Wages by Occupation in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 434,900 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $46,580 for all occupations combined. 507 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

34.6% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.3 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 76.8; 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 63,876 residents (6.9% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,012; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 496,542 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

39.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), 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	$29,206	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,965	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$46,270	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$63,505	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$75,919	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	28.2% (±1.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	14.2% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.9% (±0.6)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9% (±0.3)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.0% (±1.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.8% (±0.7)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	3.9% (±0.5)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.1% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	34.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.4%	10.0%
Business	20.9%	20.1%
Education	12.7%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	21.9%	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	2,890	$76,870	$86,260	6.64	0.71
Administrative Services Managers	—	$130,330	$150,520	—	—
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	—	$50,450	$57,650	—	—
Advertising and Promotions Managers	—	$150,000	$162,500	—	—
Advertising Sales Agents	280	$63,130	$85,700	0.64	1.08
Aerospace Engineers	210	$102,280	$115,410	0.47	1.09
Agricultural Technicians	30	$50,800	$47,350	0.08	0.78
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	510	$81,450	$72,580	1.17	1.32
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	170	$30,830	$31,090	0.38	4.67
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,260	$24,720	$27,240	2.89	1.13
Animal Caretakers	730	$31,010	$34,240	1.67	0.97
Animal Control Workers	30	$35,190	$40,040	0.08	0.99
Animal Trainers	40	$32,760	$34,040	0.09	0.75
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	290	$103,090	$104,930	0.66	0.95
Architectural and Civil Drafters	280	$62,480	$66,380	0.65	0.98
Architectural and Engineering Managers	900	$160,900	$168,400	2.08	1.47
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	470	$58,390	$56,460	1.07	1.78
Athletic Trainers	130	$51,240	$55,440	0.29	1.49
Audio and Video Technicians	80	$49,880	$58,270	0.17	0.38
Audiologists	60	$80,000	$84,660	0.14	1.61
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	120	$43,780	$45,440	0.28	2.17
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	40	$36,720	$39,630	0.09	0.14
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	360	$54,070	$57,170	0.83	0.87
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,310	$48,120	$52,470	5.30	1.17
Bailiffs	30	$25,230	$29,970	0.08	0.70
Bakers	690	$34,590	$33,600	1.59	1.05
Bartenders	1,640	$19,600	$29,670	3.76	0.77
Bill and Account Collectors	1,290	$47,210	$45,380	2.98	2.91
Billing and Posting Clerks	970	$43,910	$45,090	2.23	0.86
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$95,630	$98,560	0.38	1.17
Biological Technicians	130	$50,790	$50,560	0.31	0.69
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,770	$49,600	$50,810	8.67	0.98
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$49,730	$54,090	0.15	0.44
Broadcast Technicians	40	$40,490	$46,920	0.10	0.71
Brokerage Clerks	100	$55,910	$58,160	0.22	0.95
Budget Analysts	60	$84,260	$89,420	0.14	0.45
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	50	$46,770	$43,370	0.11	0.97
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	610	$58,480	$57,440	1.40	0.75
Bus Drivers, School	—	$43,940	$42,450	—	—
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	170	$43,330	$42,670	0.40	0.39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	830	$82,630	$95,580	1.90	0.27
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$82,140	$94,880	0.66	1.25
Butchers and Meat Cutters	380	$38,120	$40,480	0.88	1.00
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,340	$73,360	$79,770	3.08	0.97
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	180	$46,710	$45,840	0.42	0.85
