Columbia Employment

Employment and Industries in the Columbia, South Carolina Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Columbia than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Columbia.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Columbia.
A list of any large public companies in Columbia.

Most Popular Jobs in Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	6,350	53,800	$37,430 - 73,350	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,770	41,990	$29,530 - 57,300	14%	95%
3	Accountants and auditors	3,450	50,330	$29,570 - 75,170	18%	79%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,230	56,130	$25,430 - 93,090	8%	51%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,110	44,590	$31,620 - 59,140	6%	96%
6	Management analysts	1,700	63,020	$39,490 - 89,630	22%	78%
7	Lawyers	1,680	101,420	$46,960 - 0	11%	99%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	1,630	29,400	$18,330 - 40,430	19%	77%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,450	43,710	$30,260 - 57,910	11%	95%
10	Chief executives	1,280	143,070	$68,810 - 0	2%	65%
11	Computer systems analysts	1,250	55,870	$34,920 - 84,880	29%	68%
12	Financial managers	1,220	84,590	$48,550 - 126,850	13%	60%
13	Computer programmers	1,170	57,960	$32,910 - 86,950	0%	73%
14	Civil engineers	970	56,940	$37,420 - 81,950	18%	87%
15	Computer software engineers, systems software	940	74,180	$41,990 - 110,410	28%	85%
16	Sales managers	800	85,380	$41,930 - 0	10%	69%
17	Computer and information systems managers	790	84,060	$49,790 - 121,160	16%	73%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	760	43,400	$25,150 - 63,830	13%	73%
19	Social and human service assistants	750	25,340	$16,680 - 34,960	34%	58%
20	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	730	41,790	$25,960 - 58,980	12%	51%
21	Training and development specialists	710	46,300	$26,600 - 71,740	18%	56%
22	Pharmacists	710	92,580	$65,030 - 118,820	22%	97%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	690	57,310	$31,520 - 98,420	12%	51%
24	Medical and health services managers	680	72,500	$41,150 - 111,960	16%	57%
25	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	630	43,440	$28,120 - 68,840	5%	58%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	620	67,580	$48,400 - 90,160	8%	78%
27	Public relations specialists	570	47,480	$26,910 - 82,680	18%	81%
28	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	560	28,350	$19,610 - 38,470	15%	51%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	530	59,210	$36,480 - 90,630	53%	57%
30	Industrial engineers	520	66,050	$44,530 - 91,460	20%	74%
31	Network and computer systems administrators	510	52,220	$32,480 - 77,920	27%	50%
32	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	470	37,960	$23,180 - 55,480	18%	56%
33	Computer software engineers, applications	470	70,920	$41,420 - 95,440	45%	85%
34	Electrical engineers	460	75,980	$53,560 - 97,720	6%	81%
35	Librarians	450	44,750	$29,990 - 60,810	4%	85%
36	Managers, all other	430	68,930	$33,510 - 117,270	7%	55%
37	Instructional coordinators	410	63,020	$44,550 - 83,010	23%	79%
38	Mechanical engineers	410	64,050	$43,760 - 88,230	4%	78%
39	Graphic designers	400	33,670	$18,310 - 51,220	10%	55%
40	Medical and public health social workers	390	41,420	$30,350 - 56,840	24%	77%
41	Coaches and scouts	390	41,050	$14,590 - 78,660	15%	60%
42	Legislators	380	15,520	$11,530 - 16,830	1%	65%
43	Public relations managers	380	64,440	$37,490 - 94,560	17%	75%
44	Occupational health and safety specialists	370	39,970	$27,570 - 57,280	8%	72%
45	Rehabilitation counselors	360	36,470	$20,930 - 50,400	23%	73%
46	Social workers, all other	360	40,700	$27,390 - 58,560	18%	77%
47	Marketing managers	350	75,970	$33,190 - 128,420	14%	69%
48	Advertising sales agents	340	41,950	$22,370 - 73,260	20%	56%
49	Insurance underwriters	340	44,010	$27,650 - 64,590	6%	53%
50	Community and social service specialists, all other	330	32,370	$20,800 - 61,910	25%	58%
51	Physical therapists	330	63,120	$36,100 - 89,930	27%	89%
52	Engineering managers	320	93,710	$59,800 - 133,090	7%	84%
53	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	310	85,810	$28,290 - 0	25%	67%
54	Social and community service managers	290	41,260	$29,830 - 56,470	25%	72%
55	Environmental engineers	270	53,620	$37,270 - 74,670	25%	86%
56	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	260	44,930	$30,680 - 58,660	20%	87%
57	Health educators	250	41,040	$25,980 - 61,650	26%	58%
58	Surveyors	240	40,090	$21,050 - 59,420	24%	82%
