Wages by Occupation in Florence, SC

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Florence, SC metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 89,060 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $43,520 for all occupations combined. 285 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Florence, SC area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

23.0% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 86.8 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 52.4; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 10,172 residents (5.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±846; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 94,020 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

24.9% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.6), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$26,671	$32,485
High school graduate	$34,794	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$40,408	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$59,976	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$67,561	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	36.2% (±3.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	21.4% (±1.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	12.7% (±1.5)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8% (±0.8)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	6.6% (±2.2)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.8% (±1.3)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.8% (±1.3)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7% (±0.7)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.2%	10.0%
Business	19.3%	20.1%
Education	16.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	17.1%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	470	$72,040	$81,730	5.29	0.57
Administrative Services Managers	100	$123,460	$127,680	1.16	0.68
Agricultural Inspectors	30	$49,940	$48,780	0.35	3.73
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	100	$28,530	$29,180	1.07	13.19
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	90	$23,240	$26,800	1.00	0.39
Animal Caretakers	70	$29,210	$30,660	0.81	0.47
Architectural and Engineering Managers	80	$173,110	$166,280	0.86	0.60
Athletic Trainers	60	$60,550	$65,100	0.68	3.45
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	60	$46,350	$47,110	0.66	0.69
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	600	$46,130	$49,890	6.73	1.48
Bartenders	240	$22,990	$30,000	2.69	0.55
Bill and Account Collectors	190	$39,820	$41,890	2.11	2.07
Billing and Posting Clerks	310	$40,520	$43,530	3.50	1.35
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	730	$45,300	$46,240	8.24	0.93
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	190	$49,990	$54,610	2.10	1.12
Bus Drivers, School	310	$35,460	$35,300	3.53	1.36
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	150	$71,570	$84,390	1.66	0.24
Butchers and Meat Cutters	70	$35,710	$34,400	0.75	0.86
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	190	$69,180	$71,490	2.14	0.68
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	140	$59,170	$58,470	1.53	3.78
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	60	$76,600	$74,130	0.65	0.91
Carpenters	130	$49,250	$54,580	1.51	0.35
Cashiers	2,430	$26,420	$26,590	27.25	1.37
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	110	$46,530	$47,220	1.18	0.89
Chefs and Head Cooks	70	$67,550	$63,860	0.79	0.62
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	220	$46,080	$47,300	2.50	2.78
Chief Executives	60	$160,660	$201,720	0.62	0.47
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	360	$51,800	$52,780	4.04	1.60
Childcare Workers	410	$27,780	$27,000	4.55	1.36
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$52,260	$53,240	0.43	0.97
Civil Engineers	140	$94,630	$98,780	1.56	0.66
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	60	$88,710	$88,280	0.65	0.31
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	350	$29,190	$31,030	3.93	1.61
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	300	$50,970	$60,850	3.36	1.57
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$39,520	$40,210	0.81	0.80
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	30	$48,450	$47,950	0.36	2.11
Community Health Workers	60	$46,000	$48,370	0.67	1.70
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$66,990	$69,570	0.42	0.58
Compliance Officers	120	$68,520	$72,880	1.32	0.49
Computer and Information Systems Managers	140	$138,120	$159,650	1.56	0.36
Computer Network Support Specialists	50	$67,550	$68,530	0.56	0.59
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	70	$46,650	$48,260	0.77	0.71
Computer Occupations, All Other	100	$77,130	$86,940	1.16	0.41
Computer Systems Analysts	230	$83,600	$94,460	2.58	0.77
Computer User Support Specialists	250	$50,000	$54,530	2.85	0.62
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$57,590	$60,090	0.72	0.77
Construction Laborers	650	$45,230	$45,490	7.30	1.04
Construction Managers	110	$113,110	$131,440	1.19	0.48
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$23,310	$24,890	4.36	1.06
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	390	$33,540	$31,920	4.33	1.53
Cooks, Restaurant	730	$34,550	$33,340	8.23	0.91
Correctional Officers and Jailers	150	$38,500	$41,410	1.67	0.68
Cost Estimators	80	$61,520	$68,980	0.91	0.63
Counter and Rental Clerks	190	$35,480	$37,450	2.13	0.83
