Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Anderson, SC

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Anderson, SC (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Anderson, SC are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Anderson, SC is chief executive with an average annual salary of $135,460. The second highest paying job is lawyer (average salary $127,370). The salary and the employment information in Anderson, SC is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Anderson, SC

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$135,460	$61,850	70
2	Lawyers	$127,370	$59,200	60
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$103,600	$83,420	80
4	Financial Managers	$99,600	$57,310	90
5	Human Resources Managers	$95,050	$56,190	40
6	Industrial Production Managers	$94,660	$35,800	110
7	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,270	$66,550	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$91,720	$53,760	30
9	Electrical Engineers	$83,410	$53,960	50
10	Mechanical Engineers	$78,280	$52,880	150
11	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,320	$57,630	170
12	Sales Managers	$73,560	$40,410	80
13	Industrial Engineers	$72,830	$53,200	210
14	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$71,530	$62,850	0
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$71,380	$48,520	140
16	General and Operations Managers	$71,010	$29,150	860
17	Computer Programmers	$70,720	$40,910	60
18	Computer Systems Analysts	$68,510	$47,820	30
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,060	$46,410	30
20	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$64,750	$47,530	60
21	Civil Engineers	$63,140	$44,150	40
22	Construction Managers	$62,590	$48,020	60
23	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$62,140	$38,900	40
24	Accountants and Auditors	$60,450	$31,870	220
25	Administrative Services Managers	$59,560	$35,900	60
26	Logisticians	$59,300	$50,660	40
27	Management Analysts	$58,120	$18,290	80
28	Cost Estimators	$56,730	$38,460	80
29	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$56,690	$34,360	80
30	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,370	$35,570	110
31	Chemical Engineers	$54,160	$41,640	30
32	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$53,950	$40,090	50
33	Food Service Managers	$52,180	$32,110	60
34	Clergy	$50,300	$31,520	50
35	Loan Officers	$50,140	$34,820	50
36	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$49,590	$34,370	110
37	Training and Development Specialists	$48,170	$28,780	50
38	Human Resources Specialists	$47,330	$28,510	120
39	Mental Health Counselors	$47,020	$29,880	40
40	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,960	$34,560	100
41	Healthcare Social Workers	$45,630	$32,950	60
42	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$44,940	$33,380	230
43	Compliance Officers	$43,190	$29,420	50
44	Mechanical Drafters	$42,810	$27,510	30
45	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$42,740	$31,950	30
46	Public Relations Specialists	$42,090	$24,290	30
47	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$40,150	$31,450	30
48	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$39,740	$22,980	130
49	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,350	$30,230	30
50	Legal Secretaries	$38,550	$21,810	40
51	Editors	$38,440	$29,040	30
52	Millwrights	$38,140	$26,580	0
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	$38,080	$22,600	50
54	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$37,790	$27,770	70
55	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$37,720	$28,520	30
56	Personal Financial Advisors	$37,510	$32,130	30
57	Chemical Technicians	$36,190	$24,230	30
58	Property, Real Estate Managers	$36,160	$27,070	30
59	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$35,950	$28,520	30
60	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,610	$20,520	100
61	Sheet Metal Workers	$35,560	$29,230	40
62	Rehabilitation Counselors	$35,030	$22,320	30
63	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$33,120	$23,050	40
64	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$32,530	$16,820	70
65	Computer User Support Specialists	$31,950	$21,070	70
66	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$31,490	$23,890	110
67	Packers and Packagers	$31,360	$19,430	670
68	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$31,100	$16,190	0
69	Social and Human Service Assistants	$30,720	$16,940	50
70	Procurement Clerks	$30,320	$20,610	40
71	All Occupations	$30,150	$17,220	60,790
72	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$29,490	$25,460	0
73	Opticians, Dispensing	$28,020	$17,160	0
74	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$27,430	$21,040	80
75	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$27,100	$20,900	30
76	Tile and Marble Setters	$26,510	$17,050	30
77	Phlebotomists	$26,330	$21,090	60
78	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$24,330	$20,240	140
79	Couriers and Messengers	$23,680	$19,730	40
80	Tax Preparers	$23,180	$16,580	0
81	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$22,840	$18,210	50
82	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$22,370	$20,150	70
83	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$21,470	$16,580	0
84	Crossing Guards	$21,010	$17,150	40
85	Library Technicians	$20,940	$16,430	40
86	Other Production Workers	$20,020	$16,430	0
87	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$19,810	$16,390	70
88	Orderlies	$19,090	$16,240	80
89	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$18,780	$16,030	0
90	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$18,710	$15,920	70
91	Legislators	$17,550	$15,850	30

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