metropolitan statistical area · 22500

Florence, SC

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Florence, SC metro area

Figures describe the Florence, SC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Florence city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$43,520
Total employment89,060

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Florence, SC metro area was $43,520 per year ($20.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 89,060 jobs. 288 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Social and Human Service Assistants2.26570$35,260
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.231,100$30,330
Industrial Machinery Mechanics1.99500$63,840
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1.931,550$47,960
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses1.83680$59,700
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1.76680$72,560
Medical and Health Services Managers1.70580$118,750
Registered Nurses1.613,120$81,170

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 288 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Florence, SC metro area
Occupation
Registered Nurses$81,170$39.023,1201.61
Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,590$11.822,8801.31
Retail Salespersons$28,650$13.782,6001.17
Cashiers$26,420$12.702,4301.37
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,360$17.002,3101.42
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,950$14.402,2700.92
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,720$17.652,1401.27
Office Clerks, General$33,860$16.281,8401.31
Customer Service Representatives$37,270$17.921,6801.13
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,550$26.711,5901.35
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,960$23.061,5501.93
Nursing Assistants$35,400$17.021,3201.59
Waiters and Waitresses$17,460$8.391,2500.96
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,750$21.521,2501.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,330$14.581,1002.23
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,150$20.271,0501.07
General and Operations Managers$99,520$47.851,0200.51
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,910Not published1,0101.27
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,750$29.691,0101.22
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,500$14.189400.74
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,960$22.588101.25
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$58,780$28.267901.11
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,030$17.817901.43
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,830Not published7800.95
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,540$17.577401.05
Cooks, Restaurant$34,550$16.617300.91
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,300$21.787300.93
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,950Not published7001.15
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,260$21.287001.57
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,700$28.706801.83
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,560$34.886801.76
Construction Laborers$45,230$21.756501.04
Light Truck Drivers$37,860$18.206301.12
Security Guards$39,060$18.786100.83
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,130$22.186001.48
Medical and Health Services Managers$118,750$57.095801.70
Social and Human Service Assistants$35,260$16.955702.26
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,220$19.345601.21
Food Preparation Workers$29,180$14.035301.04
Human Resources Specialists$61,300$29.475100.98
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840$30.695001.99
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,710$23.424901.27
Accountants and Auditors$72,040$34.634700.57
Pharmacy Technicians$39,350$18.924601.72
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$49,350$23.734400.61
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,250Not published4201.19
Medical Assistants$38,790$18.654200.89
Childcare Workers$27,780$13.364101.36
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,320$31.414101.14
Cooks, Fast Food$23,310$11.213901.06
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$33,540$16.123901.53
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,210$34.723901.11
Driver/Sales Workers$38,760$18.643901.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,430$16.563800.69
Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,130$15.933800.73
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,280$22.733801.10
Project Management Specialists$87,400$42.023700.61
Physicians, All Other$282,920$136.023701.89
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,800$24.903601.60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,190$14.033501.61
Firefighters$32,570$15.663401.73
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,770$14.313402.26
Pharmacists$155,020$74.533201.76
Emergency Medical Technicians$39,440$18.963103.01
Billing and Posting Clerks$40,520$19.483101.35
Bus Drivers, School$35,460$17.053101.36
Sales Managers$121,930$58.623000.82
Financial Managers$134,650$64.743000.61
Industrial Engineers$97,810$47.033001.45
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$50,970$24.503001.57
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,080$35.623000.64
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$44,990$21.633001.25
Industrial Production Managers$126,630$60.882902.05
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,460$28.102901.44
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,140$23.152905.19
Nurse Practitioners$121,930$58.622701.44
Surgical Technologists$67,080$32.252603.87
Insurance Sales Agents$62,440$30.022600.93
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$38,220$18.3726014.46
Packers and Packagers, Hand$24,500$11.782600.82
Training and Development Specialists$63,000$30.292500.96