Couriers and Messengers	60	$36,710	$37,550	0.70	1.58
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	110	$38,240	$42,110	1.27	1.10
Crane and Tower Operators	60	$48,100	$54,640	0.62	2.27
Credit Analysts	40	$95,590	$86,270	0.43	1.04
Customer Service Representatives	1,680	$37,270	$41,010	18.83	1.13
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	220	$44,800	$45,130	2.45	2.22
Data Scientists	110	$80,050	$83,160	1.22	0.72
Database Administrators	30	$96,580	$95,060	0.36	0.79
Dental Assistants	240	$42,220	$42,170	2.64	1.06
Dental Hygienists	110	$81,200	$78,480	1.24	0.86
Dentists, General	60	$137,260	$182,400	0.67	0.84
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	80	$55,320	$68,980	0.88	1.20
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	80	$85,900	$78,970	0.85	1.47
Dietitians and Nutritionists	90	$65,080	$72,800	1.00	2.00
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	250	$29,090	$26,890	2.83	0.81
Dishwashers	220	$26,970	$26,720	2.52	0.82
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	90	$45,980	$47,720	0.98	0.75
Driver/Sales Workers	390	$38,760	$34,210	4.38	1.67
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	230	$100,450	$102,330	2.60	1.23
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	290	$58,460	$56,280	3.27	1.44
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$77,840	$78,390	0.47	0.77
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$73,180	$69,610	0.45	1.06
Electrical Engineers	50	$102,010	$109,120	0.61	0.48
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	70	$75,340	$76,530	0.73	0.87
Electricians	240	$57,550	$56,330	2.70	0.56
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,010	$60,910	$59,410	11.31	1.27
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$38,670	$41,780	1.02	1.03
Emergency Medical Technicians	310	$39,440	$40,510	3.49	3.01
Engineers, All Other	30	$88,100	$94,770	0.35	0.35
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	110	$59,690	$65,530	1.20	0.41
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	250	$37,130	$42,130	2.86	1.38
Facilities Managers	100	$112,890	$119,490	1.15	1.15
Family Medicine Physicians	30	$257,170	$232,750	0.37	0.53
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,880	$24,590	$26,930	32.37	1.31
File Clerks	70	$36,170	$36,530	0.74	1.57
Financial and Investment Analysts	90	$100,410	$107,390	1.06	0.46
Financial Managers	300	$134,650	$160,370	3.33	0.61
Financial Specialists, All Other	80	$62,540	$67,830	0.86	1.01
Firefighters	340	$32,570	$34,860	3.84	1.73
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	300	$74,080	$76,280	3.33	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	30	$42,910	$46,750	0.39	0.58
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$60,380	$60,170	0.60	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	740	$36,540	$40,580	8.27	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$41,450	$45,620	1.37	1.19
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$56,960	$56,090	0.60	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	$72,210	$79,090	4.40	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	60	$74,250	$90,350	0.72	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,010	$61,750	$67,150	11.30	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$45,760	$48,400	0.86	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	50	$59,510	$70,570	0.61	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	680	$72,560	$77,830	7.63	1.76
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	810	$46,960	$48,660	9.04	1.25
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$63,540	$78,970	0.40	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	410	$65,320	$67,610	4.59	1.14
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$38,220	$39,410	2.90	14.46
Food Preparation Workers	530	$29,180	$29,210	5.99	1.04
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	90	$29,470	$29,820	1.05	0.56
Food Service Managers	220	$56,010	$63,730	2.49	1.62
General and Operations Managers	1,020	$99,520	$117,870	11.47	0.51
General Internal Medicine Physicians	50	$348,250	$305,600	0.61	1.42
Graphic Designers	40	$60,640	$60,680	0.44	0.34
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$47,380	$44,390	0.73	1.69
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	50	$30,810	$40,230	0.57	0.29
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	50	$38,630	$47,580	0.54	2.21
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	110	$40,830	$42,550	1.27	1.08
Healthcare Social Workers	220	$58,260	$59,810	2.47	2.05
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	$58,790	$58,340	2.06	0.78
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,590	$55,550	$56,950	17.86	1.35
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	40	$37,470	$38,070	0.41	2.59
Helpers--Electricians	50	$39,000	$39,630	0.61	1.48
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	60	$37,840	$36,640	0.71	1.15
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	40	$42,120	$44,950	0.44	1.56
Helpers--Production Workers	40	$33,850	$34,470	0.50	0.47
Highway Maintenance Workers	120	$48,130	$49,380	1.35	1.35
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,270	$29,950	$28,940	25.53	0.92
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	250	$22,910	$24,330	2.77	1.00
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	340	$29,770	$29,520	3.79	2.26