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	100	$71,690	$65,640	0.24	0.59
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	320	$82,490	$75,560	0.74	1.02
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	260	$71,290	$75,860	0.60	0.84
Cargo and Freight Agents	150	$59,320	$60,060	0.34	0.55
Carpenters	1,340	$50,090	$55,230	3.07	0.71
Carpet Installers	30	$51,270	$47,680	0.08	0.90
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	30	$72,890	$73,100	0.07	0.77
Cashiers	10,250	$29,080	$29,410	23.56	1.19
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	470	$50,510	$53,440	1.08	0.81
Chefs and Head Cooks	360	$69,680	$67,530	0.82	0.64
Chemical Engineers	60	$86,820	$103,830	0.13	0.96
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	1,250	$59,350	$57,300	2.87	3.19
Chemical Plant and System Operators	100	$60,430	$60,140	0.22	2.06
Chemical Technicians	290	$61,380	$61,730	0.66	1.79
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$97,580	$99,340	0.14	1.12
Chemists	160	$80,870	$90,540	0.38	0.70
Chief Executives	300	$166,420	$207,640	0.70	0.53
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	880	$50,910	$52,820	2.02	0.80
Childcare Workers	1,740	$28,440	$28,590	4.00	1.20
Chiropractors	140	$80,430	$100,860	0.31	1.23
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	360	$49,830	$56,210	0.83	1.87
Civil Engineers	1,170	$102,830	$109,430	2.68	1.13
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	430	$78,830	$80,420	0.99	0.47
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,180	$33,090	$32,720	2.71	1.11
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	100	$41,240	$42,260	0.24	2.48
Clergy	70	$57,430	$58,090	0.16	0.43
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	90	$97,170	$108,160	0.21	0.44
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	990	$53,070	$57,530	2.27	1.06
Coaches and Scouts	670	$58,360	$73,790	1.54	0.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	540	$47,280	$48,310	1.23	1.21
Commercial and Industrial Designers	320	$78,010	$82,760	0.74	3.45
Commercial Pilots	40	$122,230	$119,470	0.10	0.32
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$79,810	$80,770	0.18	0.98
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	30	$48,680	$48,970	0.08	0.11
Community Health Workers	80	$54,530	$56,170	0.18	0.45
Compensation and Benefits Managers	60	$125,750	$137,530	0.14	0.96
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	200	$70,660	$73,550	0.47	0.65
Compliance Officers	680	$75,690	$81,220	1.55	0.58
Computer and Information Systems Managers	870	$161,180	$164,400	1.99	0.46
Computer Hardware Engineers	90	$119,670	$123,560	0.22	0.44
Computer Network Architects	390	$161,170	$152,330	0.90	0.77
Computer Network Support Specialists	400	$75,360	$77,370	0.92	0.98
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	640	$50,400	$52,480	1.47	1.35
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	100	$73,740	$73,530	0.23	1.28
Computer Occupations, All Other	550	$96,130	$98,170	1.27	0.45
Computer Programmers	130	$99,520	$103,550	0.30	0.51
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$84,450	$95,270	0.20	0.85
Computer Systems Analysts	1,120	$99,830	$103,460	2.58	0.77
Computer User Support Specialists	1,690	$51,880	$56,640	3.88	0.84
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	150	$41,630	$45,510	0.35	0.82
Concierges	90	$29,900	$33,690	0.20	0.62
Construction and Building Inspectors	600	$45,700	$52,560	1.38	1.46
Construction Laborers	3,250	$44,380	$45,970	7.47	1.06
Construction Managers	1,120	$111,700	$122,460	2.57	1.05
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	70	$47,800	$55,700	0.17	0.54
Cooks, Fast Food	1,970	$28,210	$28,920	4.52	1.10
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,760	$35,270	$33,910	4.04	1.43
Cooks, Restaurant	4,360	$35,680	$35,520	10.04	1.11
Cooks, Short Order	110	$30,690	$31,190	0.26	0.29
Correctional Officers and Jailers	540	$47,240	$49,770	1.25	0.51
Correspondence Clerks	60	$43,540	$44,150	0.14	5.01
Cost Estimators	550	$69,210	$75,820	1.26	0.88
Counter and Rental Clerks	1,050	$37,290	$39,060	2.41	0.94
Couriers and Messengers	390	$34,810	$34,280	0.89	2.01
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	220	$46,990	$49,630	0.52	0.45
Crane and Tower Operators	90	$58,370	$58,720	0.21	0.77
Credit Analysts	260	$69,700	$81,590	0.60	1.45
Credit Counselors	110	$53,190	$54,160	0.25	1.41
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	340	$31,630	$32,530	0.79	1.30
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$40,580	$46,690	0.17	1.04
Customer Service Representatives	9,430	$39,010	$42,540	21.68	1.30
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$51,560	$52,110	0.30	1.04
