metropolitan statistical area · 43900

Spartanburg, SC

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

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,650
Total employment165,150

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Spartanburg, SC metro area was $47,650 per year ($22.91 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 165,150 jobs. 361 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 361 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Spartanburg, SC metro area
Occupation
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$59,300$28.5111,7907.90
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,540$18.056,0801.94
Cashiers$29,960$14.405,4201.65
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,390$13.174,8701.19
Registered Nurses$82,360$39.604,4401.24
Retail Salespersons$30,540$14.683,7900.91
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,700$24.373,6301.66
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,560$17.583,3801.12
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,190$14.513,1600.69
Customer Service Representatives$42,220$20.302,7400.99
Office Clerks, General$37,300$17.932,4000.92
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,070$44.262,3803.33
Waiters and Waitresses$18,370$8.832,1400.89
General and Operations Managers$108,100$51.972,0100.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,110$25.532,0101.24
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,620$15.201,9100.81
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,750$21.031,7000.94
Nursing Assistants$40,050$19.261,6301.06
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,990Not published1,5301.04
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,160$23.641,5302.40
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,450$32.911,5001.14
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,980$20.181,4501.77
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,380$29.991,4200.93
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,080$23.601,3801.16
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,940$21.121,3501.56
Light Truck Drivers$31,880$15.331,3401.28
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,140$17.861,3101.01
Construction Laborers$42,210$20.291,3101.12
Cooks, Restaurant$35,500$17.071,1800.79
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,480$23.311,1500.79
Food Preparation Workers$29,460$14.161,1301.20
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,910Not published1,1200.99
Industrial Engineers$99,860$48.011,1102.85
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,100$29.381,0702.30
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,270Not published1,0601.61
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,500Not published1,0200.68
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,610$23.379701.30
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,470$28.599400.70
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,990$23.559403.59
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,780$27.789002.18
Human Resources Specialists$67,410$32.418500.88
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,850$17.728500.84
Project Management Specialists$96,810$46.548200.73
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,390$39.618101.23
Accountants and Auditors$77,080$37.068000.52
Packers and Packagers, Hand$32,380$15.578001.34
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,050$19.267800.77
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,770$35.957800.91
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,300$20.347804.29
Security Guards$36,350$17.487700.56
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,240$29.927601.14
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,040$14.927500.82
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$57,030$27.427201.01
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,530$22.377104.47
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,820$23.957101.60
Industrial Production Managers$131,250$63.107002.67
Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,920$16.796900.72
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,940$23.536501.29
Pharmacy Technicians$43,840$21.086301.26
Cooks, Fast Food$28,030$13.486300.92
Logisticians$82,950$39.886202.33
Medical Assistants$40,930$19.686200.71
Firefighters$36,360$17.486201.69
Childcare Workers$29,430$14.156201.12
Electricians$62,050$29.836000.75
Emergency Medical Technicians$39,980$19.225803.02
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$74,510$35.825700.60
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,490$23.315701.32
Sales Managers$130,870$62.925600.83
Sewing Machine Operators$38,530$18.525604.99
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$43,810$21.065501.05
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,260$21.285404.09
Mechanical Engineers$104,990$50.485201.64
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,370$23.255103.00
Financial Managers$139,230$66.945000.56
Pharmacists$153,610$73.854801.39
Software Developers$114,460$55.034400.25
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$34,080$16.394400.94
Bartenders$20,090$9.664400.54
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390$30.484300.62
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,170$27.974302.92
Driver/Sales Workers$22,990$11.064301.00
Machinists$60,060$28.884201.36
Training and Development Specialists$66,460$31.954100.85
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,330$18.434101.02
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,000Not published4001.15
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,690$35.434000.76
Medical and Health Services Managers$110,500$53.133900.61
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,060$18.303900.93
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,790$27.793900.90
Correctional Officers and Jailers$46,640$22.423800.94
Recreation Workers$28,280$13.603801.07
Computer User Support Specialists$56,840$27.333700.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,800$24.903700.90
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010$28.373701.06
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,750$29.213701.20
Bus Drivers, School$45,630$21.943700.87
Construction Managers$119,110$57.263500.86
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,980$29.803500.93
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,290$16.493500.70
Physical Therapists$111,860$53.783501.24
Parts Salespersons$31,940$15.363501.24
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,560$18.543400.74
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$83,440$40.113402.77
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,290$13.123300.72
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,660$53.683201.36
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$28,800$13.853200.55
Lawyers$120,310$57.843100.38
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,490$31.013100.89
Dental Assistants$46,840$22.523100.75
Dishwashers$29,470$14.173100.61
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$52,640$25.313100.64
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,310$22.753103.07
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,840$16.753100.76
