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South Carolina Jobs

The estimated total employment in South Carolina is 1,892,690 people with an average annual salary of 36,050.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in South Carolina has increaded by 8%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,748,510N/A
20021,757,5100.51%
20031,764,0500.37%
20041,772,7600.49%
20051,877,9505.6%
20061,840,190-2.01%
20071,877,9502.05%
20081,892,6900.78%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$29,660N/A
2002$30,7603.58%
2003$31,1601.28%
2004$31,7601.89%
2005$34,6508.34%
2006$33,400-3.61%
2007$34,6503.74%
2008$36,0504.04%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations304,160$29,220
Sales and related occupations206,400$29,870
Production occupations200,070$31,630
Food preparation and serving related occupations175,260$18,050
Transportation and material moving occupations134,340$27,730
Education, training, and library occupations108,130$42,080
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations100,460$61,340
Construction and extraction occupations93,940$33,250
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations91,280$37,230
Management occupations85,340$87,860
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations72,900$21,590
Business and financial operations occupations59,060$55,030
Healthcare support occupations49,180$23,590
Protective service occupations42,000$32,260
Personal care and service occupations40,180$21,620
Architecture and engineering occupations35,940$65,370
Computer and mathematical science occupations28,920$60,460
Community and social services occupations20,530$36,100
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations16,940$39,920
Legal occupations11,870$68,770
Life, physical, and social science occupations10,870$53,440
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,930$26,630

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,520$170,410
Physicians and surgeons, all other2,550$163,370
Chief executives6,060$157,920
Lawyers5,110$105,400
Engineering managers2,610$105,010
Pharmacists4,450$103,000
Marketing managers1,650$96,680
Sales managers4,610$96,220
Computer and information systems managers2,790$95,690
General and operations managers25,870$92,390