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,130	$47,120	$50,420	2.59	2.35
Data Entry Keyers	300	$39,120	$39,370	0.68	0.83
Data Scientists	660	$91,490	$97,450	1.52	0.90
Database Administrators	180	$86,800	$93,130	0.40	0.90
Database Architects	250	$121,610	$124,040	0.56	1.31
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	60	$35,190	$37,040	0.14	0.35
Dental Assistants	1,140	$47,730	$47,390	2.62	1.05
Dental Hygienists	600	$85,290	$87,110	1.38	0.96
Dentists, General	540	$139,940	$164,800	1.24	1.54
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	170	$62,700	$87,090	0.40	0.54
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	320	$84,530	$87,730	0.73	1.26
Dietetic Technicians	40	$34,000	$32,950	0.10	0.48
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$67,920	$69,280	0.47	0.94
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	880	$26,830	$27,690	2.02	0.58
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	30	$36,020	$52,880	0.07	0.53
Dishwashers	1,180	$29,590	$29,520	2.72	0.89
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	420	$47,200	$50,440	0.97	0.74
Driver/Sales Workers	1,380	$21,180	$26,210	3.18	1.21
Editors	110	$51,720	$66,380	0.25	0.42
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$115,920	$99,710	0.12	0.34
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	850	$101,820	$106,350	1.95	0.93
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	600	$81,650	$103,000	1.38	1.19
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	130	$48,860	$55,790	0.31	0.65
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$71,450	$72,150	0.47	1.21
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	130	$47,430	$55,880	0.30	0.40
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	1,240	$58,590	$61,460	2.85	1.26
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	450	$62,260	$66,800	1.04	1.71
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	70	$77,120	$72,930	0.17	1.49
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	210	$84,700	$79,560	0.47	1.13
Electrical Engineers	690	$101,620	$111,350	1.59	1.24
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	500	$77,700	$76,680	1.15	1.37
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	1,310	$45,680	$45,730	3.01	1.90
Electricians	1,670	$60,210	$61,220	3.84	0.79
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	30	$58,520	$60,590	0.08	0.79
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	200	$101,710	$106,610	0.46	0.74
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,390	$60,680	$61,450	10.09	1.13
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	250	$42,910	$44,570	0.58	0.58
Emergency Medical Technicians	540	$42,310	$43,000	1.24	1.07
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	1,020	$46,950	$49,680	2.34	10.69
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$98,300	$114,370	0.45	1.73
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	140	$80,540	$80,870	0.33	0.86
Engineers, All Other	280	$105,400	$115,670	0.65	0.65
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$61,970	$70,190	0.36	0.97
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	60	$79,300	$85,260	0.14	0.55
Environmental Engineers	70	$93,930	$100,060	0.17	0.67
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	40	$48,700	$55,480	0.10	0.43
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	100	$64,520	$67,220	0.22	0.39
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	30	$56,570	$56,070	0.08	0.35
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	680	$71,130	$71,220	1.56	0.53
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	1,150	$36,700	$40,140	2.63	1.27
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	490	$48,550	$45,300	1.12	2.86
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	170	$41,490	$46,270	0.39	4.66
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	730	$50,940	$48,640	1.67	4.41
Facilities Managers	290	$101,660	$112,520	0.68	0.67
Family Medicine Physicians	310	$231,790	$223,510	0.70	1.01
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$47,480	$53,510	0.09	0.35
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	110	$30,750	$33,570	0.24	0.14
Fast Food and Counter Workers	12,280	$27,850	$28,210	28.24	1.14
File Clerks	210	$39,500	$41,350	0.48	1.01
Financial and Investment Analysts	800	$89,040	$102,250	1.83	0.79
Financial Clerks, All Other	100	$50,520	$49,930	0.22	0.94
Financial Examiners	120	$78,290	$90,740	0.27	0.62
Financial Managers	1,880	$145,610	$170,710	4.32	0.80
Financial Risk Specialists	160	$101,900	$106,360	0.38	0.92
Financial Specialists, All Other	—	$59,370	$73,030	—	—
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	—	$57,320	$68,680	—	—