59	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	240	52,600	$31,750 - 78,840	17%	56%
60	Self-enrichment education teachers	230	37,920	$22,650 - 59,370	23%	54%
61	Personal financial advisors	230	73,060	$32,820 - 125,860	41%	81%
62	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	220	42,330	$27,660 - 66,460	18%	56%
63	Compensation and benefits managers	210	69,410	$39,430 - 107,530	12%	58%
64	Detectives and criminal investigators	210	51,180	$30,900 - 80,110	17%	54%
65	Speech-language pathologists	210	53,930	$33,020 - 84,470	11%	98%
66	Purchasing managers	200	69,050	$36,020 - 108,940	3%	57%
67	Occupational therapists	190	66,600	$47,610 - 90,390	23%	90%
68	Financial analysts	190	47,520	$31,320 - 62,930	34%	87%
69	Dietitians and nutritionists	180	48,430	$30,220 - 73,800	9%	72%
70	Education administrators, postsecondary	180	87,990	$41,810 - 0	14%	78%
71	Special education teachers, secondary school	170	45,460	$32,200 - 62,680	9%	87%
72	Database administrators	170	55,570	$33,220 - 80,110	29%	72%
73	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	170	32,730	$21,690 - 49,210	11%	58%
74	Chemists	160	62,340	$33,010 - 97,090	9%	93%
75	Human resources managers, all other	160	67,840	$43,670 - 97,570	11%	58%
76	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	27,940	$19,290 - 38,920	30%	77%
77	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	150	36,920	$25,420 - 52,290	22%	93%
78	Market research analysts	150	46,140	$26,380 - 73,130	20%	82%
79	Credit analysts	150	54,650	$29,050 - 79,090	2%	60%
80	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	150	61,080	$37,500 - 87,450	16%	99%
81	Education administrators, all other	150		$0 - 0	13%	78%
82	Dentists, general	140	143,290	$51,830 - 0	9%	100%
83	Training and development managers	130	68,390	$46,750 - 94,710	16%	58%
84	Engineers, all other	130	57,250	$28,140 - 90,220	6%	82%
85	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	130	60,680	$16,400 - 103,250	5%	99%
86	Clergy	130	41,940	$24,920 - 58,560	19%	75%
87	Special education teachers, middle school	120	44,580	$32,400 - 63,380	16%	87%
88	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	40,960	$26,260 - 58,540	0%	96%
89	Sales engineers	110	65,920	$45,530 - 83,480	9%	79%
90	Floral designers	110	22,150	$12,600 - 36,490	0%	55%
91	Editors	110	51,530	$26,900 - 90,570	2%	81%
92	Recreational therapists	110	26,720	$18,070 - 35,860	4%	77%
93	Veterinarians	110	94,150	$46,580 - 0	35%	100%
94	Advertising and promotions managers	110	47,290	$25,460 - 84,480	6%	76%
95	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	68,830	$47,670 - 89,730	18%	88%
96	Budget analysts	100	54,520	$34,910 - 74,740	7%	78%
97	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	35,190	$23,540 - 57,860	24%	78%
98	Hydrologists	90	49,720	$30,160 - 74,480	24%	93%
99	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	90	34,760	$25,210 - 51,710	11%	99%
100	Electronics engineers, except computer	90	71,650	$44,390 - 103,600	4%	81%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	9,910	15,410	$11,910 - 19,850	-2%	10%
2	Office clerks, general	9,520	23,890	$14,980 - 33,580	13%	19%
3	Retail salespersons	9,430	25,620	$14,380 - 43,780	12%	25%
4	Customer service representatives	7,280	28,510	$18,390 - 37,920	25%	22%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,250	20,990	$13,250 - 30,800	2%	5%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	6,410	21,110	$13,260 - 29,390	-7%	8%
7	Waiters and waitresses	5,900	13,570	$11,480 - 15,590	11%	14%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	5,640	26,670	$18,340 - 36,430	1%	18%
9	General and operations managers	5,510	83,970	$40,060 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,460	18,400	$12,340 - 25,560	15%	4%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,390	41,540	$27,250 - 58,130	6%	29%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,850	29,480	$20,250 - 40,820	13%	16%
13	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,270	14,140	$11,600 - 17,750	18%	5%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,190	31,460	$17,470 - 47,540	10%	6%
15	Team assemblers	4,150	25,670	$16,950 - 34,740	0%	5%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,490	36,720	$23,310 - 56,030	10%	4%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,340	20,940	$16,040 - 27,290	18%	7%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,170	35,390	$24,900 - 48,550	15%	18%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,900	30,560	$16,540 - 58,580	8%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,780	39,440	$24,930 - 50,840	4%	25%
