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
Upholsterers	$38,880	140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,860	51,000	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,830	940	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$38,790	180	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$38,670	1,750	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$38,590	190	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,550	5,220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,520	20,120	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,480	2,160	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$38,290	90	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,280	2,240	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,250	2,460	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,220	520	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$38,100	610	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,070	1,490	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,050	680	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,020	440	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,990	290	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$37,960	—	View salary detail
Photographers	$37,890	630	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$37,870	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$37,860	40	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,680	11,950	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,530	56,700	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,530	56,700	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,340	6,280	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,220	21,760	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$37,170	260	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$37,090	1,060	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,070	700	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,060	510	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,980	1,720	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$36,840	42,250	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,810	2,550	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,780	580	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,770	450	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,710	1,380	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,710	15,600	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,610	1,950	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,480	1,430	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$36,320	200	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$36,180	30	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,140	360	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$36,130	290	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$36,120	170	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$36,090	200	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,070	650	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,020	41,800	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,000	220	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$35,990	980	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.