Firefighters	1,290	$39,980	$42,690	2.96	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,640	$74,850	$77,560	6.07	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	270	$46,790	$51,750	0.63	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	240	$59,960	$68,490	0.56	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,500	$38,790	$44,530	8.04	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	560	$45,280	$48,160	1.28	1.12
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	400	$63,530	$61,450	0.91	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,700	$75,150	$78,010	3.91	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	750	$79,180	$87,960	1.72	1.25
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,650	$63,630	$70,130	10.69	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	410	$44,380	$47,970	0.95	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	300	$73,700	$80,010	0.69	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,810	$76,650	$77,590	6.46	1.49
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,360	$47,990	$52,540	7.72	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	180	$47,100	$50,730	0.40	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,610	$63,080	$65,200	3.69	0.92
Floral Designers	90	$32,000	$34,140	0.20	0.75
Food Batchmakers	180	$43,540	$45,030	0.41	0.37
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	120	$21,370	$24,530	0.28	0.51
Food Preparation Workers	2,780	$30,430	$31,680	6.40	1.11
Food Processing Workers, All Other	100	$37,060	$37,800	0.22	0.53
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	450	$31,670	$31,010	1.03	0.55
Food Service Managers	800	$64,390	$71,240	1.83	1.20
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$77,790	$75,800	0.19	1.47
Forensic Science Technicians	40	$57,820	$59,900	0.08	0.65
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	40	$45,950	$44,640	0.08	1.00
Fundraisers	260	$62,180	$73,150	0.60	0.84
Fundraising Managers	80	$100,790	$121,230	0.18	0.71
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	40	$40,520	$44,310	0.10	1.08
Gas Plant Operators	60	$57,080	$63,350	0.13	1.10
General and Operations Managers	5,780	$106,750	$129,390	13.30	0.59
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	—	$76,060	$88,820	—	—
Glaziers	120	$51,750	$51,940	0.28	0.75
Graphic Designers	490	$58,500	$62,350	1.12	0.88
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	30	$36,960	$37,780	0.07	1.10
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$47,440	$48,030	0.40	0.93
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	680	$33,850	$41,880	1.55	0.79
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	80	$46,600	$45,780	0.18	0.55
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	50	$124,550	$115,020	0.12	0.88
Health Education Specialists	80	$67,710	$67,230	0.19	0.45
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	90	$38,770	$46,870	0.21	0.85
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	220	$80,780	$84,590	0.50	0.35
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	400	$43,630	$47,930	0.92	0.78
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	70	$89,800	$85,790	0.16	0.70
Healthcare Social Workers	490	$62,870	$62,240	1.13	0.94
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	140	$42,060	$45,870	0.32	0.45
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$51,190	$51,240	0.09	0.98
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,160	$58,760	$57,440	2.66	1.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,240	$53,080	$56,230	12.04	0.91
Helpers--Electricians	450	$38,380	$40,990	1.05	2.56
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	340	$38,030	$39,200	0.79	1.28
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	250	$38,710	$40,570	0.59	2.05
Helpers--Production Workers	480	$36,940	$39,860	1.10	1.03
Highway Maintenance Workers	270	$47,330	$47,690	0.62	0.62
Home Appliance Repairers	60	$49,320	$57,120	0.13	0.62
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	8,190	$29,800	$30,480	18.83	0.68
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,460	$26,260	$25,930	3.36	1.21
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	800	$29,730	$30,050	1.84	1.09
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	180	$47,700	$45,830	0.41	0.71
Human Resources Managers	480	$126,550	$141,340	1.10	0.77
Human Resources Specialists	2,430	$66,870	$76,010	5.59	0.95
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	820	$73,790	$68,280	1.87	3.86
Industrial Engineers	2,670	$101,300	$104,730	6.13	2.61
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2,470	$62,570	$63,760	5.67	2.01
Industrial Production Managers	1,510	$129,490	$138,300	3.48	2.20