21	Security guards	2,660	21,920	$13,260 - 32,950	17%	13%
22	Teacher assistants	2,350	16,460	$12,160 - 22,400	10%	18%
23	Food preparation workers	2,340	17,070	$12,320 - 23,010	15%	7%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,330	25,150	$16,360 - 36,550	4%	6%
25	Cooks, restaurant	2,240	19,130	$13,070 - 26,790	12%	5%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	2,110	23,880	$15,050 - 33,310	17%	13%
27	Cooks, fast food	2,070	15,320	$11,770 - 19,960	8%	5%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,020	34,720	$26,260 - 44,520	14%	7%
29	Packers and packagers, hand	2,010	16,550	$12,310 - 21,460	-11%	3%
30	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,990	37,440	$26,190 - 51,470	11%	33%
31	Correctional officers and jailers	1,990	27,390	$21,270 - 35,310	17%	11%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	1,890	59,330	$29,860 - 91,020	21%	49%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,850	32,500	$19,850 - 52,530	11%	14%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,850	46,030	$31,650 - 64,740	9%	10%
35	Carpenters	1,810	31,610	$21,310 - 45,730	10%	6%
36	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,760	15,800	$11,840 - 20,990	13%	5%
37	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,750	30,330	$19,530 - 43,670	-6%	14%
38	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,720	27,340	$20,610 - 35,510	4%	15%
39	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,680	20,820	$15,070 - 30,290	18%	6%
40	Construction laborers	1,650	23,270	$16,430 - 32,130	11%	5%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,630	48,470	$28,970 - 73,730	-4%	15%
42	Home health aides	1,620	18,770	$14,580 - 24,170	49%	7%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,590	49,750	$32,410 - 73,490	7%	13%
44	Child care workers	1,570	15,980	$12,030 - 20,850	18%	15%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,560	35,280	$20,990 - 51,530	14%	4%
46	Electricians	1,470	34,520	$23,310 - 47,350	7%	7%
47	Bill and account collectors	1,470	29,060	$20,360 - 41,890	23%	13%
48	Tellers	1,410	21,310	$16,410 - 27,100	14%	16%
49	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,370	27,220	$19,240 - 36,810	-1%	2%
50	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,340	25,660	$16,750 - 36,470	-4%	5%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,310	19,130	$12,740 - 25,050	11%	5%
52	Driver/sales workers	1,290	24,070	$13,260 - 36,060	-4%	4%
53	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,270	18,110	$12,210 - 22,820	12%	6%
54	Helpers--production workers	1,230	21,220	$15,650 - 28,290	0%	4%
55	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,230	37,910	$27,120 - 50,940	22%	45%
56	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,230	34,560	$24,080 - 47,880	11%	4%
57	Computer support specialists	1,210	42,300	$28,040 - 61,210	13%	43%
58	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,210	14,210	$11,610 - 17,880	10%	8%
59	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,140	29,030	$20,760 - 38,600	8%	3%
60	Bus drivers, school	1,130	16,600	$11,950 - 22,360	9%	4%
61	Counter and rental clerks	1,110	22,460	$14,080 - 34,160	23%	16%
62	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	1,060	16,350	$14,810 - 18,330	11%	2%
63	Data entry keyers	1,030	25,090	$16,290 - 36,670	-4%	18%
64	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	980	18,160	$12,500 - 24,920	14%	3%
65	Medical secretaries	970	24,580	$16,520 - 31,060	17%	18%
66	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	970	33,100	$22,340 - 45,410	5%	2%
67	Medical assistants	960	27,810	$20,610 - 35,540	35%	10%
68	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	940	21,310	$15,100 - 36,490	-8%	3%
69	Insurance sales agents	930	56,250	$33,090 - 91,140	13%	45%
70	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	910	25,450	$17,010 - 35,060	-14%	0%
71	File clerks	890	20,310	$15,200 - 27,210	-40%	20%
72	Construction managers	890	67,940	$44,310 - 99,550	16%	29%
73	Dishwashers	870	14,640	$11,710 - 18,280	10%	3%
74	Administrative services managers	840	53,900	$27,910 - 82,200	12%	40%
75	Cooks, short order	830	15,540	$11,860 - 20,440	5%	5%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	810	56,820	$31,750 - 90,280	4%	38%
77	Pharmacy technicians	810	24,300	$17,720 - 31,960	32%	16%
78	Legal secretaries	800	35,040	$25,410 - 45,240	12%	18%
79	Loan officers	800	57,070	$27,210 - 102,210	12%	49%
80	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	800	15,020	$11,730 - 20,290	10%	17%
