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Careers in South Carolina
Most Popular Careers by City in South Carolina:
Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Anderson Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Anderson and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,140 | 760 | 113.2 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $37,120 | 190 | 94.5 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $25,440 | 410 | 55.9 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | $19,050 | 200 | 32 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | $17,870 | 100 | 21.8 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | $53,840 | 380 | 15.3 |
| Social workers, all other | $32,160 | 140 | 5.7 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $34,240 | 160 | 5.3 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | $24,980 | 340 | 5 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $23,960 | 120 | 4.8 |
Charleston Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Charleston and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorboat operators | n/a | 320 | 175.7 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $35,030 | 110 | 10.2 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | $46,270 | 150 | 9 |
| Tour guides and escorts | $23,010 | 380 | 7.6 |
| Material moving workers, all other | $45,840 | 460 | 7 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | $16,830 | 110 | 7 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | $47,150 | 150 | 6.3 |
| Crane and tower operators | $42,290 | 370 | 5.7 |
| Power plant operators | $42,960 | 200 | 5.7 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | $25,280 | 150 | 5.6 |
Columbia Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Columbia and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallers | $22,600 | 100 | 54.8 |
| Choreographers | $35,170 | 170 | 11.6 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | $18,820 | 140 | 11 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | $44,830 | 800 | 10.6 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | $17,370 | 670 | 10.5 |
| Telephone operators | $25,440 | 190 | 8.5 |
| Hydrologists | $56,220 | 100 | 8.1 |
| Court reporters | $38,590 | 220 | 7.6 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $20,020 | 190 | 6.1 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | $49,470 | 110 | 6.1 |
Florence Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Florence and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $46,100 | 280 | 13.6 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $34,930 | 370 | 8 |
| Social workers, all other | $34,070 | 210 | 6 |
| Millwrights | $39,250 | 100 | 5.8 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $37,150 | 140 | 4.4 |
| Pharmacy aides | $19,520 | 100 | 4.4 |
| Surgical technologists | $34,830 | 210 | 4.2 |
| Credit analysts | $38,390 | 170 | 4.1 |
| Tax preparers | $29,960 | 100 | 3.5 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | $26,890 | 200 | 3.5 |
Greenville Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Greenville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,390 | 770 | 20.4 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $26,310 | 260 | 15.1 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,410 | 380 | 9.2 |
| Chemical engineers | $82,490 | 480 | 7.9 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | $35,570 | 190 | 7 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | $25,120 | 210 | 6.2 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | $94,310 | 100 | 5.8 |
| Real estate brokers | $56,940 | 500 | 5.1 |
| Photographic process workers | $27,050 | 150 | 5 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,970 | 580 | 4.6 |
Myrtle Beach Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Myrtle Beach and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $21,340 | 1,340 | 7.6 |
| Real estate sales agents | $40,980 | 950 | 6.9 |
| Lodging managers | $47,980 | 140 | 6.5 |
| Glaziers | $27,930 | 190 | 6.2 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | $18,310 | 4,520 | 6.1 |
| Real estate brokers | $74,180 | 220 | 6.1 |
| Helpers--electricians | $21,700 | 490 | 5.7 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | $18,260 | 1,110 | 5.6 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | $30,740 | 130 | 4.6 |
| Pharmacy aides | $19,130 | 150 | 4.5 |
Spartanburg Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Spartanburg and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $36,260 | 290 | 66.6 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $25,000 | 500 | 34.4 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,140 | 130 | 12.6 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | $38,280 | 270 | 10.8 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,210 | 170 | 10.7 |
| Team assemblers | $47,070 | 6,230 | 7.2 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | $29,800 | 140 | 6.5 |
| Food batchmakers | $23,680 | 350 | 5.2 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | n/a | 350 | 5 |
| Helpers--production workers | $21,810 | 1,810 | 4.8 |
Sumter Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Sumter and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $41,950 | 280 | 16.5 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $31,620 | 270 | 5.8 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,430 | 100 | 5.5 |
| Cooks, fast food | $14,920 | 590 | 5.2 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | $30,210 | 220 | 5.1 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | $24,720 | 360 | 3.7 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | $50,800 | 350 | 3.6 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | $20,890 | 1,760 | 3.5 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | $18,770 | 150 | 3.2 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | $16,960 | 340 | 2.9 |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.