Florence Employment

Employment and Industries in the Florence, 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 Florence than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Florence.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Florence.
A list of any large public companies in Florence.

Most Popular Jobs in Florence, South Carolina Metro Area (2007 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	2,380	55,220	$40,130 - 73,640	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	930	43,140	$29,230 - 58,400	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	890	48,430	$22,470 - 82,710	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	760	54,190	$25,480 - 95,210	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	740	43,690	$30,030 - 59,180	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	630	45,090	$31,150 - 60,690	6%	96%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	450	31,380	$21,350 - 41,230	19%	77%
8	Industrial engineers	350	74,950	$48,360 - 102,030	20%	74%
9	Social and human service assistants	260	19,880	$13,060 - 28,080	34%	58%
10	Chief executives	260	144,250	$82,040 -	2%	65%
11	Financial managers	240	93,150	$32,830 - 144,050	13%	60%
12	Pharmacists	230	92,200	$38,380 - 122,970	22%	97%
13	Teachers and instructors, all other	230	25,380	$16,440 - 44,500	9%	54%
14	Management analysts	190	56,160	$14,160 - 110,220	22%	78%
15	Medical and health services managers	190	80,260	$51,580 - 106,710	16%	57%
16	Lawyers	180		$[?] -	11%	99%
17	Computer programmers	170	57,690	$36,360 - 81,740	0%	73%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	160	40,120	$22,650 - 60,480	13%	73%
19	Instructional coordinators	150	50,100	$14,430 - 76,360	23%	79%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	71,820	$56,400 - 91,090	8%	78%
21	Medical and public health social workers	150	32,320	$23,000 - 45,680	24%	77%
22	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	60,390	$33,280 - 89,280	12%	51%
23	Computer systems analysts	130	52,350	$29,870 - 82,880	29%	68%
24	Mechanical engineers	130	70,410	$44,870 - 100,990	4%	78%
25	Tax preparers	130	27,710	$19,100 - 47,370	0%	54%
26	Insurance underwriters	120	32,600	$24,080 - 42,650	6%	53%
27	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	44,180	$25,640 - 61,860	20%	87%
28	Sales managers	120	95,250	$37,770 -	10%	69%
29	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	41,520	$32,820 - 58,120	0%	96%
30	Training and development specialists	110	53,480	$28,530 - 93,140	18%	56%
31	Occupational therapists	100	58,270	$39,660 - 89,870	23%	90%
32	Electrical engineers	100	84,190	$57,170 - 105,990	6%	81%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	100	33,630	$22,070 - 51,680	15%	51%
34	Librarians	90	42,760	$20,960 - 61,410	4%	85%
35	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	90	47,180	$34,810 - 64,970	12%	51%
36	Legislators	80	13,170	$11,690 - 14,960	1%	65%
37	Physical therapists	80	78,700	$50,740 - 123,270	27%	89%
38	Engineering managers	80	112,920	$63,650 -	7%	84%
39	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	57,620	$27,830 - 100,740	5%	58%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	33,530	$21,410 - 47,220	18%	56%
41	Social workers, all other	70	33,110	$22,120 - 47,540	18%	77%
42	Speech-language pathologists	70	53,920	$41,070 - 73,820	11%	98%
43	Public relations specialists	70	42,340	$22,330 - 65,110	18%	81%
44	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	70	15,230	$12,170 - 20,570	11%	55%
45	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	67,740	$27,880 - 130,410	17%	56%
46	Occupational health and safety specialists	60	45,730	$25,560 - 79,320	8%	72%
47	Computer and information systems managers	60	88,400	$48,460 -	16%	73%
48	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	63,680	$34,340 - 119,610	53%	57%
49	Civil engineers	60	63,030	$41,130 - 86,020	18%	87%
50	Dentists, general	60	177,620	$96,720 -	9%	100%
51	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	40,660	$22,340 - 61,410	16%	99%
52	Chemists	50	93,400	$67,190 - 131,700	9%	93%
53	Network and computer systems administrators	50	53,690	$30,070 - 80,270	27%	50%
54	Floral designers	50	20,220	$15,510 - 24,980	0%	55%
55	Coaches and scouts	50	31,760	$15,460 - 47,250	15%	60%
56	Chemical engineers	40	89,090	$49,100 - 133,450	8%	91%
57	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	41,650	$26,660 - 60,360	9%	72%
58	Market research analysts	40	52,230	$30,570 - 73,280	20%	82%
59	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	53,760	$29,080 - 81,870	18%	56%
60	Surveyors	40	34,740	$21,460 - 57,900	24%	82%
61	Advertising sales agents	40	23,550	$12,380 - 38,450	20%	56%
62	Graphic designers	40	40,300	$26,390 - 59,810	10%	55%
63	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	42,060	$13,330 - 61,950	23%	54%
64	Purchasing managers	40	95,380	$42,200 -	3%	57%
65	Computer software engineers, applications	30	59,160	$35,060 - 92,750	45%	85%
66	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	30	47,470	$13,930 - 111,140	5%	99%
67	Managers, all other	30	87,950	$48,960 - 126,880	7%	55%

