Salaries in South Carolina

Typical pay for 715 jobs in South Carolina. The median for all workers is $46,490 a year ($22.35 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$46,490
Median hourly
$22.35
Workers
2,305,080
vs U.S. median
-9%

Highest paying jobs in South Carolina

Most common jobs in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areaMedian pay, all jobsWorkers
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$45,990231,930
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,150394,170
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,9901,358,370
Columbia, SC$46,430394,200
Florence, SC$43,52089,060
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,580434,900
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$43,85081,920
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$37,930146,260
Spartanburg, SC$47,650165,150
Sumter, SC$42,89034,560

All 715 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$124,320$59.77n/a
Advertising and Promotions Managers$156,300$75.14n/a
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040$81.273,200
Chief Executive$168,840$81.171,740
Compensation and Benefits Managers$99,630$47.90330
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860$77.344,930
Construction Manager$108,110$51.985,620
Education Administrators, All Other$97,240$46.75360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,440—5,000
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$95,570$45.952,990
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$51,200$24.61700
Emergency Management Director$93,680$45.04330
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$79,110$38.04440
Facilities Manager$103,940$49.971,750
Financial Manager$136,160$65.469,020
Food Service Manager$66,190$31.825,080
Fundraising Manager$103,240$49.64220
Funeral Home Manager$77,400$37.21220
General and Operations Managers$106,080$51.0032,230
Human Resources Manager$124,290$59.762,400
Industrial Production Manager$126,880$61.006,390
Lodging Manager$62,990$30.29640
Managers, All Other$129,960$62.482,210
Marketing Manager$143,290$68.893,760
Medical and Health Services Managers$105,620$50.789,350
Natural Sciences Manager$131,140$63.05780
Personal Service Managers, All Other$61,100$29.38n/a
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$98,940$47.57210
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,810$30.204,900
Public Relations Manager$104,920$50.44650
Purchasing Manager$131,720$63.33830
Sales Manager$131,080$63.029,340
Social and Community Service Managers$73,410$35.291,990
Training and Development Managers$119,460$57.43610
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,860$51.373,460

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Accountants and Auditors$76,560$36.8115,270
Budget Analyst$86,260$41.47470
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,110$38.038,910
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,550$36.326,150
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,370$36.244,130
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$63,450$30.511,160
Compliance Officer$75,460$36.284,760
Cost Estimator$70,260$33.782,880
Credit Analyst$77,530$37.28690
Credit Counselor$53,190$25.57250
Financial and Investment Analysts$93,670$45.033,600
Financial Examiner$86,440$41.56480
Financial Risk Specialist$99,520$47.85560
Financial Specialists, All Other$76,400$36.73930
Fundraiser$62,720$30.161,200
Human Resources Specialist$65,370$31.4313,720
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$86,680$41.67220
Insurance Underwriter$79,570$38.26910
Labor Relations Specialist$78,050$37.53340
Loan Officer$63,220$30.394,140
Logistician$80,330$38.625,250
Management Analyst$100,660$48.4012,340
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$69,440$33.3811,920
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,830$24.921,240
Personal Financial Advisor$96,330$46.312,400
Project Management Specialist$95,040$45.6917,040
Property Appraisers and Assessors$59,110$28.421,000
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$61,110$29.38280
Tax Preparer$39,220$18.861,360
Training and Development Specialists$63,070$30.326,960

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer and Information Research Scientists$126,980$61.05430
Computer Network Architect$134,990$64.901,950
Computer Network Support Specialist$76,790$36.922,660
Computer Occupations, All Other$112,260$53.974,300
Computer Programmer$99,740$47.95790
Computer Systems Analyst$98,280$47.257,700
Computer User Support Specialist$52,080$25.049,880
Data Scientist$91,990$44.233,750
Database Administrator$93,640$45.02990
Database Architect$130,000$62.501,160
Information Security Analyst$105,800$50.871,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$92,520$44.483,580
Operations Research Analyst$80,240$38.581,380
Software Developer$129,450$62.2413,230
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$97,500$46.881,740
Statistician$65,450$31.46240
Web and Digital Interface Designers$80,930$38.91800
Web Developer$78,190$37.59710

