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Top 200 Popular Jobs in South Carolina

What professions have the highest employment in South Carolina? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Carolina. We note that the total employment in South Carolina is 2,152,300. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 63,890 people (2.97 percent of the total employment in South Carolina). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 63,570 people (2.95 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Carolina is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in South Carolina (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,152,300
100.00% $38,870
2 Retail Salespersons
63,890
2.97% $27,600
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
63,570
2.95% $34,160
4 Cashiers
56,100
2.61% $23,350
5 Customer Service Representatives
55,720
2.59% $34,870
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
54,140
2.52% $22,650
7 General and Operations Managers
46,680
2.17% $83,970
8 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
45,760
2.13% $37,310
9 Registered Nurses
44,030
2.05% $75,610
10 Waiters and Waitresses
41,840
1.94% $19,050
11 Office Clerks, General
40,470
1.88% $31,680
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
37,630
1.75% $29,850
13 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
33,950
1.58% $37,580
14 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
31,370
1.46% $47,700
15 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
29,890
1.39% $27,170
16 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
29,210
1.36% $25,030
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
27,180
1.26% $39,460
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
26,240
1.22% $56,950
19 Restaurant Cooks
24,610
1.14% $29,720
20 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
22,720
1.06% $58,990
21 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
22,640
1.05% $50,970
22 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
19,940
0.93% $40,190
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
19,160
0.89% $36,280
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
18,830
0.87% $39,940
25 Nursing Assistants
18,740
0.87% $31,040
26 Construction Laborers
18,260
0.85% $36,390
27 Accountants and Auditors
16,290
0.76% $64,480
28 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
15,850
0.74% $58,090
29 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
15,450
0.72% $31,190
30 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
15,230
0.71% $48,860
31 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
15,130
0.70% $35,200
32 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
14,820
0.69% $39,140
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
14,410
0.67% $35,560
34 Fast Food Cooks
14,350
0.67% $23,490
35 Receptionists and Information Clerks
14,010
0.65% $30,130
36 Food Preparation Workers
13,450
0.62% $27,180
37 Security Guards
13,430
0.62% $28,200
38 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
13,190
0.61% $64,530
39 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
12,410
0.58% $26,360
40 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
12,060
0.56% $22,870
41 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
11,850
0.55% $37,960
42 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
11,640
0.54% $46,800
43 Medical Assistants
11,350
0.53% $35,800
44 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
11,350
0.53% $43,700
45 Software Developers
11,100
0.52% $98,630
46 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
10,450
0.49% $60,220
47 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
10,120
0.47% $61,410
48 Human Resources Specialists
9,970
0.46% $59,380
49 Management Analysts
9,360
0.43% $78,900
50 Computer User Support Specialists
9,200
0.43% $50,900
51 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
9,120
0.42% $57,510
52 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
9,080
0.42% $50,020
53 Carpenters
9,060
0.42% $46,060
54 Packers and Packagers
8,960
0.42% $29,210
55 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
8,800
0.41% $28,070
56 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
8,730
0.41% $22,570
57 Medical Secretaries
8,710
0.40% $36,360
58 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
8,630
0.40% $57,710
59 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
8,510
0.40% $62,810
60 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
8,430
0.39% $45,250
61 Computer Systems Analysts
8,340
0.39% $85,210
62 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
8,210
0.38% $56,400
63 Financial Managers
8,160
0.38% $116,990
64 Project Management Specialists
7,950
0.37% $80,640
65 Lawyers
7,940
0.37% $97,490
66 Electricians
7,870
0.37% $48,850
67 Pharmacy Technicians
7,560
0.35% $36,440
68 Dishwashers
7,510
0.35% $23,570
69 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
7,420
0.34% $41,170
70 Bartenders
7,340
0.34% $20,390
71 Medical and Health Services Managers
7,320
0.34% $98,690
72 Insurance Sales Agents
7,090
0.33% $48,710
73 Childcare Workers
7,040
0.33% $22,740
74 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
6,980
0.32% $34,330
75 Machinists
6,910
0.32% $40,730
76 Industrial Engineers
6,670
0.31% $84,560
77 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
6,660
0.31% $34,570
78 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
6,550
0.30% $22,120
79 Sales Managers
6,280
0.29% $121,280
80 Tellers
6,160
0.29% $35,650
81 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
6,150
0.29% $48,190
82 School Bus Drivers
6,040
0.28% $31,380
83 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
6,030
0.28% $49,050
84 Firefighters
5,920
0.28% $37,900
85 Recreation Workers
5,880
0.27% $30,640
86 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
5,650
0.26% $48,670
87 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,520
0.26% $38,500
88 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,470
0.25% $46,490
89 Bill and Account Collectors
5,440
0.25% $35,950
90 Driver/Sales Workers
5,370
0.25% $20,710
91 Civil Engineers
5,350
0.25% $80,440
92 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
5,260
0.24% $25,310
93 Counter and Rental Clerks
5,250
0.24% $33,330
94 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
5,200
0.24% $28,330
95 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,180
0.24% $51,710
96 Pharmacists
5,150
0.24% $128,690
97 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
5,130
0.24% $47,590
98 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
5,130
0.24% $55,130
99 Loan Officers
5,120
0.24% $60,550
100 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
