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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Sumter, SC

219 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Sumter, SC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,220110View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,110310View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,52040View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,270100View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,590320View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,66050View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,650470View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$57,46040View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,430190View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,00040View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$56,93080View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$56,50040View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers$56,50040View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts$56,50040View salary detail
Electricians$56,20090View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$54,980100View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$54,980100View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers$54,940210View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$54,940210View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$52,520140View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,44050View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$50,84080View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$50,84080View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,340220View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,270130View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,230110View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,880110View salary detail
Machinists$49,48090View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,250270View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,95040View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,71030View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,16040View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,66050View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,340550View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$47,140200View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$47,08080View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$47,02080View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,75090View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,500190View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$46,500480View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,14060View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,93050View salary detail
Carpenters$45,70070View salary detail
Dental Assistants$45,500120View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$44,540170View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$44,530100View salary detail
Firefighters$43,89090View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,810280View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,540330View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,76080View salary detail

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.