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
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$45,360120View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,340340View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$45,3203,200View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,3001,190View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,280330View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,2703,240View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$45,250480View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,2505,550View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$45,240—View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$45,230220View salary detail
Pipelayers$45,180670View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$45,180480View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,88030,180View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$44,87090View salary detail
Patient Representatives$44,8403,050View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$44,8403,050View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,8403,050View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$44,8403,050View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,6504,110View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,560470View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$44,550340View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,530470View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,4204,100View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$44,37040View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers$44,31060View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$44,160290View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$44,130320View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,130320View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$44,12040View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$44,1002,040View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers$44,05040View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$43,820140View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$43,7401,420View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$43,7401,010View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,68014,210View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$43,660430View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,6305,130View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$43,5401,490View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$43,510—View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,4602,020View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,43014,160View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$43,3801,080View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$43,330630View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$43,310120View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$43,1404,430View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$43,1302,660View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$43,040120View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$42,9503,310View salary detail
Construction Laborers$42,94019,620View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$42,90040View 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.