Wages by Occupation in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 146,260 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $37,930 for all occupations combined. 304 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

27.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 83.1; 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 20,063 residents (5.4% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,181; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 5.2% in 2025, with a labor force of about 176,603 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

27.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.4), 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	$28,241	$32,485
High school graduate	$33,082	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$40,002	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$54,170	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$63,575	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	25.0% (±3.2)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.8% (±1.2)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.3% (±0.8)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.7%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.1%	10.0%
Business	24.3%	20.1%
Education	16.5%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.4%	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	850	$74,520	$79,490	5.80	0.62
Administrative Services Managers	160	$122,290	$128,300	1.09	0.64
Advertising Sales Agents	100	$39,270	$53,520	0.66	1.12
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	210	$59,360	$57,790	1.42	1.60
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,430	$24,460	$26,230	9.76	3.81
Animal Caretakers	360	$30,630	$33,130	2.49	1.45
Architectural and Engineering Managers	30	$152,050	$168,010	0.21	0.15
Art Directors	40	$85,510	$93,900	0.26	0.76
Athletes and Sports Competitors	60	$45,710	$43,320	0.43	4.45
Athletic Trainers	40	$54,550	$56,180	0.26	1.32
Audio and Video Technicians	40	$47,150	$57,570	0.25	0.55
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	110	$47,980	$51,730	0.73	0.76
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,040	$45,360	$49,420	7.12	1.57
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	50	$23,640	$25,120	0.37	2.04
Bakers	270	$31,460	$33,140	1.88	1.24
Bartenders	1,800	$17,420	$25,730	12.33	2.53
Bill and Account Collectors	90	$41,910	$42,010	0.58	0.57
Billing and Posting Clerks	270	$41,130	$42,580	1.87	0.72
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,370	$46,790	$48,790	9.38	1.06
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	50	$47,220	$50,730	0.34	1.02
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	160	$59,320	$58,440	1.11	0.60
Bus Drivers, School	350	$30,070	$29,550	2.40	0.93
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	250	$62,320	$74,200	1.72	0.25
Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	$36,580	$38,980	0.91	1.04
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	280	$69,500	$76,400	1.94	0.61
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	30	$46,410	$47,750	0.23	0.47
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	70	$43,780	$44,720	0.50	2.11
Cardiologists	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.26	2.34
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	340	$79,610	$79,380	2.29	3.12
Cargo and Freight Agents	50	$58,460	$63,220	0.37	0.58
Carpenters	510	$47,750	$52,160	3.51	0.81
Cashiers	4,710	$27,850	$28,240	32.20	1.62
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	110	$45,810	$52,900	0.72	0.54
Chefs and Head Cooks	250	$71,700	$68,430	1.68	1.31
Chief Executives	100	$194,350	$194,380	0.70	0.54
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	230	$51,800	$51,410	1.59	0.63
Childcare Workers	410	$28,850	$29,820	2.82	0.84
Chiropractors	—	$70,980	$95,880	—	—
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	110	$45,830	$54,050	0.78	1.77
Civil Engineers	120	$90,150	$100,980	0.82	0.35
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	100	$80,930	$83,600	0.69	0.33
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	410	$31,900	$32,400	2.82	1.15
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	250	$60,590	$58,590	1.72	0.80
Coaches and Scouts	270	$50,320	$53,810	1.88	1.17
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$46,170	$49,280	0.44	0.43
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	40	$45,790	$42,460	0.27	1.56
