nonmetropolitan area · 4500003

Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$43,830
Total employment93,600

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area was $43,830 per year ($21.07 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 93,600 jobs. 314 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.

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 314 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,320$19.383,3203.92
Fast Food and Counter Workers$25,700$12.362,8601.23
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,990$17.792,8301.59
Cashiers$27,760$13.342,7701.49
Retail Salespersons$30,270$14.552,6001.11
Registered Nurses$82,620$39.721,8100.89
Office Clerks, General$34,980$16.821,8001.22
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,330$16.511,7501.03
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,810$24.911,5801.71
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,340Not published1,4501.74
Customer Service Representatives$38,140$18.341,3800.88
Waiters and Waitresses$17,520$8.431,3701.01
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,790$14.321,2600.49
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,700$36.401,2603.11
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,730$21.991,2303.41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,630$14.731,2100.91
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,470$23.311,1900.96
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,910Not published1,1301.77
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,800$20.101,1001.07
Nursing Assistants$36,060$17.341,0401.19
General and Operations Managers$99,980$48.071,0100.48
Construction Laborers$37,980$18.269801.48
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,720$20.069401.92
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,560$21.919101.35
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,180$29.418601.00
Cooks, Restaurant$32,430$15.598000.94
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,750$17.197801.06
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,940$22.097500.91
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,940Not published6900.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,790$33.556800.92
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,570$23.356701.66
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,330$21.316601.41
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,790$24.426402.54
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,700$16.205700.99
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,670$28.695402.05
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,950$18.255200.90
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,510$35.345101.05
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$28,790$13.844901.83
Industrial Engineers$96,980$46.634802.18
Accountants and Auditors$76,980$37.014600.53
Food Preparation Workers$28,620$13.764600.85
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,150$21.224601.10
Industrial Production Managers$127,790$61.444403.00
Medical Assistants$37,830$18.194400.89
Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,470$16.094400.80
Electricians$48,410$23.284400.97
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,500$22.364402.97
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,890$13.894200.81
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,170$27.494201.79
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,650$35.894201.14
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,510$29.574101.06
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$45,170$21.724101.44
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,410$22.794105.46
Human Resources Specialists$69,990$33.654000.73
Childcare Workers$28,290$13.604001.27
Machinists$46,970$22.584002.30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,300$16.973904.29
Project Management Specialists$93,590$45.003700.58
Cooks, Fast Food$25,470$12.253700.97
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,660$17.6337028.21
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$55,460$26.673704.37
Security Guards$61,530$29.583600.47
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,870$27.823600.48
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$41,440$19.923601.58
Bus Drivers, School$37,610$18.083601.48
Pharmacy Technicians$38,060$18.303501.24
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930$26.893501.76
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$50,710$24.383401.60
Light Truck Drivers$34,210$16.453400.58
Firefighters$36,780$17.693301.57
Packers and Packagers, Hand$30,930$14.873300.99
Mechanical Engineers$94,280$45.333201.76
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,340$10.743201.33
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,800$24.903101.30
Coaches and Scouts$30,500Not published3102.10
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,570$17.102901.27
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,330Not published2801.42
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,200$27.982800.99
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,790$30.672800.75
Financial Managers$124,400$59.812700.53
Correctional Officers and Jailers$46,060$22.152701.18
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,620$24.342701.09
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,820$35.972600.89
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,620$32.992600.48
Insurance Sales Agents$50,210$24.142600.90
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$37,810$18.1826080.92
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,430$18.4826033.11
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,120$49.582500.68
Training and Development Specialists$56,950$27.382500.89
Electrical Engineers$103,720$49.872502.06
Nurse Practitioners$121,720$58.522501.31
Bartenders$18,740$9.012500.55
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,040$23.582506.90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,460$21.862506.75
Physicians, All Other$279,620$134.432301.13
Billing and Posting Clerks$38,570$18.542300.95
Production Workers, All Other$39,520$19.002301.52
Computer User Support Specialists$57,000$27.402200.52
Carpenters$49,980$24.032200.55
