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, South Carolina 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 | $24,950 | 1,370 | 203.2 | | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,010 | 320 | 40.8 | | Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $24,050 | 120 | 29.7 | | Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $30,460 | 150 | 25.7 | | Maintenance workers, machinery | $34,630 | 230 | 10.4 | | Demonstrators and product promoters | $24,970 | 170 | 7.7 | | Machine feeders and offbearers | $26,740 | 230 | 6.5 | | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | $35,480 | 110 | 4.7 | | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | $29,180 | 690 | 4.3 | | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $25,410 | 320 | 4.1 | | (Click for the full list of Anderson careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Charleston, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Floor sanders and finishers | $0 | 120 | 54.6 | | Pourers and casters, metal | $41,470 | 130 | 10.4 | | Crane and tower operators | $49,170 | 700 | 10.1 | | Tour guides and escorts | $17,150 | 310 | 8.6 | | Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | $30,410 | 190 | 8.6 | | Power plant operators | $41,910 | 220 | 8.4 | | Transportation inspectors | $63,380 | 220 | 8.2 | | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | $38,620 | 350 | 7.3 | | Motorboat mechanics | $31,060 | 100 | 6.4 | | Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | $42,590 | 130 | 5.8 | | (Click for the full list of Charleston careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Columbia, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Slaughterers and meat packers | $16,600 | 390 | 14.5 | | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $16,010 | 1,010 | 7.8 | | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,450 | 380 | 6.6 | | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $20,240 | 820 | 5.8 | | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,840 | 270 | 5.4 | | Occupational health and safety specialists | $37,950 | 350 | 4.7 | | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $38,400 | 570 | 4.6 | | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | $62,610 | 160 | 4.5 | | Legislators | $16,920 | 380 | 4.3 | | Law clerks | $45,760 | 390 | 4.2 | | (Click for the full list of Columbia careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Florence, South Carolina 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. |
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| Agricultural inspectors | $23,150 | 140 | 54.1 | | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,110 | 260 | 19.1 | | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $40,090 | 180 | 9.8 | | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $19,740 | 130 | 8.4 | | Helpers--production workers | $21,680 | 1,270 | 4.6 | | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $27,580 | 790 | 4.3 | | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $21,830 | 580 | 4.2 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $26,550 | 130 | 3.9 | | Chemical technicians | $43,110 | 110 | 3.5 | | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $18,340 | 170 | 3.4 | | (Click for the full list of Florence careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Greenville, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons | $34,320 | 110 | 47.5 | | Tire builders | $41,320 | 100 | 41.8 | | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $21,650 | 860 | 17.1 | | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $26,860 | 690 | 16 | | Graduate teaching assistants | $28,770 | 640 | 15 | | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $35,550 | 900 | 13.2 | | Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $28,530 | 340 | 13.1 | | Grounds maintenance workers, all other | $20,410 | 110 | 12.6 | | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | $29,260 | 260 | 12.1 | | Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | $36,150 | 210 | 9.8 | | (Click for the full list of Greenville careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | $30,010 | 180 | 55.9 | | Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | $18,110 | 110 | 9.9 | | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $17,960 | 1,030 | 7.3 | | Amusement and recreation attendants | $15,840 | 1,030 | 6.5 | | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | $16,420 | 4,040 | 6.1 | | Lodging managers | $36,600 | 110 | 6.1 | | Helpers--electricians | $22,090 | 310 | 5.4 | | Real estate sales agents | $35,260 | 520 | 5 | | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $20,310 | 240 | 4.9 | | Helpers--carpenters | $19,680 | 300 | 4.9 | | (Click for the full list of Myrtle Beach careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Spartanburg, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $23,620 | 650 | 42.2 | | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,280 | 460 | 25.6 | | Funeral attendants | $18,920 | 140 | 10.8 | | Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $33,200 | 160 | 9 | | Chemical engineers | $75,710 | 120 | 7 | | Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | $28,510 | 330 | 6.9 | | Industrial engineering technicians | $51,380 | 270 | 6.2 | | Team assemblers | $38,830 | 5,200 | 6.2 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $38,370 | 910 | 5.8 | | Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,470 | 140 | 5.8 | | (Click for the full list of Spartanburg careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Sumter, South Carolina 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. |
|---|
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $29,290 | 420 | 9.1 | | Correctional officers and jailers | $26,870 | 210 | 4.7 | | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | $25,610 | 430 | 4.6 | | Team assemblers | $25,760 | 950 | 4.5 | | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | $34,820 | 420 | 3.9 | | Child, family, and school social workers | $33,360 | 170 | 3.7 | | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | $39,550 | 420 | 3.3 | | Machinists | $32,530 | 220 | 3.3 | | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | $20,160 | 100 | 3.2 | | Parts salespersons | $27,040 | 140 | 3.2 | | (Click for the full list of Sumter careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* 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.
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