Community Health Workers	60	$49,410	$58,490	0.38	0.96
Compliance Officers	130	$73,590	$75,930	0.92	0.34
Computer and Information Systems Managers	100	$140,200	$144,220	0.66	0.15
Computer Network Architects	50	$101,520	$99,210	0.32	0.28
Computer Network Support Specialists	100	$62,110	$70,570	0.67	0.71
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	60	$46,840	$47,430	0.41	0.38
Computer Occupations, All Other	90	$81,410	$91,690	0.62	0.22
Computer Programmers	30	$91,180	$93,760	0.21	0.36
Computer Systems Analysts	130	$83,760	$91,220	0.88	0.26
Computer User Support Specialists	360	$47,560	$52,200	2.49	0.54
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	60	$49,180	$52,730	0.41	0.97
Concierges	80	$34,240	$35,240	0.57	1.79
Construction and Building Inspectors	170	$59,600	$61,080	1.18	1.25
Construction Laborers	1,440	$38,210	$43,290	9.81	1.39
Construction Managers	340	$97,580	$107,560	2.34	0.96
Cooks, Fast Food	840	$27,100	$26,850	5.71	1.39
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	360	$36,130	$34,940	2.44	0.86
Cooks, Restaurant	3,420	$35,190	$34,890	23.36	2.58
Cooks, Short Order	70	$29,200	$28,060	0.47	0.53
Correctional Officers and Jailers	280	$58,950	$62,370	1.90	0.78
Cost Estimators	180	$68,890	$73,270	1.25	0.86
Counter and Rental Clerks	670	$36,370	$36,830	4.56	1.77
Couriers and Messengers	50	$35,360	$35,040	0.32	0.71
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	90	$44,400	$49,080	0.63	0.55
Customer Service Representatives	2,950	$36,510	$39,480	20.19	1.21
Data Entry Keyers	90	$39,400	$38,590	0.59	0.72
Data Scientists	100	$91,740	$103,560	0.68	0.40
Database Architects	—	$153,240	$155,880	—	—
Dental Assistants	390	$45,750	$44,680	2.67	1.07
Dental Hygienists	210	$80,900	$78,760	1.43	1.00
Dentists, General	130	$134,420	$155,600	0.88	1.11
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	90	$72,060	$76,470	0.60	0.82
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	100	$83,030	$82,730	0.67	1.16
Dietitians and Nutritionists	40	$70,810	$66,640	0.28	0.56
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,130	$24,630	$25,070	7.70	2.21
Dishwashers	960	$28,610	$28,490	6.57	2.14
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	120	$39,870	$45,080	0.85	0.65
Driver/Sales Workers	750	$21,830	$28,790	5.11	1.94
Editors	40	$66,470	$66,090	0.27	0.45
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	190	$104,360	$117,030	1.32	0.63
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	120	$101,620	$116,510	0.82	0.71
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$45,080	$52,980	0.24	0.50
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	270	$61,940	$64,920	1.85	0.82
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$73,740	$66,340	0.37	0.60
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$64,930	$65,920	0.28	0.67
Electricians	360	$51,200	$52,890	2.47	0.51
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	70	$93,360	$94,970	0.46	3.01
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	80	$37,550	$39,390	0.52	0.52
Emergency Medical Technicians	60	$38,900	$40,140	0.40	0.34
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	60	$79,110	$83,440	0.43	1.75
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	140	$60,210	$63,490	0.98	0.33
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	390	$35,080	$40,280	2.64	1.27
Facilities Managers	110	$94,310	$99,370	0.78	0.78
Family Medicine Physicians	140	$263,630	$210,140	0.99	1.43
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,200	$27,600	$27,320	35.55	1.43
File Clerks	60	$43,320	$46,100	0.39	0.82
Financial and Investment Analysts	160	$81,440	$95,050	1.09	0.47
Financial Managers	400	$137,450	$156,150	2.76	0.51
Financial Specialists, All Other	40	$77,540	$86,310	0.25	0.29
Firefighters	820	$45,890	$47,300	5.62	2.53
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	980	$70,220	$74,870	6.71	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	210	$40,880	$46,750	1.46	2.20
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	70	$87,280	$90,320	0.46	0.73
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,190	$39,080	$42,220	14.94	1.90
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	360	$42,000	$45,790	2.44	2.12
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	210	$50,150	$55,680	1.47	1.74
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	750	$64,720	$68,880	5.10	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	210	$66,990	$77,000	1.42	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,560	$59,370	$63,110	10.63	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	170	$40,770	$48,520	1.13	1.54