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,320	$41,360	$42,720	5.35	1.07
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	70	$47,340	$48,520	0.16	0.18
Information Security Analysts	260	$108,050	$115,810	0.59	0.48
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3,480	$47,470	$49,820	8.01	2.09
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	250	$51,720	$57,410	0.58	0.51
Instructional Coordinators	870	$64,030	$69,150	2.01	1.37
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	120	$47,350	$52,000	0.28	0.99
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	150	$51,080	$57,740	0.34	2.03
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	480	$46,970	$47,300	1.10	0.80
Insurance Sales Agents	1,500	$48,450	$67,860	3.45	1.12
Insurance Underwriters	160	$78,110	$87,390	0.37	0.54
Interior Designers	240	$60,760	$62,060	0.55	1.19
Interpreters and Translators	70	$47,370	$55,330	0.17	0.50
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	220	$37,350	$37,900	0.52	0.54
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6,250	$31,180	$32,470	14.37	1.01
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	100	$99,400	$101,650	0.24	1.55
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	320	$59,840	$57,970	0.73	1.05
Labor Relations Specialists	50	$81,340	$75,460	0.12	0.29
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	11,960	$38,520	$39,100	27.51	1.45
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,420	$36,610	$37,590	5.56	0.91
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	490	$30,220	$31,610	1.13	0.89
Lawyers	1,290	$124,970	$158,390	2.96	0.61
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	240	$48,240	$54,120	0.55	0.55
Legal Support Workers, All Other	50	$71,930	$87,430	0.11	0.38
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	310	$72,270	$70,510	0.72	0.84
Library Assistants, Clerical	80	$36,990	$36,180	0.19	0.35
Library Technicians	220	$36,070	$39,360	0.51	1.15
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,680	$61,960	$63,240	3.86	0.93
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	180	$61,130	$67,800	0.42	0.88
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	380	$23,450	$23,900	0.87	0.86
Light Truck Drivers	2,170	$38,570	$42,390	4.99	0.79
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	550	$47,740	$46,670	1.27	1.20
Loan Officers	790	$61,990	$75,690	1.83	1.04
Lodging Managers	60	$60,070	$71,300	0.15	0.54
Logging Equipment Operators	40	$51,270	$52,530	0.10	0.70
Logisticians	1,100	$76,890	$76,900	2.52	1.56
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	70	$38,160	$40,070	0.17	0.63
Machinists	1,050	$57,970	$56,210	2.42	1.31
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	130	$86,370	$84,090	0.29	1.04
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,130	$30,010	$30,650	4.89	0.88
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	70	$39,000	$41,060	0.17	0.47
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4,610	$49,500	$53,370	10.60	1.08
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	170	$67,490	$66,830	0.38	0.99
Management Analysts	1,700	$86,330	$103,650	3.91	0.68
Managers, All Other	320	$136,820	$149,440	0.74	0.19
Manicurists and Pedicurists	110	$33,920	$35,310	0.24	0.25
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,430	$71,910	$81,610	5.58	0.97
Marketing Managers	720	$148,480	$156,520	1.66	0.65
Massage Therapists	270	$48,730	$51,590	0.62	0.97
Materials Engineers	230	$106,580	$114,010	0.53	3.64
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$81,010	$76,120	0.38	1.24
Mechanical Drafters	180	$66,170	$79,780	0.40	1.57
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	390	$69,580	$67,950	0.91	3.90
Mechanical Engineers	1,800	$101,570	$111,840	4.14	2.17
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,650	$100,740	$123,320	3.79	0.99
Medical Appliance Technicians	40	$37,330	$47,300	0.08	1.14
Medical Assistants	2,550	$44,860	$42,740	5.87	1.12
Medical Equipment Preparers	220	$48,720	$47,450	0.51	1.02
Medical Equipment Repairers	130	$46,120	$47,080	0.29	0.69
Medical Records Specialists	530	$53,040	$53,370	1.23	0.98
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	230	$80,350	$113,690	0.53	0.48
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3,090	$39,410	$42,470	7.11	1.15
Medical Transcriptionists	80	$33,350	$35,190	0.18	0.67
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	190	$51,890	$53,850	0.44	0.48
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	—	$36,210	$39,710	—	—
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	500	$36,700	$40,800	1.15	1.09
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	60	$37,060	$41,610	0.14	1.35
