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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Riggers$51,020470View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$50,860520View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$50,800420View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$50,750660View salary detail
Carpenters$50,6706,950View salary detail
Glaziers$50,650740View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$50,500210View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$50,490—View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$50,440630View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks$50,330230View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$50,22080View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,0402,460View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,9807,380View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors$49,94090View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$49,9201,710View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$49,860170View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$49,810900View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$49,780170View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$49,730860View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$49,730860View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,730860View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,61080View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,5501,680View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$49,510190View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,490370View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440850View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,3601,930View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,320470View salary detail
Commercial Divers$49,26030View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,170870View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,080620View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,0402,000View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$49,010410View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,9408,160View salary detail
Recreational Therapists$48,880190View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,700500View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,340120View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$48,230230View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,2202,780View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,210820View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$48,170300View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,1302,290View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,10013,420View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,0401,730View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$48,000890View salary detail
Community Health Workers$47,970540View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$47,940480View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,94019,980View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers$47,8904,870View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,88028,020View 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.