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	40	$101,680	$101,240	0.30	0.30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	270	$62,800	$64,900	1.82	0.42
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,000	$46,350	$49,280	13.69	1.90
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	50	$45,520	$51,980	0.33	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	350	$57,190	$58,470	2.38	0.59
Food Preparation Workers	1,320	$33,330	$31,810	9.00	1.57
Food Processing Workers, All Other	40	$36,300	$38,260	0.28	0.68
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	240	$29,280	$27,550	1.63	0.86
Food Service Managers	590	$73,260	$76,730	4.01	2.62
Fundraisers	50	$61,450	$61,960	0.32	0.45
General and Operations Managers	2,110	$87,260	$106,610	14.42	0.64
Glaziers	110	$46,160	$48,010	0.72	1.91
Graphic Designers	100	$50,290	$57,070	0.65	0.51
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	280	$31,000	$38,780	1.88	0.96
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	40	$40,110	$43,320	0.24	0.72
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	—	$38,000	$48,130	—	—
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	230	$41,540	$49,350	1.56	1.33
Healthcare Social Workers	160	$68,920	$69,370	1.08	0.89
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	50	$49,950	$47,580	0.34	0.48
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	630	$54,230	$54,510	4.31	1.64
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,960	$46,360	$48,310	13.43	1.01
Helpers--Electricians	140	$37,170	$37,500	0.97	2.38
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	170	$37,100	$39,710	1.17	1.90
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	80	$37,730	$38,510	0.55	1.94
Helpers--Production Workers	50	$34,000	$39,280	0.33	0.31
Highway Maintenance Workers	70	$47,330	$48,410	0.46	0.46
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,920	$29,730	$30,020	13.15	0.47
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,350	$26,150	$25,660	9.26	3.33
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,090	$31,430	$31,150	7.43	4.42
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	50	$43,930	$44,720	0.34	0.58
Human Resources Managers	60	$116,010	$129,040	0.41	0.29
Human Resources Specialists	560	$61,570	$71,440	3.79	0.65
Industrial Engineers	70	$96,870	$96,960	0.47	0.20
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	120	$56,040	$56,150	0.83	0.29
Industrial Production Managers	100	$110,070	$115,280	0.67	0.43
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	230	$41,980	$44,450	1.59	0.32
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	30	$50,470	$54,370	0.23	0.26
Information Security Analysts	40	$73,490	$102,480	0.30	0.24
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	220	$42,620	$45,010	1.53	0.40
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	170	$38,200	$41,460	1.19	1.05
Instructional Coordinators	240	$64,980	$65,460	1.63	1.11
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	90	$36,530	$43,220	0.61	0.44
Insurance Sales Agents	540	$46,950	$64,050	3.70	1.20
Interior Designers	70	$58,090	$63,730	0.47	1.02
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	50	$36,170	$35,920	0.33	0.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,790	$30,250	$30,670	12.21	0.86
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,290	$35,530	$35,940	15.63	0.82
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,590	$34,410	$34,940	10.90	1.78
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	380	$29,620	$30,060	2.63	2.07
Lawyers	440	$118,950	$135,780	3.01	0.62
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	120	$45,870	$48,530	0.81	0.80
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	80	$64,710	$73,220	0.58	0.67
Library Technicians	70	$30,730	$30,970	0.50	1.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	590	$58,930	$59,020	4.06	0.97
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	210	$30,270	$29,970	1.42	1.40
Light Truck Drivers	750	$36,460	$41,550	5.16	0.82
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	150	$45,600	$44,150	1.03	0.97
Loan Officers	240	$65,170	$78,920	1.67	0.95
Lodging Managers	100	$63,930	$76,690	0.70	2.57
Logging Equipment Operators	30	$47,170	$46,510	0.20	1.51
Logisticians	80	$57,480	$64,020	0.57	0.35
Machinists	50	$46,460	$46,310	0.32	0.18
