South Carolina was 2.8% above the U.S. median for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. It ranked 17 of 51 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Carolina was 93.7, or 6.3% below the national price level. Its housing index was 80.5.
National-price-dollar proxy
$85,910
WageScope divides the published Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in South Carolina: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 17-3029 and BLS area 45.
Questions, answered
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay in South Carolina: common questions
What is the median wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in South Carolina?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $80,540 per year for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in South Carolina. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay higher in South Carolina than nationally?
South Carolina's published median was 2.8% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in South Carolina?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 93.7 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs does BLS estimate in South Carolina?
From market data to your evidence
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What the Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median says in South Carolina
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median in South Carolina at $80,540 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 17-3029 and BLS area 45.
BLS lists 620 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $81,290 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
South Carolina's Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median is 2.8% above the U.S. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $78,350 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 17-3029 and area 45. SOC 17-3029 names Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Area 45 names South Carolina. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 17-3029/45 row reports 620 wage and salary jobs, 0.27 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.7 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 17-3029/45, the annual median is $80,540 per year, while the matching mean is $81,290 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 45 facts behind this Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other page
Area 45 reports 2,305,080 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,280. Its annual median is $46,490. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 17-3029 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in South Carolina runs from $27,070 at the 10th percentile to $103,010 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,630. The median is $46,490. The 75th percentile is $70,340. This is a place check, not a pay range for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 45. They do not show related skills or a path into Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
1. Area 45, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 67,310 jobs, $30,690 annual median, 29.2 jobs per 1,000, and 1.16 location quotient.
2. Area 45, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 65,070 jobs, $27,520 annual median, 28.23 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
3. Area 45, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 56,700 jobs, $37,530 annual median, 24.6 jobs per 1,000, and 1.3 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the South Carolina wage ladder for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The 10th percentile is $49,050 per year. The 25th percentile is $61,410 per year. The median is $80,540 per year. The 75th percentile is $98,520 per year. The 90th percentile is $103,760 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $61,410 per year to $98,520 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $54,710. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare South Carolina with its state and the U.S.
South Carolina has a annual median of $80,540 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $78,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for South Carolina. South Carolina is 2.8% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where South Carolina sits for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
South Carolina ranks 17 of 51 among states and territories with a published annual median for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 17 of 51 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
14. West Virginia has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $81,330 per year, 450 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.66.
15. Minnesota has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $81,290 per year, 670 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.59.
16. North Dakota has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $80,990 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.62.
Pay leaders
Where Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 17-3029, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Maine has the highest published median in this set, at $107,060 per year. South Carolina sits at $80,540 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Maine has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $107,060 per year, or $26,520 above South Carolina. BLS lists 810 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 3.29.
2. New Mexico has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $101,750 per year, or $21,210 above South Carolina. BLS lists 1,390 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 4.13.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in this same-source set, at 7,330 jobs. South Carolina has 620. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 7,330 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 6,710 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $80,480 per year, or $60 below South Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.04.
2. Texas has 7,110 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 6,490 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $73,860 per year, or $6,680 below South Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Local-share leaders
Where Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other takes the largest share of local jobs
New Mexico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.13. South Carolina has 0.7. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. New Mexico has a location quotient of 4.13, a gap of 3.43 from South Carolina. BLS lists 1,390 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $101,750 per year, or $21,210 above South Carolina.
2. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 3.7, a gap of 3.00 from South Carolina. BLS lists 100 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $81,330 per year, or $790 above South Carolina.
Job scale and share
How common Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other is in South Carolina
BLS lists 620 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs in South Carolina. It also lists 0.27 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.7. A value of 1 means Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other beside other roles in South Carolina
The all-occupations median in South Carolina is $46,490 per year. The Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median is $80,540 per year. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other is 73.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for South Carolina. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a South Carolina median of $82,360 per year. BLS lists 49,750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
2. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a South Carolina median of $95,040 per year. BLS lists 17,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in South Carolina
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded South Carolina table, at 67,310 jobs. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other has 620 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 2,305,080. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 67,310 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 66,690 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $30,690 per year, or $49,850 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.16.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around South Carolina
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded South Carolina role table, at $106,080 per year. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other has $80,540 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $46,490 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $106,080 per year in South Carolina, or $25,540 above Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 32,230 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.62.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $95,040 per year in South Carolina, or $14,500 above Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 17,040 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in South Carolina
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the highest location quotient in the bounded South Carolina role table, at 2.02. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other has 0.7. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.02 in South Carolina, a gap of 1.32 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 42,150 jobs and a median of $45,500 per year, or $35,040 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
2. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.4 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.70 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 47,200 jobs and a median of $18,370 per year, or $62,170 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Price-level view
What $80,540 may mean after the South Carolina price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Carolina is 93.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 6.3% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $80,540 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median by 93.7 divided by 100. The result is $85,910 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 80.5. Goods are 96.3. Utilities are 88.3. Other services are 98.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other row is 9.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 620 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $81,290 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. It uses a South Carolina place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $80,540 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other row for South Carolina does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 620 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.7 is not a growth score. Rank 17 of 51 is not a place score. The 93.7 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 17-3029 in BLS area 45. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 620 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 45, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 56,550 jobs, $28,530 annual median, 24.53 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
5. Area 45, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 51,000 jobs, $38,860 annual median, 22.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.33 location quotient.