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,090$16.392202.52
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,690$14.272100.66
Dishwashers$28,090$13.512100.72
Recreation Workers$28,810$13.852101.07
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$55,620$26.742100.70
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,160$23.642102.28
Driver/Sales Workers$21,630$10.402100.85
Sales Managers$133,740$64.302000.51
Pharmacists$133,690$64.282001.01
Parts Salespersons$29,560$14.212001.25
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,890$22.542001.90
Construction Managers$104,760$50.371900.83
Dental Assistants$48,010$23.081900.80
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$23,310$11.211900.74
Tellers$38,930$18.711900.95
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,550$22.861904.80
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,620$24.821905.42
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$84,880$40.811801.64
Food Service Managers$61,290$29.471801.23
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,930$27.851800.90
Emergency Medical Technicians$36,840$17.711801.68
Animal Caretakers$29,120$14.001701.07
Counter and Rental Clerks$32,970$15.851700.71
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,460$30.511603.55
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,180$25.091600.55
Social and Human Service Assistants$39,200$18.851600.62
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,620Not published1601.03
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,430$30.981601.12
Management Analysts$94,520$45.441500.28
Software Developers$117,140$56.321500.14
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,730Not published1502.20
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$39,480$18.981501.40
Logging Equipment Operators$45,740$21.9915012.02
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$53,630$25.781501.44
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,130$37.561501.88
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,490$20.431501.57
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,250$40.021400.22
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$25,600$12.311400.42
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,840$12.901400.89
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$54,030$25.981403.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$46,200$22.211401.79
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$27,540$13.241401.55
Computer Systems Analysts$82,810$39.811300.42
Lawyers$117,680$56.581300.29
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,090Not published1301.28
Physical Therapists$101,170$48.641300.82
Surgical Technologists$60,230$28.961301.77
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,030$24.051300.72
Printing Press Operators$37,520$18.041301.44
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,950$74.981200.87
Civil Engineers$87,080$41.871200.53
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,940$29.301202.13
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,170$35.181205.65
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$30,700$14.761200.43
Instructional Coordinators$57,010$27.411200.91
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,850$18.201204.86
Administrative Services Managers$117,770$56.621100.67
Compliance Officers$52,490$25.231100.44
Logisticians$73,290$35.241100.73
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,660$28.681101.39
Physician Assistants$122,690$58.991101.09
Respiratory Therapists$75,240$36.171101.28
Family Medicine Physicians$232,600$111.831101.72
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,150$14.981100.63
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$39,890$19.181101.01
Residential Advisors$38,830$18.671102.11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$130,850$62.911100.63
Real Estate Sales Agents$56,740$27.281100.98
Public Safety Telecommunicators$36,850$17.721101.78
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$39,960$19.2111013.29
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,660$67.151000.25
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,590$48.841000.75
Paramedics$49,340$23.721001.64
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$43,550$20.941001.39
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,840$14.831000.53
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$34,170$16.431000.53
Order Clerks$38,370$18.451002.30
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$57,300$27.551000.36
Bakers$31,720$15.251000.69
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,390$18.941003.98
Cost Estimators$76,820$36.93900.68
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,490$43.50901.09
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,050$23.10900.40
Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,320$16.98900.45
Commercial and Industrial Designers$67,500$32.45904.33
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,070$21.67900.84
Physical Therapist Assistants$67,530$32.47901.38
Roofers$45,550$21.90901.05
Tool and Die Makers$59,160$28.44902.56
Sewing Machine Operators$34,320$16.50901.49
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,750$26.32901.62
Helpers--Production Workers$34,780$16.72900.87
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,730$29.68800.41
Social and Community Service Managers$62,570$30.08800.66
Loan Officers$63,420$30.49800.49
Healthcare Social Workers$63,590$30.57800.70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$68,830Not published801.17
Tutors$33,220$15.97800.72
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$34,560$16.61800.78
Public Relations Specialists$48,270$23.21800.48
Speech-Language Pathologists$81,310$39.09800.70
Dental Hygienists$81,850$39.35800.63
Phlebotomists$37,900$18.22800.90
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$62,280$29.94800.88
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$56,640$27.23801.02
Funeral Attendants$29,470$14.17804.27
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,090$36.58800.59
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$36,640$17.61800.88
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$36,150$17.38800.76
Postal Service Clerks$61,850$29.74801.71
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$63,380$30.47801.99