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	60	$85,240	$85,000	0.41	1.48
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,930	$29,690	$30,430	13.22	2.39
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,080	$38,770	$41,790	14.19	1.44
Management Analysts	280	$124,400	$120,150	1.93	0.33
Managers, All Other	80	$126,610	$126,150	0.56	0.14
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	590	$57,840	$66,830	4.03	0.70
Marketing Managers	110	$143,450	$158,250	0.78	0.31
Massage Therapists	160	$39,360	$44,620	1.08	1.71
Mechanical Engineers	60	$120,070	$115,250	0.40	0.21
Medical and Health Services Managers	480	$103,900	$116,650	3.31	0.86
Medical Assistants	910	$38,950	$40,670	6.24	1.19
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$40,000	$42,390	0.40	0.81
Medical Records Specialists	90	$48,380	$46,620	0.64	0.51
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,070	$38,950	$41,370	7.35	1.19
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	90	$49,470	$52,190	0.60	0.65
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	40	$35,590	$42,860	0.27	0.32
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	270	$36,580	$39,250	1.84	1.73
Meter Readers, Utilities	40	$46,220	$47,320	0.28	2.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	510	$36,500	$36,840	3.46	0.38
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$39,310	$40,340	0.36	0.59
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	200	$54,080	$53,490	1.34	1.18
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	140	$87,090	$96,660	0.95	0.47
Nurse Anesthetists	40	$279,570	$282,860	0.25	0.76
Nurse Practitioners	260	$121,390	$119,990	1.79	0.86
Nursing Assistants	820	$36,520	$36,550	5.59	0.60
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	70	$77,380	$81,130	0.45	0.49
Occupational Therapists	100	$100,760	$92,350	0.66	0.63
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$66,920	$68,150	0.27	0.81
Office Clerks, General	2,510	$36,190	$36,980	17.17	1.08
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	980	$47,000	$48,590	6.73	2.19
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	160	$36,200	$37,990	1.09	2.39
Opticians, Dispensing	110	$48,390	$51,620	0.77	1.62
Optometrists	50	$150,010	$129,270	0.34	1.22
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	50	$45,070	$46,560	0.36	1.54
Packers and Packagers, Hand	260	$28,040	$33,190	1.77	0.49
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	280	$36,040	$33,660	1.95	1.35
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	500	$49,300	$51,910	3.41	1.35
Parking Attendants	120	$31,110	$30,940	0.82	0.92
Parts Salespersons	330	$30,480	$35,620	2.27	1.30
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	150	$47,040	$46,340	1.01	3.77
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	60	$50,200	$49,870	0.43	0.44
Personal Financial Advisors	80	$99,860	$158,830	0.57	0.33
Pest Control Workers	270	$38,100	$42,530	1.83	2.77
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	70	$36,470	$37,800	0.49	2.83
Pharmacists	320	$135,410	$131,130	2.21	1.07
Pharmacy Technicians	570	$38,860	$41,340	3.87	1.27
Phlebotomists	190	$38,740	$39,590	1.31	1.42
Photographers	70	$34,950	$40,380	0.49	1.48
Physical Therapist Assistants	150	$64,270	$67,140	1.02	1.41
Physical Therapists	240	$102,480	$95,240	1.63	0.95
Physician Assistants	140	$125,700	$121,690	0.94	0.90
Physicians, All Other	240	$349,720	$295,560	1.65	0.75
Pipelayers	60	$42,950	$43,100	0.40	1.86
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	460	$48,340	$52,860	3.14	1.05
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	910	$62,070	$65,920	6.25	1.45
Postal Service Clerks	60	$59,970	$61,430	0.42	0.88
Postal Service Mail Carriers	460	$54,060	$57,180	3.15	1.49
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	410	$33,100	$36,830	2.83	0.92
Printing Press Operators	40	$38,100	$38,580	0.27	0.29
Private Detectives and Investigators	60	$49,740	$55,500	0.41	1.81
Procurement Clerks	50	$40,230	$44,570	0.36	1.00
Producers and Directors	90	$49,630	$59,560	0.63	0.68
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	230	$51,010	$54,570	1.58	0.63
Project Management Specialists	660	$77,410	$83,750	4.54	0.66
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	460	$59,520	$73,840	3.14	1.57
Public Relations Specialists	120	$61,020	$79,350	0.79	0.44
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$53,390	$51,310	0.61	0.92
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	340	$75,570	$70,550	2.29	1.55