Meter Readers, Utilities	100	$48,480	$49,100	0.22	1.80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,840	$58,360	$62,470	4.23	1.06
Millwrights	160	$56,920	$58,110	0.36	1.39
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	9,860	$40,840	$42,070	22.68	2.51
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	30	$47,670	$48,610	0.08	0.43
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	600	$46,760	$46,740	1.38	2.26
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	360	$60,440	$59,760	0.83	0.73
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	110	$46,450	$53,150	0.26	1.23
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	820	$41,630	$44,550	1.89	1.96
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	70	$43,810	$52,930	0.17	1.07
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	130	$25,770	$29,030	0.29	0.97
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	—	$48,750	$46,490	—	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,990	$45,160	$52,550	4.58	5.72
Natural Sciences Managers	120	$133,790	$144,330	0.28	0.40
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	650	$95,740	$104,730	1.50	0.74
Nuclear Engineers	150	$124,690	$121,470	0.35	3.56
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	50	$91,490	$90,040	0.12	1.05
Nuclear Technicians	30	$96,730	$94,740	0.07	1.71
Nurse Anesthetists	—	$229,740	$271,080	—	—
Nurse Midwives	30	$129,360	$129,570	0.08	1.50
Nurse Practitioners	1,120	$119,280	$118,850	2.57	1.24
Nursing Assistants	3,820	$37,220	$37,390	8.78	0.94
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$79,540	$78,910	0.67	1.34
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	100	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.23	1.65
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	410	$83,760	$93,800	0.94	1.04
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	100	$58,560	$61,110	0.22	1.12
Occupational Therapists	400	$102,340	$97,240	0.91	0.87
Occupational Therapy Assistants	240	$73,580	$68,950	0.55	1.65
Office Clerks, General	8,410	$36,030	$37,000	19.34	1.22
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	40	$39,490	$37,770	0.09	0.55
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,130	$48,980	$51,530	2.59	0.84
Operations Research Analysts	250	$73,280	$79,220	0.58	0.83
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	330	$40,400	$42,270	0.75	1.65
Opticians, Dispensing	160	$46,920	$51,340	0.37	0.78
Optometrists	70	$149,380	$130,610	0.16	0.60
Order Clerks	170	$43,930	$44,970	0.40	0.82
Orderlies	260	$36,480	$35,660	0.60	1.79
Orthotists and Prosthetists	60	$89,290	$82,520	0.14	2.30
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	120	$47,430	$48,010	0.28	1.21
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,260	$39,070	$41,760	2.91	1.19
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,870	$34,410	$35,310	4.31	1.20
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	410	$38,660	$41,790	0.95	0.66
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	450	$46,840	$51,030	1.03	1.66
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,600	$57,780	$56,900	3.68	1.46
Paramedics	420	$53,550	$54,490	0.96	1.49
Parking Attendants	290	$32,560	$30,280	0.67	0.76
Parts Salespersons	920	$30,390	$35,950	2.12	1.22
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	80	$46,260	$46,500	0.18	0.66
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	280	$53,560	$56,440	0.64	0.65
Pediatricians, General	180	$227,540	$252,230	0.41	1.61
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	60	$44,930	$39,910	0.14	0.37
Personal Financial Advisors	420	$97,090	$131,240	0.97	0.57
Pharmacists	900	$135,580	$133,100	2.06	0.99
Pharmacy Aides	40	$35,550	$38,240	0.10	0.40
Pharmacy Technicians	1,270	$45,590	$44,140	2.93	0.96
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$77,230	$74,230	0.20	1.49
Phlebotomists	580	$39,290	$40,300	1.33	1.44
Photographers	120	$39,730	$49,150	0.28	0.83
Physical Therapist Aides	60	$31,200	$32,740	0.14	0.44
Physical Therapist Assistants	380	$74,140	$70,250	0.86	1.20
Physical Therapists	940	$101,020	$100,140	2.17	1.26
Physician Assistants	440	$123,310	$116,630	1.00	0.96
Physicians, All Other	380	$249,480	$282,200	0.86	0.39
Physicists	70	$128,040	$169,620	0.15	1.16
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$44,600	$45,080	0.24	1.15
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	960	$50,890	$56,130	2.20	0.73
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,910	$57,780	$58,540	4.39	1.02
Postal Service Clerks	140	$62,650	$63,790	0.31	0.66
Postal Service Mail Carriers	960	$59,880	$61,270	2.21	1.04
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	490	$58,470	$60,520	1.13	1.68
