Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (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 Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $141,390. The second highest paying job is marketing manager (average salary $106,080). The salary and the employment information in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$141,390	$17,550	70
2	Marketing Managers	$106,080	$60,240	40
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,160	$68,510	30
4	Sales Managers	$100,640	$55,940	40
5	Optometrists	$100,050	$53,210	40
6	Financial Managers	$95,390	$65,380	110
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$94,150	$64,120	40
8	Administrative Services Managers	$93,760	$60,600	40
9	Industrial Production Managers	$88,280	$65,590	110
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$88,020	$36,430	100
11	Human Resources Managers	$87,240	$50,890	50
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$86,700	$44,520	150
13	General and Operations Managers	$86,530	$40,680	580
14	Management Analysts	$84,560	$38,130	80
15	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,200	$57,470	120
16	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$76,390	$54,910	90
17	Other Education Administrators	$76,320	$56,320	80
18	Chemical Engineers	$76,260	$55,150	30
19	Construction Managers	$70,570	$43,840	60
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$70,260	$35,770	40
21	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$68,560	$60,300	30
22	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$62,620	$49,600	40
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	$62,300	$41,790	160
24	Power Plant Operators	$61,820	$54,320	40
25	Electrical Engineers	$61,560	$50,570	50
26	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$60,420	$34,960	40
27	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,190	$23,170	100
28	Cost Estimators	$57,250	$39,600	40
29	Environmental Engineers	$56,810	$30,570	30
30	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,560	$42,140	40
31	Lodging Managers	$54,920	$34,100	50
32	Social and Community Service Managers	$53,850	$40,880	40
33	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$52,980	$33,540	100
34	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,170	$25,230	360
35	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$49,680	$39,130	30
36	Training and Development Specialists	$48,980	$24,170	50
37	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$48,880	$29,260	150
38	Insurance Underwriters	$47,870	$28,350	0
39	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$47,640	$26,920	60
40	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$47,480	$30,300	30
41	Food Service Managers	$47,460	$24,490	70
42	Health Educators	$46,840	$27,900	40
43	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$46,220	$32,800	110
44	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$46,150	$32,760	80
45	Crane and Tower Operators	$45,730	$35,020	40
46	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$45,640	$27,880	60
47	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$44,540	$33,810	190
48	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$41,710	$24,860	40
49	Human Resources Specialists	$41,320	$23,620	120
50	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,260	$19,780	40
51	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$39,310	$31,340	120
52	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$38,680	$28,280	40
53	Property, Real Estate Managers	$38,240	$32,990	60
54	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$38,100	$28,630	60
55	Other Social Workers	$37,980	$32,060	40
56	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$37,880	$22,290	60
57	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$36,610	$27,050	40
58	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$36,550	$29,460	50
59	Compliance Officers	$36,550	$23,450	60
60	Rehabilitation Counselors	$36,100	$31,570	40
61	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$35,630	$27,070	30
62	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$35,020	$24,540	0
63	Broadcast Technicians	$34,420	$26,270	0
64	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$34,390	$21,010	30
65	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$34,050	$23,050	40
66	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,710	$21,900	70
67	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$33,540	$17,110	90
68	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$33,190	$25,550	150
69	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$32,550	$19,670	40
70	Reporters and Correspondents	$32,390	$25,920	40
71	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$32,230	$26,010	50
72	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$31,920	$24,720	410
73	Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers	$31,170	$26,680	60
74	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$31,140	$21,950	120
75	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$30,140	$26,180	90
76	Tour and Travel Guides	$29,820	$18,000	30
77	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$29,360	$16,780	60
78	All Occupations	$28,960	$17,200	47,140
79	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$28,890	$22,350	0
80	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$28,810	$25,470	0
81	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$27,980	$22,510	50
82	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$27,650	$18,500	0
83	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$24,280	$17,140	150
84	All other assemblers and fabricators	$22,640	$16,800	160
85	Library Assistants, Clerical	$21,830	$16,670	30
86	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$21,750	$16,600	80
87	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$21,140	$16,900	70
88	Funeral Attendants	$20,760	$16,200	60
89	Physical Therapist Aides	$19,890	$16,070	0
90	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$19,540	$16,450	80
91	Skincare Specialists	$18,780	$16,160	40
92	Legislators	$17,990	$16,210	50

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