Real Estate Brokers	—	$103,070	$80,190	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	890	$34,130	$33,820	6.05	1.03
Recreation Workers	600	$31,030	$31,770	4.08	1.92
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	70	$46,370	$52,490	0.46	4.14
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	180	$35,190	$37,230	1.20	1.27
Registered Nurses	3,150	$80,640	$82,860	21.57	0.99
Rehabilitation Counselors	60	$35,060	$35,720	0.41	0.67
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	180	$21,420	$29,340	1.22	1.60
Residential Advisors	60	$42,760	$42,420	0.40	0.73
Respiratory Therapists	150	$76,440	$74,290	1.00	1.11
Retail Salespersons	7,780	$29,320	$32,950	53.20	2.12
Roofers	60	$46,590	$47,980	0.38	0.44
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	40	$34,310	$34,740	0.30	0.50
Sales Managers	530	$95,620	$122,960	3.64	0.89
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,610	$51,790	$63,390	11.03	1.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,040	$57,890	$66,940	7.11	0.89
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	70	$90,210	$108,880	0.48	0.26
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	790	$62,580	$65,360	5.42	0.79
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,770	$40,490	$43,190	12.11	1.10
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	400	$52,640	$77,880	2.76	0.88
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	90	$51,140	$53,880	0.62	1.11
Security Guards	1,020	$31,480	$33,420	6.96	0.84
Self-Enrichment Teachers	240	$38,290	$45,210	1.67	0.78
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	100	$47,830	$45,060	0.69	3.51
Sheet Metal Workers	40	$47,330	$48,100	0.25	0.32
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	550	$37,000	$39,550	3.79	0.72
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	210	$30,680	$35,230	1.42	0.89
Skincare Specialists	80	$36,160	$43,050	0.55	1.17
Social and Community Service Managers	90	$63,920	$75,350	0.61	0.45
Social and Human Service Assistants	270	$37,790	$42,520	1.81	0.64
Social Workers, All Other	30	$96,140	$88,910	0.21	0.53
Speech-Language Pathologists	130	$85,920	$90,770	0.92	0.78
Stockers and Order Fillers	3,000	$35,390	$35,740	20.52	1.13
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	300	$56,780	$59,270	2.04	0.65
Surgical Assistants	50	$78,980	$71,660	0.31	2.19
Surgical Technologists	310	$48,790	$52,220	2.09	2.77
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	—	$41,600	$44,530	—	—
Surveyors	60	$65,000	$69,070	0.44	1.35
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	30	$34,560	$34,190	0.22	1.01
Tax Preparers	110	$30,930	$37,760	0.77	1.57
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	790	$22,980	$26,420	5.42	0.59
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	140	$69,390	$66,240	0.97	1.07
Telemarketers	130	$28,030	$25,040	0.89	2.36
Tellers	360	$38,680	$40,930	2.47	1.17
Tire Repairers and Changers	160	$36,370	$36,190	1.07	1.54
Training and Development Specialists	250	$60,350	$63,380	1.74	0.59
Transportation Security Screeners	120	$63,130	$61,350	0.81	2.52
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	120	$101,770	$108,900	0.85	0.60
Travel Agents	140	$33,130	$38,740	0.94	2.65
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	200	$21,880	$23,830	1.34	1.72
Veterinarians	80	$128,630	$147,010	0.54	0.99
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	120	$35,900	$35,440	0.79	0.97
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	160	$36,600	$40,100	1.09	1.31
Waiters and Waitresses	6,390	$17,350	$24,780	43.72	2.99
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	150	$50,270	$53,970	1.00	1.21
Web and Digital Interface Designers	70	$78,650	$78,530	0.45	0.62
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	130	$45,640	$48,060	0.88	0.33
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	130	$37,440	$37,050	0.92	2.32

Colleges in this area

5 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
Coastal Carolina University	Public	4-year or above	11,348
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach	Private for-profit	2-year	743
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Public	2-year	7,923
Miller-Motte College-Conway	Private for-profit	2-year	3
Strand College of Hair Design	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	70

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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