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	260	$75,300	$71,710	0.61	0.63
Power Plant Operators	60	$81,580	$85,870	0.13	0.68
Prepress Technicians and Workers	40	$45,900	$47,250	0.10	0.66
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	840	$34,620	$36,000	1.93	0.63
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	140	$41,760	$43,520	0.32	1.50
Printing Press Operators	490	$43,580	$44,660	1.13	1.22
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$56,230	$60,750	0.14	0.24
Procurement Clerks	120	$48,350	$53,950	0.28	0.78
Producers and Directors	220	$59,670	$72,670	0.51	0.55
Production Workers, All Other	450	$42,500	$44,950	1.03	0.64
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	1,620	$57,020	$58,960	3.72	1.48
Project Management Specialists	3,600	$94,780	$102,150	8.27	1.21
Property Appraisers and Assessors	120	$61,790	$67,160	0.28	0.75
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	670	$64,700	$89,910	1.55	0.77
Protective Service Workers, All Other	30	$47,220	$44,860	0.08	0.15
Psychiatrists	40	$247,450	$237,960	0.10	0.53
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$63,530	$73,820	0.10	0.35
Public Relations Managers	120	$125,250	$141,740	0.27	0.55
Public Relations Specialists	470	$63,310	$78,880	1.08	0.60
Public Safety Telecommunicators	240	$43,970	$45,590	0.56	0.85
Purchasing Managers	140	$128,670	$141,970	0.33	0.61
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	770	$68,700	$71,350	1.76	1.19
Real Estate Brokers	—	$54,970	$62,270	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,030	$35,490	$35,000	4.66	0.80
Recreation Workers	890	$30,200	$32,080	2.04	0.96
Recreational Therapists	30	$50,470	$53,320	0.07	0.74
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	230	$35,840	$36,970	0.52	0.55
Registered Nurses	9,730	$81,400	$85,030	22.37	1.03
Rehabilitation Counselors	90	$36,420	$41,520	0.20	0.34
Residential Advisors	400	$25,490	$32,450	0.92	1.69
Respiratory Therapists	400	$78,390	$76,390	0.91	1.01
Retail Salespersons	11,830	$30,840	$34,200	27.21	1.09
Riggers	40	$56,520	$62,970	0.09	0.58
Roofers	170	$46,530	$52,930	0.39	0.45
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	60	$63,250	$60,660	0.14	0.23
Sales Engineers	140	$102,800	$109,790	0.33	0.98
Sales Managers	1,770	$129,090	$144,080	4.08	1.00
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	4,300	$51,460	$65,860	9.89	1.22
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	4,430	$60,840	$76,540	10.19	1.28
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	590	$101,890	$117,540	1.35	0.74
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	80	$38,040	$39,840	0.19	0.71
School Bus Monitors	—	$26,240	$27,060	—	—
School Psychologists	100	$75,880	$73,110	0.24	0.58
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,700	$64,060	$66,810	6.21	0.91
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,870	$46,120	$45,750	11.20	1.02
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1,950	$54,070	$82,360	4.48	1.42
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	160	$60,390	$58,090	0.36	0.65
Security Guards	3,000	$35,760	$36,090	6.89	0.83
Self-Enrichment Teachers	620	$42,900	$46,570	1.41	0.66
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$47,440	$47,560	0.13	0.33
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	120	$45,180	$45,060	0.27	1.37
Sewing Machine Operators	400	$39,070	$39,290	0.92	1.36
Sheet Metal Workers	560	$46,060	$48,000	1.29	1.67
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,980	$44,540	$44,560	6.84	1.30
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	480	$30,490	$31,800	1.11	0.69
Skincare Specialists	250	$39,260	$44,470	0.58	1.25
Social and Community Service Managers	340	$75,160	$82,540	0.79	0.58
Social and Human Service Assistants	930	$38,980	$42,710	2.13	0.76
Social Science Research Assistants	190	$74,060	$71,930	0.44	2.23
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	110	$76,210	$72,920	0.24	2.28
Social Workers, All Other	60	$93,520	$82,750	0.13	0.32
Software Developers	2,070	$121,790	$128,890	4.77	0.44
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	210	$96,960	$95,270	0.49	0.41
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	380	$61,030	$63,900	0.88	0.53
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	140	$66,860	$73,200	0.32	0.53
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	390	$63,040	$66,530	0.90	0.85
Speech-Language Pathologists	330	$88,610	$88,260	0.76	0.65
Statisticians	40	$56,610	$68,840	0.09	0.48
Stockers and Order Fillers	7,340	$35,560	$37,410	16.88	0.93
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	150	$53,450	$54,330	0.35	0.80