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	2,850	15,030	$11,810 - 19,250	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,820	23,370	$13,090 - 37,690	12%	25%
3	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,990	18,880	$14,980 - 24,100	18%	7%
4	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,770	19,630	$12,500 - 29,210	15%	4%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,740	21,060	$12,570 - 31,620	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	1,690	20,760	$14,190 - 29,020	13%	19%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,630	14,150	$11,670 - 17,490	18%	5%
8	Team assemblers	1,580	30,870	$19,820 - 52,490	0%	5%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,480	36,240	$23,420 - 51,460	10%	4%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,390	25,430	$16,000 - 35,440	1%	18%
11	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,200	35,570	$19,870 - 58,630	10%	6%
12	General and operations managers	1,120	88,380	$43,270 -	2%	48%
13	Customer service representatives	1,070	28,030	$15,960 - 44,060	25%	22%
14	Waiters and waitresses	1,030	15,140	$11,760 - 20,260	11%	14%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	980	41,010	$25,730 - 62,050	6%	29%
16	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	960	28,220	$18,000 - 39,390	13%	16%
17	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	950	36,200	$26,520 - 48,030	14%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	940	37,890	$23,640 - 54,020	4%	25%
19	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	930	15,820	$12,000 - 20,210	13%	5%
20	Cooks, fast food	920	14,140	$11,770 - 17,510	8%	5%
21	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	20,100	$12,790 - 29,170	-7%	8%
22	Teacher assistants	840	16,770	$12,070 - 20,210	10%	18%
23	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	830	30,390	$23,110 - 40,920	5%	2%
24	Home health aides	820	19,160	$15,550 - 23,890	49%	7%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	730	19,950	$13,990 - 26,240	17%	13%
26	Machinists	710	29,250	$19,780 - 44,170	-2%	3%
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	700	28,880	$13,960 - 53,840	8%	4%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	680	56,680	$33,460 - 86,120	-4%	15%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	640	36,680	$26,420 - 49,690	15%	18%
30	Helpers--production workers	610	20,870	$12,200 - 35,570	0%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	560	25,540	$15,100 - 37,760	11%	14%
32	Electricians	540	30,960	$13,160 - 46,780	7%	7%
33	Cooks, restaurant	530	16,280	$12,100 - 21,580	12%	5%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	530	20,210	$12,020 - 31,360	-11%	3%
35	Industrial truck and tractor operators	530	26,990	$20,010 - 36,910	-1%	2%
36	Construction laborers	510	18,880	$13,360 - 25,150	11%	5%
37	Security guards	510	22,570	$14,140 - 30,640	17%	13%
38	Carpenters	510	26,000	$21,260 - 31,440	10%	6%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	500	26,160	$16,300 - 39,990	14%	4%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	460	18,820	$12,260 - 28,780	18%	6%
41	Industrial machinery mechanics	460	39,360	$27,500 - 58,240	9%	5%
42	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	460	26,920	$15,750 - 38,580	4%	6%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	430	30,570	$21,260 - 43,290	-6%	14%
44	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	420	15,730	$11,810 - 22,190	11%	5%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	51,920	$34,140 - 80,550	7%	13%
46	Medical secretaries	410	23,500	$16,340 - 30,630	17%	18%
47	Counter and rental clerks	390	22,680	$15,010 - 34,830	23%	16%
48	Tellers	370	23,090	$19,150 - 28,510	14%	16%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	370	45,990	$29,070 - 68,530	9%	10%
50	Child care workers	350	14,960	$11,860 - 19,310	18%	15%
51	Bill and account collectors	330	22,360	$16,540 - 30,110	23%	13%
52	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	330	34,950	$25,650 - 50,180	11%	33%
53	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	330	36,050	$25,310 - 49,130	-17%	0%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	320	17,380	$11,980 - 24,980	14%	3%
55	Insurance sales agents	320	39,720	$25,880 - 76,040	13%	45%
56	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	310	45,860	$31,910 - 60,010	-3%	14%
57	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	280	17,760	$12,830 - 23,770	17%	14%
58	Bus drivers, school	270	18,870	$12,130 - 27,350	9%	4%
59	Driver/sales workers	270	33,260	$20,470 - 44,940	-4%	4%
60	Pharmacy technicians	270	23,210	$16,580 - 30,420	32%	16%
61	Dishwashers	260	14,450	$11,780 - 18,430	10%	3%
62	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	260	32,790	$21,230 - 44,540	12%	3%
63	Machine feeders and offbearers	260	27,230	$17,550 - 41,110	-14%	0%
64	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	260	25,760	$18,560 - 34,580	4%	15%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	250	37,090	$24,660 - 49,730	11%	4%
66	Personal and home care aides	250	17,390	$14,980 - 20,840	51%	10%
67	Medical assistants	240	24,090	$18,610 - 30,350	35%	10%
68	Loan officers	230	45,800	$22,520 - 73,750	12%	49%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	220	27,260	$19,950 - 38,830	13%	11%