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,280$28.502500.49
Computer User Support Specialists$50,000$24.042500.62
Software Developers$108,460$52.142500.26
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$29,090$13.982500.81
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,910$11.012501.00
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$37,130$17.852501.38
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,000$23.082500.91
Dental Assistants$42,220$20.302401.06
Bartenders$22,990$11.052400.55
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,470$27.632401.26
Electricians$57,550$27.672400.56
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,450Not published2301.23
Computer Systems Analysts$83,600$40.192300.77
Food Service Managers$56,010$26.932201.62
Healthcare Social Workers$58,260$28.012202.05
Dishwashers$26,970$12.972200.82
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,900$27.362200.98
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,800$21.542202.22
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,080$22.152202.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,230$23.192100.94
Tellers$37,470$18.012101.10
Management Analysts$86,620$41.642000.40
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$55,340$26.612000.72
Surgical Assistants$133,380$64.1320015.89
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,180$33.261900.68
Lawyers$96,790$46.541900.45
Counter and Rental Clerks$35,480$17.061900.83
Bill and Account Collectors$39,820$19.141902.07
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,160$27.001900.73
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$49,990$24.031901.12
Parts Salespersons$29,290$14.081801.13
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,790$28.261800.78
Logisticians$75,240$36.181701.16
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,890$18.221601.72
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,370$34.791601.20
Medical Equipment Preparers$30,910$14.861603.65
Machinists$56,900$27.361600.97
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,140$20.261600.75
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$71,570$34.411500.24
Correctional Officers and Jailers$38,500$18.511500.68
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$56,130$26.981500.55
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,850$14.831501.36
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,120$66.401400.36
Civil Engineers$94,630$45.501400.66
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$31,600$15.191400.52
Instructional Coordinators$73,890$35.521401.07
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$59,170$28.451403.78
Medical Records Specialists$51,870$24.941401.21
Orderlies$29,430$14.151404.62
Phlebotomists$38,150$18.341401.72
Recreation Workers$33,250$15.991400.75
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,490$27.641401.36
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$45,000$21.631406.10
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,860$51.371301.05
Loan Officers$60,670$29.171300.81
Mechanical Engineers$103,800$49.901300.78
Coaches and ScoutsNot publishedNot published1300.92
Carpenters$49,250$23.681300.35
Compliance Officers$68,520$32.941200.49
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$41,450$19.931201.19
Pest Control Workers$44,460$21.381202.02
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,130$23.141201.35
Construction Managers$113,110$54.381100.48
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50,810$24.431100.63
Data Scientists$80,050$38.481100.72
Physical Therapists$108,160$52.001100.75
Dental Hygienists$81,200$39.041100.86
Paramedics$50,950$24.491101.87
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,830$19.631101.08
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,240$18.391101.10
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,690$28.701100.41
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,530$22.371100.89
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,490$20.431103.16
Administrative Services Managers$123,460$59.361000.68
Facilities Managers$112,890$54.281001.15
Human Resources Managers$136,400$65.581000.83
Computer Occupations, All Other$77,130$37.081000.41
Self-Enrichment Teachers$27,560$13.251000.51
Public Relations Specialists$49,820$23.951000.59
Respiratory Therapists$78,550$37.771001.30
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$28,530$13.7210013.19
Financial and Investment Analysts$100,410$48.27900.46
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,970$42.30901.10
Rehabilitation Counselors$33,500$16.11901.59
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,970$29.79901.20
Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,080$31.29902.00
Physician Assistants$120,290$57.83900.93
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,390$46.34900.84
Physical Therapist Assistants$75,920$36.50901.33
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,470$14.17900.56
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$23,240$11.17900.39
Residential Advisors$35,590$17.11901.83
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$38,670$18.59901.03
Public Safety Telecommunicators$41,040$19.73901.46
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,980$22.10900.75
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,550$27.67901.16
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,610$17.60901.39
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$32,540$15.65901.03
Marketing Managers$154,620$74.34800.37
Architectural and Engineering Managers$173,110$83.23800.60
Social and Community Service Managers$68,960$33.16800.66
Managers, All Other$124,810$60.01800.21
Cost Estimators$61,520$29.58800.63
Financial Specialists, All Other$62,540$30.07801.01
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,180Not published800.55
Occupational Therapists$101,510$48.80800.87
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$85,900$41.30801.47