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aerospace Engineer$137,030$65.88650
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$101,550$48.821,030
Architectural and Civil Drafters$64,680$31.091,170
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$99,130$47.6670
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$66,910$32.1770
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$72,260$34.74150
Chemical Engineer$101,570$48.83390
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$53,710$25.821,480
Civil Engineer$101,600$48.857,180
Computer Hardware Engineer$125,110$60.15690
Drafters, All Other$61,250$29.4560
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,450$35.312,060
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$76,440$36.75290
Electrical Engineer$98,440$47.333,490
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$67,610$32.50270
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$113,720$54.671,030
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$80,540$38.72620
Engineers, All Other$110,490$53.121,280
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,200$30.39220
Environmental Engineer$96,140$46.22560
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$104,120$50.06280
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,080$33.692,400
Industrial Engineer$101,060$48.597,960
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$136,990$65.8640
Materials Engineer$121,610$58.47600
Mechanical Drafter$63,740$30.64640
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,580$33.451,290
Mechanical Engineer$104,580$50.285,780
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$98,790$47.5040
Nuclear Engineer$126,570$60.851,440
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$43,740$21.031,420
Surveyor$63,300$30.431,000

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Agricultural Technician$41,290$19.85100
Anthropologists and Archeologists$63,130$30.3550
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$82,240$39.54150
Biochemists and Biophysicists$109,080$52.4460
Biological Scientists, All Other$91,560$44.02240
Biological Technician$53,040$25.50550
Chemical Technician$75,020$36.072,080
Chemist$79,670$38.30770
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$92,700$44.57n/a
Conservation Scientist$52,310$25.15300
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,700$23.41500
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$74,910$36.02490
Epidemiologist$84,660$40.7050
Food Science Technician$39,480$18.9840
Food Scientists and Technologists$108,660$52.2490
Forensic Science Technician$51,830$24.92160
Forest and Conservation Technicians$55,910$26.88180
Forester$86,780$41.72250
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$53,160$25.5690
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$86,070$41.38230
Historian$52,120$25.0660
Hydrologist$65,770$31.62100
Life Scientists, All Other$169,440$81.46n/a
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$58,960$28.351,290
Materials Scientist$101,930$49.0180
Microbiologist$64,740$31.13100
Nuclear Technician$108,490$52.16750
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,080$42.352,170
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$58,490$28.12420
Physical Scientists, All Other$141,130$67.8570
Physicist$138,400$66.54420
Psychologists, All Other$136,990$65.86140
School Psychologist$76,720$36.89720
Social Science Research Assistant$64,490$31.00500
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$83,780$40.28300
Soil and Plant Scientists$78,850$37.9190
Urban and Regional Planners$75,810$36.45530
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$64,090$30.81250

Community and Social Service Occupations

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$62,940$30.26480
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,370—40
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$76,900—90
Archivist$52,810$25.3960
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$64,500—130
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,420—1,290
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$76,500—80
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,300—750
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$78,830—1,500
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$62,160—170
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,610$38.271,980
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,120—1,150
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,200—270
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$79,810—320
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,240—380
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,960—150
Curator$47,200$22.69120
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$109,060—110
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,690—1,270
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,210$28.47760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,820—25,030
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,420—490
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,470—840
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$99,540—130
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$74,010—60
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,790—320
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$85,810—80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$82,480—1,030
History Teachers, Postsecondary$73,670—280
Instructional Coordinator$65,460$31.474,370
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,890—1,540
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$162,400—110
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,640$30.122,130
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$65,310—40
Library Technician$36,070$17.34650
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,580—700
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,810—9,750
Museum Technicians and Conservators$38,290$18.4190
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,540—1,150
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$77,230—250
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$81,210—150
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,650—210
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,940—1,600
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,500$16.594,550
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$74,890—390
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$78,800—280
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,580—16,080
Self-Enrichment Teacher$39,800$19.143,430
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$65,520—280
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$100,400—80
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,410—120
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,360—2,950
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,310—980
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,800—170
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,150—1,780
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$30,400$14.627,700
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,220—1,380
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,860—14,410
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,760—2,730
Tutor$33,220$15.971,510