70	Parts salespersons	210	28,650	$18,100 - 40,300	-1%	6%
71	Postal service mail carriers	210	44,640	$33,940 - 58,920	1%	11%
72	Surgical technologists	200	33,600	$26,230 - 43,380	25%	16%
73	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	200	21,050	$12,410 - 29,610	-4%	5%
74	Loan interviewers and clerks	200	22,730	$14,610 - 30,380	0%	24%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	200	48,950	$35,930 - 63,820	15%	25%
76	All other information and record clerks	190	23,410	$16,970 - 31,220	-12%	21%
77	Business operations specialists, all other	190	45,550	$26,150 - 72,500	21%	49%
78	Administrative services managers	190	64,270	$32,130 - 100,050	12%	40%
79	Cooks, short order	180	15,130	$11,990 - 19,920	5%	5%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	180	56,560	$37,530 - 81,280	10%	17%
81	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	25,910	$14,030 - 38,910	-14%	0%
82	Computer support specialists	180	37,040	$22,320 - 49,070	13%	43%
83	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	180	45,350	$27,010 - 72,450	4%	30%
84	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	180	56,690	$33,120 - 97,750	0%	42%
85	Production workers, all other	180		$[?] -	2%	5%
86	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	170	22,690	$19,280 - 28,080	10%	24%
87	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	170	16,330	$11,770 - 23,720	-3%	3%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	170	78,880	$34,700 -	4%	38%
89	Sheet metal workers	160	27,380	$17,540 - 39,400	7%	4%
90	Dental assistants	160	26,790	$20,190 - 35,950	29%	9%
91	Automotive body and related repairers	160	30,870	$18,180 - 40,160	12%	3%
92	Correctional officers and jailers	160	26,520	$21,060 - 31,880	17%	11%
93	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	150	21,170	$13,750 - 29,520	12%	0%
94	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	150	41,700	$28,080 - 58,140	16%	43%
95	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	14,390	$11,790 - 18,200	10%	17%
96	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	150	29,970	$17,790 - 39,820	8%	3%
97	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	27,430	$18,930 - 33,110	-12%	4%
98	Painters, construction and maintenance	140	25,830	$19,230 - 35,520	12%	6%
99	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	17,220	$13,900 - 21,360	10%	5%
100	Bartenders	140	15,400	$11,600 - 19,680	11%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Florence Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	45,860	310	16.2
Respiratory therapy technicians	41,100	100	15.5
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	22,310	110	7.3
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,050	330	6.4
Tax preparers	27,710	130	5
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	16,330	170	4.7
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,230	260	4.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,390	830	4.1
Surgical technologists	33,600	200	4.1
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,210	110	3.7
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,360	460	3.3
Machinists	29,250	710	3.1
Industrial engineers	74,950	350	3
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders		110	3
Child, family, and school social workers	31,380	450	3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,430	150	2.9
Cooks, fast food	14,140	920	2.8
Pest control workers	30,040	100	2.8
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	41,520	110	2.7
Team assemblers	30,870	1,580	2.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	18,880	1,990	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,200	950	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,760	280	2.3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	18,680	140	2.3
Helpers--production workers	20,870	610	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,730	420	2.2
Instructional coordinators	50,100	150	2.2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	35,850	110	2.2
Medical and public health social workers	32,320	150	2.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,690	740	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	27,260	220	2.1
Insurance underwriters	32,600	120	2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	41,930	130	1.9
Cooks, short order	15,130	180	1.9
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,030	140	1.9
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,790	260	1.8
Occupational therapists	58,270	100	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,680	680	1.8
Automotive body and related repairers	30,870	160	1.8
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,820	930	1.8
Home health aides	19,160	820	1.7
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	21,170	150	1.7
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,950	200	1.7
Sheet metal workers	27,380	160	1.7
Insurance sales agents	39,720	320	1.7
Brickmasons and blockmasons	30,460	110	1.7
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	41,700	150	1.6
Parts salespersons	28,650	210	1.6
