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
Epidemiologists	$84,660	50	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$84,340	3,160	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$83,980	60	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,780	300	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$83,780	300	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$83,550	730	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$83,290	1,340	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$82,540	700	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,480	1,030	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$82,360	49,750	View salary detail
Audiologists	$82,330	200	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,300	750	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$82,240	150	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$81,720	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$81,330	90	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,210	150	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,200	270	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$80,930	800	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$80,930	800	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$80,700	90	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$80,540	620	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$80,540	620	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$80,540	620	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$80,490	440	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$80,490	440	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$80,490	440	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$80,480	30	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,370	40	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$80,330	5,250	View salary detail
Logisticians	$80,330	5,250	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$80,330	5,250	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$80,240	1,380	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$79,990	230	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$79,900	680	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$79,900	680	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$79,900	680	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,810	320	View salary detail
Chemists	$79,670	770	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,610	1,980	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,570	910	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,540	1,150	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$79,310	680	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,110	8,910	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,110	8,910	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,110	8,910	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,110	8,910	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.