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$238,970$114.89950
Athletic Trainer$59,240—530
Audiologist$82,330$39.58200
Cardiologist$239,200+$115.00+210
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$59,170$28.45890
Chiropractor$79,310$38.13680
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,280$26.584,380
Dental Hygienist$84,340$40.553,160
Dentists, All Other Specialists$246,770$118.6470
Dentists, General$158,640$76.272,140
Dermatologist$259,990$124.99180
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$83,290$40.041,340
Dietetic Technician$36,770$17.68450
Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,970$33.64950
Emergency Medical Technician$40,370$19.414,010
Emergency Medicine Physician$341,960$164.4180
Exercise Physiologist$46,550$22.38230
Family Medicine Physician$239,200$115.001,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$359,500$172.841,260
Genetic Counselor$93,600$45.0040
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,530$21.41470
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,840$21.563,050
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$67,940$32.67340
Hearing Aid Specialist$47,190$22.69220
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,820$29.729,400
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$83,550$40.17730
Medical Dosimetrist$140,530$67.5660
Medical Records Specialist$54,280$26.102,750
Neurologist$352,680$169.5640
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$90,230$43.38280
Nurse Anesthetist$265,480$127.641,010
Nurse Midwife$122,390$58.84100
Nurse Practitioner$123,290$59.285,670
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$302,340$145.36350
Occupational Therapist$101,130$48.621,840
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$40,400$19.421,470
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$214,160$102.96100
Opticians, Dispensing$48,000$23.08890
Optometrist$145,950$70.17480
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Orthodontist$311,450$149.73n/a
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$239,200+$115.00+100
Orthotists and Prosthetists$79,990$38.46230
Paramedic$53,550$25.742,250
Pediatricians, General$217,120$104.38420
Pharmacist$135,700$65.245,320
Pharmacy Technician$42,120$20.258,070
Physical Therapist$101,330$48.723,930
Physician Assistant$122,490$58.892,250
Physicians, All Other$274,480$131.964,510
Physicians, Pathologists$236,950$113.9280
Podiatrist$167,110$80.3470
Psychiatric Technician$40,970$19.70560
Psychiatrist$237,250$114.06200
Radiation Therapist$100,790$48.46200
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$69,600$33.463,630
Radiologist$174,480$83.89n/a
Recreational Therapist$48,880$23.50190
Registered Nurse$82,360$39.6049,750
Respiratory Therapist$77,740$37.381,960
Speech-Language Pathologist$90,530$43.522,190
Surgeons, All Other$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Surgical Assistant$85,580$41.15480
Surgical Technologist$62,160$29.892,680
Therapists, All Other$90,980$43.7470
Veterinarian$122,130$58.721,380
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,020$18.762,540

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$47,320$22.755,530
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,730$23.91860
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,110$14.4840,750
Massage Therapist$58,000$27.881,840
Medical Assistant$41,160$19.7912,110
Medical Equipment Preparer$42,510$20.441,160
Medical Transcriptionist$33,870$16.29390
Nursing Assistant$37,220$17.9021,760
Occupational Therapy Aide$31,950$15.3650
Occupational Therapy Assistant$73,740$35.45830
Orderly$36,480$17.541,430
Pharmacy Aide$36,140$17.38360
Phlebotomist$39,010$18.762,760
Physical Therapist Aide$33,280$16.00370
Physical Therapist Assistant$70,500$33.901,870
Psychiatric Aide$36,320$17.46200
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,980$17.781,720