Human Resources Managers	100	$136,400	$141,820	1.17	0.83
Human Resources Specialists	510	$61,300	$67,990	5.77	0.98
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$61,260	$58,450	0.78	1.60
Industrial Engineers	300	$97,810	$102,520	3.40	1.45
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	500	$63,840	$66,840	5.62	1.99
Industrial Production Managers	290	$126,630	$137,920	3.24	2.05
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	700	$44,260	$43,800	7.83	1.57
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	380	$47,280	$48,260	4.24	1.10
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	30	$60,070	$57,700	0.39	0.34
Instructional Coordinators	140	$73,890	$72,650	1.57	1.07
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	40	$49,070	$49,870	0.43	2.59
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	40	$46,120	$52,670	0.47	0.34
Insurance Sales Agents	260	$62,440	$73,060	2.86	0.93
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	940	$29,500	$29,830	10.58	0.74
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$86,860	$103,140	0.43	2.80
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,140	$36,720	$37,670	24.08	1.27
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	380	$34,430	$34,190	4.25	0.69
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	150	$30,850	$30,350	1.73	1.36
Lawyers	190	$96,790	$130,310	2.16	0.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	60	$46,120	$47,680	0.70	0.69
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	90	$61,970	$58,240	1.03	1.20
Library Assistants, Clerical	80	$25,040	$28,130	0.93	1.69
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	680	$59,700	$59,410	7.64	1.83
Light Truck Drivers	630	$37,860	$42,870	7.11	1.12
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	60	$39,720	$42,220	0.72	0.68
Loan Officers	130	$60,670	$76,060	1.43	0.81
Logging Equipment Operators	60	$48,770	$51,710	0.69	5.06
Logisticians	170	$75,240	$78,780	1.88	1.16
Machinists	160	$56,900	$56,320	1.79	0.97
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,100	$30,330	$28,930	12.33	2.23
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,250	$44,750	$47,890	14.00	1.42
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$56,530	$56,600	0.53	1.38
Management Analysts	200	$86,620	$91,620	2.29	0.40
Managers, All Other	80	$124,810	$130,380	0.85	0.21
Manicurists and Pedicurists	40	$31,100	$35,330	0.46	0.47
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	250	$59,280	$71,720	2.83	0.49
Marketing Managers	80	$154,620	$177,300	0.94	0.37
Mechanical Drafters	60	$59,320	$64,580	0.62	2.41
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$78,840	$73,730	0.39	1.67
Mechanical Engineers	130	$103,800	$106,480	1.49	0.78
Medical and Health Services Managers	580	$118,750	$143,660	6.53	1.70
Medical Assistants	420	$38,790	$40,640	4.68	0.89
Medical Equipment Preparers	160	$30,910	$34,120	1.82	3.65
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$47,430	$51,970	0.45	1.06
Medical Records Specialists	140	$51,870	$55,400	1.52	1.21
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	790	$37,030	$41,290	8.82	1.43
Medical Transcriptionists	40	$32,590	$40,970	0.49	1.84
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	30	$42,940	$47,390	0.35	0.38
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	160	$37,890	$41,530	1.83	1.72
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	420	$60,250	$59,460	4.74	1.19
Millwrights	60	$62,140	$62,690	0.70	2.71
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,550	$47,960	$45,850	17.41	1.93
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	140	$57,490	$56,620	1.55	1.36
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$45,820	$45,360	0.37	0.39
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	30	$32,980	$42,770	0.38	2.37
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$39,550	$43,220	0.77	0.96
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	70	$75,190	$81,790	0.82	0.41
Nurse Practitioners	270	$121,930	$127,670	2.98	1.44
Nursing Assistants	1,320	$35,400	$34,830	14.83	1.59
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$61,420	$72,500	0.73	1.47
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	90	$87,970	$91,460	0.99	1.10
Occupational Therapists	80	$101,510	$95,920	0.91	0.87
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$72,720	$69,170	0.47	1.42
Office Clerks, General	1,840	$33,860	$34,990	20.70	1.31
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	250	$48,000	$50,940	2.81	0.91
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	50	$34,410	$37,370	0.59	1.30
Opticians, Dispensing	50	$47,150	$48,270	0.52	1.09
Orderlies	140	$29,430	$36,090	1.56	4.62
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	30	$46,610	$44,580	0.34	1.46
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	160	$42,140	$41,750	1.84	0.75
Packers and Packagers, Hand	260	$24,500	$27,690	2.94	0.82
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	80	$38,400	$41,530	0.91	0.63
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	$48,140	$51,030	3.21	5.19
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	210	$48,230	$51,340	2.36	0.94
Paramedics	110	$50,950	$53,030	1.21	1.87
Parking Attendants	30	$30,740	$30,640	0.34	0.38
Parts Salespersons	180	$29,290	$35,270	1.97	1.13
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	60	$51,860	$54,500	0.72	0.73