Computer Systems Analysts$96,470$46.383000.54
Carpenters$51,750$24.883000.42
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,340Not published2901.06
Paramedics$51,360$24.692902.76
Phlebotomists$38,730$18.622901.88
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,110$21.692902.82
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,990$41.342801.44
Food Service Managers$61,120$29.382801.09
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$55,000$26.442800.67
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$33,640$16.172800.86
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$54,220$26.072800.55
Management Analysts$84,350$40.552700.29
Surgical Technologists$63,570$30.562702.16
Massage Therapists$60,100$28.892702.57
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,990$28.362701.42
Nurse Practitioners$121,120$58.232600.77
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,760$21.522600.75
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,280$19.3626018.61
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,660$76.282500.36
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,860$32.632503.09
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingNot publishedNot published2504.38
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,240$29.442501.84
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,500$36.782400.21
Insurance Sales Agents$48,980$23.552400.47
Helpers--Production Workers$38,320$18.422401.38
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,410$30.002300.69
Compliance Officers$68,500$32.932300.51
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,040$32.232300.95
Tellers$44,430$21.362300.65
Marketing Managers$139,990$67.302200.53
Respiratory Therapists$67,700$32.552201.47
Physicians, All Other$131,460$63.202200.60
Bakers$34,820$16.742200.87
Occupational Therapists$111,540$53.632101.22
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$138,750$66.712100.69
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,310$14.092100.75
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,700$17.642108.99
Cost Estimators$69,490$33.412000.85
Financial and Investment Analysts$90,630$43.572000.53
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,400Not published2001.94
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,420Not published2001.13
Instructional Coordinators$78,020$37.512000.84
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,330$46.312001.05
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,590$13.742000.93
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,910$24.002001.95
Administrative Services Managers$127,770$61.431900.67
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$62,190Not published1901.18
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,370$10.761900.45
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,080$26.481902.62
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,130$45.741801.20
Self-Enrichment Teachers$42,790$20.571800.50
Medical Records Specialists$51,260$24.641800.86
Tool and Die Makers$61,420$29.531802.98
Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,510$71.401700.72
Data Scientists$94,330$45.351700.60
Civil Engineers$79,400$38.171700.43
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,590$18.071700.95
Dental Hygienists$83,780$40.281700.71
Animal Caretakers$34,530$16.601700.61
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,640$30.121700.35
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,530$21.891701.03
Printing Press Operators$46,100$22.161701.08
Human Resources Managers$127,570$61.331600.70
Computer Occupations, All Other$99,130$47.661600.34
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,220$36.161601.59
Healthcare Social Workers$63,940$30.741600.81
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,040Not published1601.42
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,940$30.261601.13
Coaches and Scouts$44,230Not published1600.62
Physical Therapist Assistants$88,070$42.341601.35
Skincare Specialists$49,490$23.791602.01
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,440$18.001600.85
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$52,810$25.391600.87
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,140$14.491600.60
Computer Network Support Specialists$77,540$37.281500.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$71,490Not published1501.26
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$44,800$21.541501.27
Real Estate Sales AgentsNot publishedNot published1500.74
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,890$23.511500.69
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,230$26.551500.96
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,660$36.861501.05
Loan Officers$61,430$29.531400.47
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$88,860$42.721400.42
Chemical Technicians$55,140$26.511402.24
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,660$17.631400.98
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,900$22.551400.70
Chefs and Head Cooks$72,670$34.941400.65
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$83,980$40.371400.62
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,110$28.901400.94
Social and Community Service Managers$78,430$37.711300.57
Personal Financial Advisors$99,330$47.761300.45
Electrical Engineers$103,390$49.711300.62
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$33,390$16.051300.41
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,670$22.921300.69
Residential Advisors$35,780$17.201301.46
Bill and Account Collectors$44,240$21.271300.79
Roofers$43,060$20.701300.88
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$37,550$18.051309.33
Facilities Managers$124,290$59.751200.72
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,670$29.651203.10
Public Relations Specialists$65,870$31.671200.39
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$65,040$31.271201.14
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$38,670$18.591200.72
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$40,100$19.281200.50
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,050$24.061200.85
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,140$18.341200.85
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$71,140$34.201100.66
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,150$26.041100.69
Cargo and Freight Agents$56,410$27.121101.06
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$57,580$27.681100.69
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$48,130$23.141100.51
Helpers--Electricians$38,570$18.551101.58
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,110$24.571101.83
Chief Executives$197,540$94.971000.47
Managers, All Other$124,480$59.851000.16
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,880$36.961000.29
Operations Research Analysts$86,380$41.531000.83
Dentists, General$140,360$67.481000.74
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$29,900$14.371000.75
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$26,670$12.821000.61
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,740$29.201000.74
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$43,710$21.011000.56
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$48,100$23.131007.01
