South Carolina Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$50,800	420	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$73,660	420	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$58,490	420	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$217,120	420	View salary detail
Physicists	$138,400	420	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,010	410	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$47,850	410	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$40,020	400	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$46,470	400	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$33,870	390	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,890	390	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$101,570	390	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$55,430	380	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$47,460	380	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,240	380	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$34,490	380	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$89,290	380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$56,730	370	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,490	370	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$33,280	370	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$97,240	360	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,140	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$77,110	360	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$302,340	350	View salary detail
Midwives	$67,940	340	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,260	340	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,470	340	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,820	340	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$78,050	340	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$33,030	340	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$45,340	340	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$44,550	340	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$67,940	340	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$99,630	330	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$93,680	330	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,280	330	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$52,580	330	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$25,850	330	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,810	320	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$44,130	320	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$44,130	320	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,790	320	View salary detail
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$118,620	320	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,240	320	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,780	300	View salary detail
Range Managers	$52,310	300	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$83,780	300	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,170	300	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$52,310	300	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$52,310	300	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.