5,110
0.24% $39,610
101 Industrial Production Managers
4,970
0.23% $107,170
102 Training and Development Specialists
4,940
0.23% $57,530
103 Other Business Operations Specialists
4,820
0.22% $71,140
104 Dental Assistants
4,820
0.22% $43,710
105 All Other Physicians
4,810
0.22% n/a
106 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,780
0.22% $39,210
107 Mechanical Engineers
4,680
0.22% $82,590
108 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
4,640
0.22% $45,190
109 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,610
0.21% $48,000
110 Real Estate Sales Agents
4,520
0.21% $46,950
111 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
4,510
0.21% $96,080
112 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,470
0.21% $64,970
113 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
4,470
0.21% $27,690
114 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
4,420
0.21% $29,270
115 Social and Human Service Assistants
4,410
0.20% $36,080
116 Parts Salespersons
4,410
0.20% $32,110
117 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
4,400
0.20% $51,000
118 Administrative Services Managers
4,310
0.20% $100,270
119 Construction Managers
4,250
0.20% $96,410
120 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,230
0.20% $39,460
121 Computer and Information Systems Managers
4,180
0.19% $131,500
122 Tire Builders
4,120
0.19% $56,260
123 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
4,100
0.19% $45,030
124 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
4,060
0.19% $48,990
125 Logisticians
4,020
0.19% $72,420
126 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
4,000
0.19% $39,560
127 Nurse Practitioners
3,960
0.18% $103,950
128 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3,950
0.18% $22,100
129 Food Service Managers
3,870
0.18% $58,270
130 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,790
0.18% $59,520
131 Helpers--Production Workers
3,750
0.17% $34,330
132 Other Production Workers
3,750
0.17% $33,120
133 Compliance Officers
3,720
0.17% $63,450
134 Radiologic Technologists
3,560
0.17% $60,720
135 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
3,550
0.16% $45,150
136 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
3,440
0.16% $38,590
137 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
3,430
0.16% $33,550
138 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
3,420
0.16% $36,590
139 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,410
0.16% $84,110
140 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
3,400
0.16% $65,620
141 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
3,340
0.16% $35,420
142 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
3,330
0.15% $47,590
143 Emergency Medical Technicians
3,200
0.15% $35,810
144 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
3,190
0.15% $29,310
145 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
3,190
0.15% $51,640
146 Dental Hygienists
3,160
0.15% $74,970
147 Marketing Managers
3,150
0.15% $107,000
148 Physical Therapists
3,110
0.14% $86,620
149 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,990
0.14% $40,640
150 Postsecondary Education Administrators
2,970
0.14% $81,460
151 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,970
0.14% $26,250
152 Other Postsecondary Teachers
2,940
0.14% $58,090
153 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
2,920
0.14% $65,440
154 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,900
0.13% $95,220
155 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,860
0.13% $32,150
156 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
2,830
0.13% $48,860
157 Financial Analysts
2,820
0.13% $77,630
158 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
2,800
0.13% $36,240
159 Medical Records Specialists
2,780
0.13% $50,640
160 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,760
0.13% $45,330
161 Coaches and Scouts
2,750
0.13% $41,700
162 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
2,720
0.13% $28,130
163 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
2,700
0.13% $97,760
164 Architectural and Engineering Managers
2,690
0.12% $132,960
165 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,690
0.12% $37,560
166 Personal Financial Advisors
2,680
0.12% $65,270
167 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,680
0.12% $38,690
168 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
2,630
0.12% $70,390
169 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,590
0.12% $36,760
170 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,550
0.12% $72,310
171 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
2,550
0.12% $46,800
172 Computer Network Support Specialists
2,540
0.12% $59,710
173 Instructional Coordinators
2,540
0.12% $61,910
174 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,540
0.12% $54,080
175 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,500
0.12% $34,420
176 Pest Control Workers
2,450
0.11% $37,090
177 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
2,410
0.11% $31,450
178 Highway Maintenance Workers
2,390
0.11% $33,840
179 Cargo and Freight Agents
2,380
0.11% $45,450
180 Chief Executives
2,350
0.11% $193,480
181 Electrical Engineers
2,340
0.11% $83,860
182 Other Teachers and Instructors
2,340
0.11% $60,720
183 Public Relations Specialists
2,330
0.11% $53,890
184 Chefs and Head Cooks
2,280
0.11% $49,290
185 Bakers
2,280
0.11% $29,630
186 Speech-Language Pathologists
2,270
0.11% $78,270
187 Graphic Designers
2,230
0.10% $47,860
188 General Dentists
2,220
0.10% $127,230
189 Construction and Building Inspectors
2,220
0.10% $61,680
190 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
2,200
0.10% $37,920
191 Phlebotomists
2,160
0.10% $37,020
192 Surgical Technologists
2,140
0.10% $49,510
193 Healthcare Social Workers
2,130
0.10% $59,690
194 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,090
0.10% $37,190
195 Cost Estimators
2,080
0.10% $61,670
196 Physical Therapist Assistants
2,080
0.10% $60,290
197 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
2,050
0.10% $39,580
198 Printing Press Operators
2,040
0.09% $37,040
199 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
2,020
0.09% $65,000
200 Human Resources Managers
2,010
0.09% $100,890

Also see The top paying jobs in South Carolina.

Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of South Carolina

Augusta-Richmond County Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway Columbia
Florence Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Spartanburg Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Anderson
Sumter Greenville-Mauldin-Easley


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