Chemical Plant and System Operators$68,810$33.081005.61
Production Workers, All Other$38,100$18.321000.37
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$36,880$17.731000.66
Information Security Analysts$105,260$50.61900.47
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$77,310$37.17905.73
Chemists$122,350$58.82900.99
Graphic Designers$53,280$25.62900.42
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,400$39.62900.89
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,840$22.04901.11
School Bus Monitors$27,770$13.35901.09
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,640$21.94900.81
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$42,340$20.35900.90
Construction and Building Inspectors$63,340$30.45900.57
Tire Repairers and Changers$40,180$19.32900.82
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,940$29.78904.93
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$49,550$23.82902.49
Fundraisers$69,130$33.24800.64
School Psychologists$67,280$32.35801.16
Producers and Directors$45,090$21.68800.51
Physician Assistants$121,990$58.65800.48
Occupational Therapy Assistants$86,040$41.37801.42
Couriers and Messengers$39,290$18.89801.09
Data Entry Keyers$38,370$18.45800.62
Sheet Metal Workers$59,220$28.47800.65
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$65,740$31.61801.32
Millwrights$61,340$29.49801.89
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,690$23.89801.52
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$51,500$24.76804.55
Engineers, All Other$97,130$46.70700.44
Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,200$30.39700.67
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$44,580$21.44701.10
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$48,940Not published700.57
Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,790$35.00700.83
Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsNot publishedNot published701.57
Pest Control Workers$47,630$22.90700.63
Postal Service Clerks$66,750$32.09700.86
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,050$36.08701.03
Food Batchmakers$34,190$16.44700.37
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$45,290$21.777012.73
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,300$17.93707.58
Purchasing Managers$134,370$64.60600.70
Tax Preparers$38,390$18.46600.68
Computer Network Architects$126,310$60.73600.31
Database Architects$128,290$61.68600.91
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,350$47.29600.31
Surveyors$68,510$32.94601.08
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$48,220$23.18600.83
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,830$23.96600.71
Clergy$56,400$27.11600.91
English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryNot publishedNot published600.95
Tutors$32,270$15.52600.34
Library Technicians$39,120$18.81600.89
Interpreters and Translators$61,040$29.35601.08
Opticians, Dispensing$55,170$26.53600.72
Advertising Sales Agents$42,770$20.56600.57
Public Safety Telecommunicators$41,340$19.88600.59
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$63,340$30.45600.63
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$48,470$23.30603.48
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,560$21.42600.96
Crane and Tower Operators$47,200$22.69601.32
Training and Development Managers$122,030$58.67500.96
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,000$28.84500.69
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,990$24.04500.31
Database Administrators$89,990$43.26500.71
Web and Digital Interface Designers$82,890$39.85500.45
Urban and Regional Planners$74,640$35.89500.97
Rehabilitation Counselors$35,910$17.27500.46
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$122,990$59.13501.98
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,470Not published500.52
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,690Not published500.80
Commercial and Industrial Designers$91,270$43.88501.54
Veterinarians$121,420$58.37500.60
Family Medicine Physicians$241,070$115.90500.41
General Internal Medicine Physicians$284,250$136.66500.65
Pediatricians, GeneralNot publishedNot published501.09
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$77,110$37.07500.94
Procurement Clerks$49,900$23.99500.90
File Clerks$40,100$19.28500.70
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$47,990$23.07500.82
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,250$17.43501.06
Gas Plant Operators$79,170$38.06502.52
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,370$18.45500.95
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$69,880$33.60400.30
Financial Specialists, All Other$56,350$27.09400.31
Landscape ArchitectsNot publishedNot published401.72
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$118,760$57.10400.41
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$37,170$17.87401.80
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$54,080$26.00401.29
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$59,960$28.83400.44
Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryNot publishedNot published400.88
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820Not published400.70
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$60,560Not published400.19
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$76,430$36.74400.99
Interior Designers$64,380$30.95400.50
News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsNot publishedNot published400.92
Photographers$36,950$17.77400.75
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,740$18.63400.51
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$50,430$24.25400.37
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$47,660$22.91400.43
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$61,920$29.77400.36
Sales Engineers$96,520$46.41400.65
Library Assistants, Clerical$26,750$12.86400.45
Order Clerks$45,090$21.68400.53
Pipelayers$47,000$22.59401.05
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$45,430$21.84401.34
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$50,300$24.18400.85
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,580$23.36401.09
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,540$24.30400.64
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$69,470$33.40401.20
Public Relations Managers$90,500$43.51300.44
Natural Sciences Managers$156,110$75.05300.30
Materials Engineers$96,610$46.45301.35
Marriage and Family Therapists$45,780$22.01300.47
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,050$38.01300.50
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$35,830$17.23301.18
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$37,770$18.16300.30
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$33,870$16.28300.53
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,280$24.17302.10
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,310$22.74301.01
Parking Attendants$31,770$15.28300.23
Hearing Aid Specialists$36,550$17.57Not publishedNot published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,750$22.96Not publishedNot published
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$19,480$9.37Not publishedNot published
Property Appraisers and Assessors$60,150$28.92Not 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.