53,880	7,420	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,710	1,480	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,550	2,250	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$53,290	2,140	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$53,190	250	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$53,160	90	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$53,040	550	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$52,840	2,280	View salary detail
Archivists	$52,810	60	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$52,580	330	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$52,310	300	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$52,310	300	View salary detail
Range Managers	$52,310	300	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,240	1,550	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$52,160	220	View salary detail
Historians	$52,120	60	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,090	2,650	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,080	9,880	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,040	70	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$52,000	440	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$51,920	520	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$51,920	520	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$51,880	220	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$51,830	160	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,830	1,240	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$51,800	5,520	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,800	2,460	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$51,670	190	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,620	2,460	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$51,530	620	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$51,200	700	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,130	34,170	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$51,060	650	View salary detail

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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.