81	Industrial machinery mechanics	770	42,610	$29,770 - 56,050	9%	5%
82	Postal service mail carriers	750	43,860	$34,390 - 55,050	1%	11%
83	Parts salespersons	720	32,710	$19,720 - 51,780	-1%	6%
84	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	720	24,180	$13,250 - 35,610	12%	6%
85	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	720	31,360	$20,620 - 43,970	9%	3%
86	Machinists	720	30,800	$20,290 - 43,210	-2%	3%
87	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	710	32,480	$21,790 - 44,510	11%	29%
88	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	690	36,770	$25,930 - 46,820	12%	3%
89	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	670	19,800	$13,140 - 28,070	12%	0%
90	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	660	24,770	$19,600 - 31,280	10%	24%
91	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	660	17,520	$12,840 - 22,910	10%	5%
92	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	660	27,770	$18,550 - 38,840	19%	14%
93	Dental assistants	650	31,260	$23,780 - 42,910	29%	9%
94	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	620	42,640	$26,280 - 68,360	12%	3%
95	Painters, construction and maintenance	620	27,420	$20,620 - 36,050	12%	6%
96	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	620	23,020	$18,750 - 28,950	-8%	5%
97	Bartenders	610	14,160	$11,560 - 18,450	11%	17%
98	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	600	45,300	$29,660 - 67,440	0%	42%
99	Sales representatives, services, all other	600	49,060	$26,880 - 80,410	28%	48%
100	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	590	22,810	$12,980 - 32,770	7%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Columbia Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Fallers	20,920	160	120.2
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	18,230	520	17.3
Slaughterers and meat packers	17,150	420	11.6
Grounds maintenance workers, all other	24,960	130	9.1
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	16,350	1,060	7.5
Power plant operators	54,560	220	7.4
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,980	350	6.8
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	21,310	940	6.3
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,880	310	6
Law clerks	48,550	300	4.5
Legislators	15,520	380	4.3
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	60,680	130	4.2
Meter readers, utilities	25,290	280	3.9
Correctional officers and jailers	27,390	1,990	3.9
Occupational health and safety specialists	39,970	370	3.9
Correspondence clerks	24,000	100	3.7
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,400	460	3.6
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	41,360	250	3.3
Public relations managers	64,440	380	3.3
Education administrators, all other		150	3
Social workers, all other	40,700	360	2.9
Business teachers, postsecondary	72,540	360	2.9
Helpers, construction trades, all other	20,750	170	2.9
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	37,780	260	2.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	43,300	460	2.8
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	21,020	370	2.7
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,020	490	2.6
Child, family, and school social workers	29,400	1,630	2.6
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	22,810	590	2.6
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	36,920	150	2.6
Helpers--electricians	21,860	550	2.4
Helpers--carpenters	21,300	510	2.3
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,640	620	2.3
Funeral attendants	19,670	120	2.3
Environmental engineers	53,620	270	2.2
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,920	340	2.2
Recreational therapists	26,720	110	2.2
New accounts clerks	26,380	390	2.1
Material moving workers, all other	26,730	140	2.1
Surgical technologists	34,140	380	2
Cooks, short order	15,540	830	2
Hazardous materials removal workers	31,590	160	2
Industrial engineering technicians	39,940	280	2
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	41,790	730	2
Paralegals and legal assistants	37,910	1,230	1.9
Training and development managers	68,390	130	1.9
Procurement clerks	30,890	350	1.9
Health educators	41,040	250	1.9
Pest control workers	27,750	280	1.8
Pipelayers	32,050	220	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,400	1.34	460
Law clerks	48,550	1.26	300
Coaches and scouts	41,050	1.24	390
Chemical technicians	48,180	1.22	160
Medical equipment preparers	31,970	1.19	110
Veterinarians	94,150	1.17	110
Motor vehicle operators, all other	30,420	1.17	110
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,110	1.17	1,270