6. Area 45, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 49,750 jobs, $82,360 annual median, 21.58 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
18. California has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $80,480 per year, 7,330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
19. Illinois has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $79,800 per year, 940 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.4.
20. Wyoming has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $79,440 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.25.
3. Maryland has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $99,970 per year, or $19,430 above South Carolina. BLS lists 2,630 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 2.47.
4. Washington has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $99,720 per year, or $19,180 above South Carolina. BLS lists 2,310 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 1.69.
5. Virginia has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $98,410 per year, or $17,870 above South Carolina. BLS lists 3,720 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 2.35.
6. Rhode Island has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $94,570 per year, or $14,030 above South Carolina. BLS lists 380 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 1.96.
7. Nevada has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $93,670 per year, or $13,130 above South Carolina. BLS lists 590 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 0.98.
8. Hawaii has a Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other median of $90,040 per year, or $9,500 above South Carolina. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 620 in South Carolina. The location quotient is 1.68.
3. Virginia has 3,720 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,100 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $98,410 per year, or $17,870 above South Carolina. Its location quotient is 2.35.
4. Florida has 2,820 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 2,200 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $70,500 per year, or $10,040 below South Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.74.
5. Maryland has 2,630 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 2,010 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $99,970 per year, or $19,430 above South Carolina. Its location quotient is 2.47.
6. Washington has 2,310 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,690 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $99,720 per year, or $19,180 above South Carolina. Its location quotient is 1.69.
7. Louisiana has 2,110 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,490 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $58,960 per year, or $21,580 below South Carolina. Its location quotient is 2.83.
8. New York has 2,000 estimated Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs, a gap of 1,380 jobs from South Carolina. Its median is $65,530 per year, or $15,010 below South Carolina. Its location quotient is 0.54.
3. Maine has a location quotient of 3.29, a gap of 2.59 from South Carolina. BLS lists 810 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $107,060 per year, or $26,520 above South Carolina.
4. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.07, a gap of 2.37 from South Carolina. BLS lists 380 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $89,810 per year, or $9,270 above South Carolina.
5. Louisiana has a location quotient of 2.83, a gap of 2.13 from South Carolina. BLS lists 2,110 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $58,960 per year, or $21,580 below South Carolina.
6. Maryland has a location quotient of 2.47, a gap of 1.77 from South Carolina. BLS lists 2,630 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $99,970 per year, or $19,430 above South Carolina.
7. Virginia has a location quotient of 2.35, a gap of 1.65 from South Carolina. BLS lists 3,720 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $98,410 per year, or $17,870 above South Carolina.
8. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 1.29 from South Carolina. BLS lists 1,300 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other jobs and a median of $74,870 per year, or $5,670 below South Carolina.
3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a South Carolina median of $64,250 per year. BLS lists 22,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a South Carolina median of $62,920 per year. BLS lists 26,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a South Carolina median of $62,580 per year. BLS lists 16,080 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a South Carolina median of $60,820 per year. BLS lists 25,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a South Carolina median of $58,510 per year. BLS lists 21,070 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
8. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a South Carolina median of $106,080 per year. BLS lists 32,230 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 65,070 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 64,450 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $27,520 per year, or $53,020 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.14.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 56,700 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 56,080 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $37,530 per year, or $43,010 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.3.
4. Cashiers has 56,550 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 55,930 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $28,530 per year, or $52,010 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.23.
5. Customer Service Representatives has 51,000 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 50,380 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $38,860 per year, or $41,680 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.33.
6. Registered Nurses has 49,750 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 49,130 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $82,360 per year, or $1,820 above Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.99.
7. Waiters and Waitresses has 47,200 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 46,580 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $18,370 per year, or $62,170 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.4.
8. Office Clerks, General has 42,250 jobs in South Carolina, a gap of 41,630 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its median is $36,840 per year, or $43,700 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,360 per year in South Carolina, or $1,820 above Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 49,750 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $64,250 per year in South Carolina, or $16,290 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 22,010 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.2.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,920 per year in South Carolina, or $17,620 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 26,710 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.25.
6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $62,580 per year in South Carolina, or $17,960 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 16,080 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.02.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,820 per year in South Carolina, or $19,720 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 25,030 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.22.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $58,510 per year in South Carolina, or $22,030 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 21,070 jobs, compared with 620 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.13.
3. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.33 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.63 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 51,000 jobs and a median of $38,860 per year, or $41,680 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.3 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.60 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 56,700 jobs and a median of $37,530 per year, or $43,010 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.55 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 26,710 jobs and a median of $62,920 per year, or $17,620 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
6. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.24 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.54 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 25,890 jobs and a median of $35,740 per year, or $44,800 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a location quotient of 1.24 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.54 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 28,020 jobs and a median of $47,880 per year, or $32,660 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.23 in South Carolina, a gap of 0.53 from Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. BLS lists 56,550 jobs and a median of $28,530 per year, or $52,010 below Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
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