Millwrights$65,070$31.29803.25
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$38,270$18.40800.71
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,770$23.93809.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,050$23.10800.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$28,220$13.57800.53
Facilities Managers$90,570$43.55700.71
Human Resources Managers$112,490$54.08700.55
Managers, All Other$95,290$45.81700.19
Financial and Investment Analysts$99,410$47.79700.31
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$34,270Not published701.32
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$60,820Not published701.57
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$52,400Not published701.17
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,880Not published701.09
Nurse Anesthetists$278,640$133.96702.37
Medical Records Specialists$49,090$23.60700.56
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$33,440$16.08700.88
Chefs and Head Cooks$69,790$33.55700.58
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$47,800$22.98700.74
Construction and Building Inspectors$53,550$25.74700.76
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,990$14.42700.62
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,780$22.49704.33
Marketing Managers$129,260$62.14600.26
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$86,840$41.75600.34
Computer Occupations, All Other$105,170$50.56600.22
Data Scientists$106,160$51.04600.39
Chemical Technicians$61,640$29.64601.87
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$59,760Not published600.46
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$33,160Not published601.52
Occupational Therapists$99,860$48.01600.62
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,010$17.79600.74
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNot publishedNot published600.62
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$52,360$25.17600.90
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$44,080$21.19600.47
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,700$21.49600.61
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$42,670$20.51600.47
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$51,490$24.76600.76
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,620$22.89600.62
Tire Repairers and Changers$29,890$14.37600.88
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$33,940$16.32600.98
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$50,040$24.06608.39
Chief Executives$136,250$65.51500.39
Computer Network Support Specialists$78,760$37.87500.54
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$74,590$35.86503.73
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$58,800Not published501.30
Graphic Designers$45,480$21.87500.39
Chiropractors$78,690$37.83502.02
Dentists, General$161,250$77.53500.61
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,470$39.17500.88
Massage Therapists$58,000$27.88500.81
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$59,260$28.49500.91
Procurement Clerks$52,020$25.01501.37
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$31,510$15.15500.59
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,120$16.88500.31
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,440$21.85502.08
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$44,850$21.56502.40
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$45,100$21.68508.12
Database Administrators$92,110$44.28400.91
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$108,590$52.21400.32
Materials Engineers$94,130$45.26402.79
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$45,400$21.83401.01
Foresters$82,670$39.74405.69
Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,950$26.42401.92
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,360Not published401.26
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$59,630Not published401.24
Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,820$31.17400.84
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,690$38.79401.12
Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,380$32.39401.24
Medical Equipment Preparers$39,700$19.09400.86
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$55,490$26.68400.58
Cooks, Short Order$24,960$12.00400.44
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$54,530$26.22402.51
Advertising Sales Agents$42,620$20.49400.71
Bill and Account Collectors$39,130$18.81400.38
File Clerks$38,750$18.63400.81
Couriers and Messengers$36,630$17.61400.85
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,760$18.16401.27
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$51,830$24.92402.26
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$52,000$25.00401.50
Pipelayers$38,150$18.34402.13
Sheet Metal Workers$46,380$22.30400.59
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,680$18.12401.56
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$46,020$22.12402.80
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$43,700$21.01401.03
Food Processing Workers, All Other$36,080$17.35401.12
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,190$23.65404.90
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$40,590$19.52400.86
Purchasing Managers$112,270$53.98300.62
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$36,380$17.49300.39
Tax Preparers$37,620$18.09300.69
Computer Network Architects$100,970$48.54300.28
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,440$30.50301.48
Technical Writers$79,010$37.99301.22
Veterinarians$108,910$52.36300.68
Opticians, Dispensing$50,180$24.12300.68
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$36,960$17.77300.50
Library Assistants, Clerical$27,490$13.22300.64
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$39,630$19.05300.59
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$46,230$22.23301.39
Medical Equipment Repairers$49,840$23.96300.85
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$49,560$23.83303.46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$65,370$31.43301.75
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$38,250$18.39Not publishedNot published
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,660$27.24Not publishedNot published
School Bus Monitors$25,030$12.04Not 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.