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,560	1.16	2,900
Surgeons	200,940	1.15	140
Property, real estate, and community association managers	57,570	1.14	310
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,500	1.14	1,850
Instructional coordinators	63,020	1.14	410
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	31,840	1.13	460
Office and administrative support workers, all other	32,530	1.13	300
Education administrators, postsecondary	87,990	1.12	180
Parts salespersons	32,710	1.11	720
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,360	1.11	120
Editors	51,530	1.11	110
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	30,100	1.1	400
Business teachers, postsecondary	72,540	1.1	360
Retail salespersons	25,620	1.09	9,430
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,550	1.09	370
Healthcare support workers, all other	29,460	1.09	360
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	30,760	1.09	160
Construction and building inspectors	50,280	1.09	300
Business operations specialists, all other	59,330	1.09	1,890
Occupational therapists	66,600	1.08	190
Production workers, all other	30,150	1.07	140
Rehabilitation counselors	36,470	1.07	360
Demonstrators and product promoters	26,730	1.07	190
Receptionists and information clerks	23,880	1.07	2,110
Computer support specialists	42,300	1.06	1,210
Medical assistants	27,810	1.06	960
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,180	1.06	720
All other information and record clerks	32,700	1.06	460
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,980	1.06	350
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,900	1.06	240
Self-enrichment education teachers	37,920	1.06	230
Lawyers	101,420	1.05	1,680
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	49,070	1.05	220
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,440	1.05	2,780
Preschool teachers, except special education	24,940	1.05	380
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,640	1.04	620
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	85,810	1.04	310
Dental assistants	31,260	1.04	650
Chief executives	143,070	1.04	1,280
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,720	1.04	3,490
Family and general practitioners	158,080	1.04	250
Insurance sales agents	56,250	1.04	930

Highest Paying Jobs in Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	200,940	140
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	176,350
Obstetricians and gynecologists	166,390	60
Internists, general	162,850	140
Family and general practitioners	158,080	250
Physicians and surgeons, all other	144,190	590
Dentists, general	143,290	140
Chief executives	143,070	1,280
Pediatricians, general	122,920	70
Psychiatrists	106,990	90
Lawyers	101,420	1,680
Orthotists and prosthetists	95,060
Veterinarians	94,150	110
Engineering managers	93,710	320
Pharmacists	92,580	710
Natural sciences managers	88,390	40
Education administrators, postsecondary	87,990	180
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	85,810	310
Sales managers	85,380	800
Financial managers	84,590	1,220
Computer and information systems managers	84,060	790
General and operations managers	83,970	5,510
Industrial production managers	80,020	390
Electrical engineers	75,980	460
Marketing managers	75,970	350
Physician assistants	75,170	80
Computer software engineers, systems software	74,180	940
Personal financial advisors	73,060	230
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	72,720	40
Business teachers, postsecondary	72,540	360
Medical and health services managers	72,500	680
Electronics engineers, except computer	71,650	90
Computer software engineers, applications	70,920	470
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	69,490	60
Compensation and benefits managers	69,410	210
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	69,200	50
Purchasing managers	69,050	200
Managers, all other	68,930	430
Architects, except landscape and naval	68,830	100
Materials engineers	68,580
Training and development managers	68,390	130
Construction managers	67,940	890
Financial examiners	67,900	50
Human resources managers, all other	67,840	160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	67,580	620
Occupational therapists	66,600	190
Industrial engineers	66,050	520
Real estate brokers	66,020
Sales engineers	65,920	110
Public relations managers	64,440	380

Large Companies Headquartered in Columbia

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
SCANA	4.8

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