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$55,320$26.60801.20
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,760$22.00801.17
Library Assistants, Clerical$25,040$12.04801.69
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$38,400$18.46800.63
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,840$28.77801.09
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$75,190$36.15700.41
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,260$29.45701.60
School Psychologists$66,490$31.97701.93
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$61,420Not published701.47
Chefs and Head Cooks$67,550$32.47700.62
Animal Caretakers$29,210$14.04700.47
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$76,860$36.95700.45
Real Estate Sales Agents$51,230$24.63700.66
File Clerks$36,170$17.39701.57
Sheet Metal Workers$47,880$23.02700.99
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,340$36.22700.87
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,880$22.54702.29
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,710$17.17700.86
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,550$19.02700.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,520$19.00700.80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,650$22.43700.71
Production Workers, All Other$45,650$21.95700.50
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$26,870$12.92700.47
Chief Executives$160,660$77.24600.47
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,710$42.65600.31
Tax Preparers$63,600$30.58601.33
Mechanical Drafters$59,320$28.52602.41
Community Health Workers$46,000$22.11601.70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,600Not published600.91
Dentists, General$137,260$65.99600.84
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,660$17.63600.87
Athletic Trainers$60,550Not published603.45
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$74,250$35.70600.52
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,860$24.94600.73
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,720$19.10600.68
Couriers and Messengers$36,710$17.65601.58
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,120$22.17600.69
Logging Equipment Operators$48,770$23.45605.06
Construction and Building Inspectors$57,590$27.69600.77
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,350$22.29600.69
Millwrights$62,140$29.87602.71
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,840$18.19601.15
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,380$22.78601.69
Crane and Tower Operators$48,100$23.12602.27
Personal Financial Advisors$98,230$47.23500.31
Computer Network Support Specialists$67,550$32.48500.59
Electrical Engineers$102,010$49.04500.48
Tutors$47,120$22.65500.49
General Internal Medicine Physicians$348,250$167.43501.42
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$34,410$16.54501.30
Opticians, Dispensing$47,150$22.67501.09
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$38,630$18.57502.21
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$59,510$28.61500.61
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$60,380$29.03500.94
Crossing Guards and FlaggersNot publishedNot published501.01
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$56,960$27.39500.72
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,810$14.81500.29
Procurement Clerks$40,670$19.55501.65
Helpers--Electricians$39,000$18.75501.48
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,530$27.18501.38
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$66,990$32.21400.58
Credit Analysts$95,590$45.96401.04
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$52,260$25.12400.97
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,840$37.43400.77
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$86,860$41.76402.80
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$88,910Not published400.60
Graphic Designers$60,640$29.15400.34
Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,720$34.96401.42
Medical Transcriptionists$32,590$15.67401.84
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$63,540$30.55400.75
Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,100$14.95400.47
Postal Service Clerks$65,370$31.43400.88
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,120$22.17400.34
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$49,070$23.59402.59
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$42,120$20.25401.56
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$37,470$18.01402.59
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$73,180$35.18401.06
Medical Equipment Repairers$47,430$22.81401.06
Helpers--Production Workers$33,850$16.27400.47
Public Relations Managers$97,940$47.09300.77
Purchasing Managers$123,920$59.58300.64
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$42,940$20.64300.38
Property Appraisers and Assessors$58,560$28.15300.95
Information Security AnalystsNot publishedNot published300.29
Database Administrators$96,580$46.43300.79
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$67,430$32.42300.29
Web and Digital Interface Designers$78,290$37.64300.47
Engineers, All Other$88,100$42.36300.35
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,840$37.90301.67
Family Medicine Physicians$257,170$123.64300.53
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,910$20.63300.58
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$32,980$15.86302.37
Agricultural Inspectors$49,940$24.01303.73
Pipelayers$37,650$18.10301.58
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,610$22.41301.46
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,450$23.29302.11
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$60,070$28.88300.34
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,820$22.03300.39
Parking Attendants$30,740$14.78300.38
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$41,430$19.92Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.