Family and general practitioners	132,860	100	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,920	420	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Florence, South Carolina Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	33,260	1.33	270
Team assemblers	30,870	1.17	1,580
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,050	1.17	330
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,030	1.16	140
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	78,880	1.16	170
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	45,350	1.13	180
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	56,560	1.12	180
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	45,860	1.11	310
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,680	1.1	680
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,690	1.1	180
Training and development specialists	53,480	1.1	110
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,230	1.09	260
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	32,960	1.08	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,570	1.07	1,200
Industrial engineers	74,950	1.06	350
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,880	1.04	700
Financial managers	93,150	1.04	240
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	34,960	1.03	110
Packers and packagers, hand	20,210	1.02	530
Postal service mail carriers	44,640	1.01	210
Chief executives	144,250	1.01	260
Sales managers	95,250	1.01	120
Counter and rental clerks	22,680	1	390
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	41,930	1	130
Tellers	23,090	1	370
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,240	1	1,480
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,890	1	940
Radiologic technologists and technicians	48,950	0.99	200
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	41,200	0.99	140
Mechanical engineers	70,410	0.98	130
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	39,830	0.98	130
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	33,340	0.98	130
Medical and health services managers	80,260	0.98	190
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,680	0.98	640
Retail salespersons	23,370	0.97	2,820
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,920	0.97	460
Customer service representatives	28,030	0.97	1,070
Parts salespersons	28,650	0.96	210
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,430	0.95	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,200	0.95	950
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	30,760	0.94	120
General and operations managers	88,380	0.94	1,120
Accountants and auditors	54,190	0.94	760
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,920	0.94	420
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,760	0.94	280
Registered nurses	55,220	0.94	2,380
Home health aides	19,160	0.93	820
Security guards	22,570	0.93	510
Switchboard operators, including answering service	21,710	0.93	110
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,570	0.93	430

Highest Paying Jobs in Florence, South Carolina Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	180,290	100
Dentists, general	177,620	60
Chief executives	144,250	260
Family and general practitioners	132,860	100
Engineering managers	112,920	80
Industrial production managers	105,090	100
Purchasing managers	95,380	40
Sales managers	95,250	120
Chemists	93,400	50
Financial managers	93,150	240
Pharmacists	92,200	230
Chemical engineers	89,090	40
Computer and information systems managers	88,400	60
General and operations managers	88,380	1,120
Managers, all other	87,950	30
Electrical engineers	84,190	100
Medical and health services managers	80,260	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	78,880	170
Physical therapists	78,700	80
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,460	40
Industrial engineers	74,950	350
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,820	150
Mechanical engineers	70,410	130
Environmental engineers	68,240
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	67,740	60
Administrative services managers	64,270	190
Network systems and data communications analysts	63,680	60
Civil engineers	63,030	60
Construction managers	62,770	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,390	130
Business teachers, postsecondary	59,680	50
Computer software engineers, applications	59,160	30
Occupational therapists	58,270	100
Computer programmers	57,690	170
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	57,620	70
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,690	180
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,680	680
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	56,560	180
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	56,410
Management analysts	56,160	190
Chemical plant and system operators	55,980	80
Registered nurses	55,220	2,380
Accountants and auditors	54,190	760
Speech-language pathologists	53,920	70
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	53,900	40
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	53,760	40
Network and computer systems administrators	53,690	50
Training and development specialists	53,480	110
Cost estimators	53,190	60
Computer systems analysts	52,350	130

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