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$43,140$20.744,430
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,250$21.755,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,940$23.0519,980
Brokerage Clerk$59,710$28.71440
Cargo and Freight Agents$57,000$27.411,540
Correspondence Clerk$41,710$20.06130
Couriers and Messengers$36,710$17.651,380
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,460$20.892,020
Customer Service Representative$38,860$18.6951,000
Data Entry Keyer$38,070$18.301,490
Desktop Publisher$62,320$29.9640
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,550$22.862,440
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$38,670$18.591,750
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,890$29.283,880
File Clerk$39,350$18.921,210
Financial Clerks, All Other$49,780$23.93170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,920$30.2526,710
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,020$14.435,910
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,300$21.781,190
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440$23.77850
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,650$21.464,110
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,830$18.67940
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,840$25.412,280
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,980$16.34960
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,500$22.842,820
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,780$17.68580
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,170$19.3115,630
Meter Readers, Utilities$47,850$23.01410
New Accounts Clerk$45,500$21.8860
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,060$24.55650
Office Clerks, General$36,840$17.7142,250
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$33,870$16.28190
Order Clerk$41,740$20.07740
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,240$25.121,550
Postal Service Clerk$62,610$30.10960
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,700$27.745,650
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,390$28.071,280
Procurement Clerk$49,810$23.95900
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,640$27.717,020
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$42,900$20.6340
Public Safety Telecommunicator$43,540$20.941,490
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,510$17.0711,280
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$43,740$21.031,010
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,880$21.5830,180
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,430$20.8814,160
Statistical Assistant$58,970$28.3540
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$34,010$16.35480
Teller$42,280$20.334,400
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,760$22.00940
Word Processors and Typists$42,840$20.6030

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Boilermaker$74,840$35.98n/a
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$49,010$23.56410
Carpenter$50,670$24.366,950
Carpet Installer$33,810$16.2580
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,360$23.731,930
Construction and Building Inspectors$58,840$28.292,500
Construction Laborer$42,940$20.6519,620
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$45,340$21.80340
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$61,500$29.57120
Electrician$58,740$28.248,010
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$90,860$43.68540
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$52,580$25.28330
Fence Erector$37,960$18.25n/a
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,350$36.2313,150
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$49,860$23.97170
Floor Sanders and Finishers$44,310$21.3060
Glazier$50,650$24.35740
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$49,170$23.64870
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$36,180$17.3930
Helpers--Carpenters$36,090$17.35200
Helpers--Electricians$39,460$18.972,000
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$39,450$18.971,090
Helpers--Roofers$37,860$18.2040
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$37,990$18.26290
Highway Maintenance Worker$48,130$23.142,290
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,020$22.61730
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$50,440$24.25630
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$80,480$38.6930
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$48,080$23.11210
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,940$23.538,160
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$40,840$19.642,080
Paperhanger$46,800$22.5050
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$46,950$22.57630
Pipelayer$45,180$21.72670
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$53,940$25.935,770
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$71,770$34.5130
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$41,020$19.7280
Roofer$45,760$22.00850
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$46,660$22.44640
Sheet Metal Worker$49,920$24.001,710
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$50,490$24.27n/a
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$50,750$24.40660
Tile and Stone Setters$43,510$20.92n/a

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,160$36.131,660
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$45,180$21.72480
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,290$25.622,140
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,180$22.20440
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,100$23.1213,420
Avionics Technician$81,720$39.29270
Bicycle Repairer$35,530$17.08n/a
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,330$28.533,360
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$47,120$22.66240
Commercial Diver$49,260$23.6830
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,060$18.78680
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$50,800$24.42420
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$59,460$28.5960
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,490$36.291,130
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$91,140$43.82230
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,870$36.962,690
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$48,230$23.19230
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$46,640$22.42260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,120$36.1210,140
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,610$27.226,920
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,480$18.502,160
Home Appliance Repairer$47,460$22.82380
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,330$29.969,890
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,430$22.322,240
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$46,560$22.39140
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,880$23.0228,020
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,910$31.21960
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$44,120$21.2140
Mechanical Door Repairer$49,510$23.80190
Medical Equipment Repairer$46,120$22.17800
Millwright$61,700$29.66950
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,180$28.452,830
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,080$23.60620
Motorcycle Mechanic$52,160$25.08220
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$44,870$21.5790
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,510$22.84660
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$57,480$27.6370
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$78,250$37.6240
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$56,490$27.16230
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$37,870$18.2150
Rigger$51,020$24.53470
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,710$28.711,050
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,480$29.562,130
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,790$28.751,310
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,040$16.851,920