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	230	$51,590	$52,070	0.53	1.57
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,070	$54,760	$60,260	2.46	0.78
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2,680	$34,930	$36,090	6.17	1.83
Surgeons, All Other	70	$630,540	$511,850	0.17	1.07
Surgical Assistants	30	$80,800	$69,850	0.08	0.54
Surgical Technologists	510	$63,050	$62,030	1.18	1.56
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	280	$43,740	$48,080	0.64	1.72
Surveyors	170	$58,250	$68,040	0.40	1.22
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	60	$35,760	$37,280	0.13	0.60
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	60	$30,620	$40,040	0.13	1.46
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	70	$58,990	$69,560	0.17	0.46
Tax Preparers	310	$63,460	$63,380	0.72	1.47
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	—	$51,100	$58,500	—	—
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,030	$34,070	$33,400	4.66	0.51
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	1,610	$46,760	$49,110	3.70	3.50
Technical Writers	180	$67,910	$74,040	0.41	1.40
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	400	$63,460	$70,050	0.93	1.03
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	550	$50,370	$56,530	1.27	2.02
Telemarketers	460	$39,750	$38,450	1.06	2.83
Tellers	640	$45,360	$43,900	1.46	0.69
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	250	$46,210	$43,820	0.58	16.88
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	230	$49,390	$46,980	0.54	9.25
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	530	$39,760	$42,280	1.21	14.48
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	430	$38,280	$39,600	0.98	6.94
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	90	$41,820	$40,760	0.21	2.40
Tire Repairers and Changers	600	$32,600	$34,840	1.38	1.97
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	60	$51,740	$58,540	0.14	0.44
Tool and Die Makers	200	$67,830	$65,220	0.46	1.26
Tour and Travel Guides	60	$34,540	$38,700	0.14	0.41
Traffic Technicians	40	$53,500	$53,400	0.08	1.65
Training and Development Managers	130	$108,750	$138,710	0.30	0.97
Training and Development Specialists	1,330	$60,610	$67,450	3.06	1.04
Transportation Inspectors	60	$81,550	$83,970	0.14	0.88
Transportation Security Screeners	120	$63,130	$59,160	0.27	0.84
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	670	$109,520	$122,110	1.54	1.08
Travel Agents	70	$45,750	$46,360	0.16	0.46
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50	$47,340	$48,950	0.12	0.33
Tutors	390	$27,620	$35,670	0.90	0.80
Upholsterers	30	$36,440	$42,950	0.08	0.62
Urban and Regional Planners	80	$76,480	$82,780	0.18	0.64
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	340	$29,110	$31,210	0.78	1.00
Veterinarians	320	$123,920	$125,860	0.73	1.36
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	400	$38,120	$39,730	0.93	1.14
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	520	$45,740	$48,360	1.21	1.45
Waiters and Waitresses	9,090	$19,950	$26,850	20.90	1.43
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	390	$61,660	$59,760	0.90	1.08
Web Developers	110	$75,390	$78,710	0.24	0.54
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	150	$47,680	$46,070	0.35	1.02
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,760	$49,130	$51,570	4.04	1.51
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$46,200	$46,320	0.29	1.44
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	190	$39,260	$43,200	0.45	1.13
Writers and Authors	130	$49,980	$56,850	0.29	0.95

Colleges in this area

14 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
Academy of Hair Technology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	58
Anderson University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	4,710
Arclabs	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	744
Bob Jones University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,734
Clemson University	Public	4-year or above	29,077
Furman University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,554
Greenville Technical College	Public	4-year or above	11,999
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	157
North Greenville University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,304
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	196
Presbyterian College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,095
Southern Wesleyan University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	980
Strayer University-South Carolina	Private for-profit	4-year or above	2,110
Tri-County Technical College	Public	2-year	5,890

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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