Personal Financial Advisors	50	$98,230	$159,060	0.53	0.31
Pest Control Workers	120	$44,460	$45,220	1.33	2.02
Pharmacists	320	$155,020	$184,250	3.65	1.76
Pharmacy Technicians	460	$39,350	$41,850	5.21	1.72
Phlebotomists	140	$38,150	$40,940	1.58	1.72
Physical Therapist Assistants	90	$75,920	$67,540	0.96	1.33
Physical Therapists	110	$108,160	$100,580	1.28	0.75
Physician Assistants	90	$120,290	$113,910	0.97	0.93
Physicians, All Other	370	$282,920	$304,170	4.16	1.89
Pipelayers	30	$37,650	$39,230	0.34	1.58
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	190	$56,160	$54,620	2.18	0.73
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	490	$48,710	$55,270	5.47	1.27
Postal Service Clerks	40	$65,370	$65,030	0.41	0.88
Postal Service Mail Carriers	240	$57,470	$58,550	2.67	1.26
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	140	$31,600	$36,620	1.59	0.52
Procurement Clerks	50	$40,670	$46,330	0.59	1.65
Production Workers, All Other	70	$45,650	$46,480	0.81	0.50
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	220	$56,900	$57,780	2.46	0.98
Project Management Specialists	370	$87,400	$97,160	4.16	0.61
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$58,560	$64,900	0.35	0.95
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	110	$50,810	$70,450	1.26	0.63
Public Relations Managers	30	$97,940	$119,170	0.37	0.77
Public Relations Specialists	100	$49,820	$62,050	1.07	0.59
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$41,040	$38,640	0.96	1.46
Purchasing Managers	30	$123,920	$132,250	0.35	0.64
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	160	$72,370	$69,970	1.78	1.20
Real Estate Sales Agents	70	$51,230	$67,880	0.82	0.66
Receptionists and Information Clerks	380	$33,130	$33,460	4.26	0.73
Recreation Workers	140	$33,250	$35,550	1.59	0.75
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	90	$32,540	$32,470	0.98	1.03
Registered Nurses	3,120	$81,170	$100,700	34.98	1.61
Rehabilitation Counselors	90	$33,500	$34,710	0.97	1.59
Residential Advisors	90	$35,590	$36,200	1.00	1.83
Respiratory Therapists	100	$78,550	$73,100	1.17	1.30
Retail Salespersons	2,600	$28,650	$31,860	29.25	1.17
Sales Managers	300	$121,930	$127,730	3.34	0.82
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	440	$49,350	$61,400	4.90	0.61
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	790	$58,780	$72,180	8.85	1.11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	70	$76,860	$84,430	0.82	0.45
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	140	$45,000	$43,360	1.60	6.10
School Psychologists	70	$66,490	$72,950	0.79	1.93
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	700	$60,950	$60,780	7.85	1.15
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,050	$42,150	$42,950	11.79	1.07
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	150	$56,130	$82,830	1.73	0.55
Security Guards	610	$39,060	$41,810	6.87	0.83
Self-Enrichment Teachers	100	$27,560	$34,230	1.09	0.51
Sheet Metal Workers	70	$47,880	$53,580	0.76	0.99
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	560	$40,220	$43,600	6.34	1.21
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	70	$26,870	$29,000	0.75	0.47
Social and Community Service Managers	80	$68,960	$73,340	0.89	0.66
Social and Human Service Assistants	570	$35,260	$36,440	6.36	2.26
Software Developers	250	$108,460	$120,970	2.80	0.26
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	30	$67,430	$77,000	0.35	0.29
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	80	$62,180	$54,810	0.92	0.55
Speech-Language Pathologists	90	$96,390	$92,990	0.99	0.84
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,310	$35,360	$35,320	25.93	1.42
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	70	$46,880	$46,210	0.77	2.29
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	200	$55,340	$55,940	2.27	0.72
Surgical Assistants	200	$133,380	$115,420	2.28	15.89
Surgical Technologists	260	$67,080	$59,990	2.92	3.87
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	—	$41,430	$42,260	—	—
Tax Preparers	60	$63,600	$65,800	0.65	1.33
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	40	$88,910	$88,670	0.44	0.60
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	780	$22,830	$24,990	8.71	0.95
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	90	$57,550	$59,370	1.05	1.16
Tellers	210	$37,470	$39,210	2.33	1.10
Tire Repairers and Changers	90	$36,610	$36,760	0.97	1.39
Training and Development Specialists	250	$63,000	$69,010	2.84	0.96
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	130	$106,860	$117,500	1.49	1.05
Tutors	50	$47,120	$45,380	0.55	0.49
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	60	$36,660	$37,150	0.72	0.87
Waiters and Waitresses	1,250	$17,460	$24,150	14.08	0.96
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	80	$59,840	$58,770	0.90	1.09
Web and Digital Interface Designers	30	$78,290	$81,820	0.34	0.47
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	300	$44,990	$47,110	3.35	1.25
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	110	$42,490	$40,610	1.25	3.16

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Coker University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,325
Florence-Darlington Technical College	Public	2-year	3,522
Francis Marion University	Public	4-year or above	4,112
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	172

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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