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$47,000$22.60130
Baker$35,460$17.052,940
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,790$19.132,380
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,680$22.92710
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$56,240$27.044,040
Chemical Plant and System Operators$68,510$32.94610
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,240$18.87320
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,220$23.182,780
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$51,670$24.84190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$51,800$24.912,460
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$69,470$33.40340
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,640$19.0660
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,280$21.77330
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$39,340$18.9150
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,410$22.79730
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,420$21.354,100
Dental Laboratory Technician$37,170$17.87260
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,040$25.0270
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,210$22.224,670
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,950$22.571,960
Etchers and Engravers$28,300$13.6150
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,040$23.582,000
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$43,380$20.851,080
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,620$24.822,460
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$45,250$21.76480
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,500$37.2614,570
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$40,000$19.23140
Food Batchmaker$37,070$17.82700
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$38,220$18.37520
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,060$17.82510
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,610$23.8580
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$41,100$19.76150
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$48,170$23.16300
Furniture Finisher$43,310$20.82120
Gas Plant Operator$67,580$32.49280
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$45,710$21.97260
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,040$23.101,730
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,750$22.48290
Helpers--Production Workers$36,610$17.601,950
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,890$22.5413,360
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$60,380$29.03200
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,490$23.79370
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,470$14.653,160
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$41,650$20.0240
Machinist$57,970$27.873,790
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,790$16.722,750
Medical Appliance Technician$42,230$20.30200
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$46,470$22.34400
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$44,160$21.23290
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,340$23.24120
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,500$21.8842,150
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,740$22.952,560
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,110$22.17550
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,270$21.763,240
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,740$21.994,520
Nuclear Power Reactor Operator$118,620$57.03320
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$34,140$16.42130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,010$19.244,890
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$43,820$21.07140
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,040$24.062,460
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$58,160$27.9670
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$30,010$14.4350
Plant and System Operators, All Other$56,060$26.95150
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,560$21.43470
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$91,570$44.02190
Power Plant Operator$79,900$38.41680
Prepress Technicians and Workers$45,900$22.07200
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,160$14.02220
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$40,820$19.63340
Printing Press Operator$40,470$19.462,100
Production Workers, All Other$39,600$19.041,890
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,210$23.18820
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,300$18.89810
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,320$23.71470
Sewers, Hand$39,690$19.08n/a
Sewing Machine Operator$38,250$18.392,460
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$46,000$22.12250
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$72,650$34.93170
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,910$22.561,020
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$33,030$15.88340
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$39,410$18.95770
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,740$20.07480
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,760$19.121,500
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,280$18.402,240
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$39,960$19.21760
Tool and Die Makers$65,250$31.37870
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$50,220$24.1580
Upholsterer$38,880$18.69140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,090$25.052,650
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,980$24.037,380
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,260$22.24340
Woodworkers, All Other$40,090$19.28n/a
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$41,990$20.191,660

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Air Traffic Controller$112,030$53.86190
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$61,470$29.55140
Aircraft Service Attendant$36,130$17.37290
Airfield Operations Specialist$33,590$16.1590
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$143,580—110
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$29,300$14.09620
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,000$17.31220
Bus Drivers, School$39,900$19.185,900
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$43,330$20.83630
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$57,660$27.72520
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,230$16.465,720
Commercial Pilot$105,740—290
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,020$18.28440
Crane and Tower Operators$64,120$30.83720
Driver/Sales Worker$22,240$10.696,430
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,470$30.518,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,130$24.5834,170
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,680$21.0014,210
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,530$18.0456,700
Light Truck Driver$37,680$18.1211,950
Locomotive Engineer$89,290$42.93380
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,050$18.29680
Material Moving Workers, All Other$39,370$18.9390
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$27,840$13.38450
Packers and Packagers, Hand$32,180$15.477,610
Parking Attendant$31,490$15.141,300
Passenger Attendant$28,710$13.80120
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$73,660$35.42420
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$34,880$16.772,020
Sailors and Marine Oilers$50,500$24.28210
Ship Engineer$97,890$47.0680
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,490$14.662,500
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,020$17.3241,800
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$80,700$38.8090
Traffic Technician$57,080$27.44150
Transportation Inspector$80,490$38.70440