Greenville Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Greenville, 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	5,060	55,390	$38,640 - 71,090	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,060	49,250	$21,850 - 85,020	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,820	40,940	$28,610 - 56,510	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,960	50,590	$30,700 - 75,340	18%	79%
5	Computer systems analysts	1,360	71,290	$47,620 - 97,880	29%	68%
6	Computer programmers	1,320	60,620	$37,110 - 88,420	0%	73%
7	Industrial engineers	1,260	63,640	$41,790 - 90,220	20%	74%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,140	69,060	$33,320 - 120,330	12%	51%
9	Chief executives	1,050	139,910	$67,610 - 0	2%	65%
10	Sales managers	1,020	87,100	$45,370 - 0	10%	69%
11	Electrical engineers	900	77,660	$51,630 - 112,450	6%	81%
12	Financial managers	880	90,060	$47,720 - 141,050	13%	60%
13	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	820	42,540	$29,690 - 58,740	6%	96%
14	Lawyers	720	110,740	$57,550 - 0	11%	99%
15	Mechanical engineers	720	68,050	$43,480 - 95,000	4%	78%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	670	30,490	$23,060 - 39,440	19%	77%
17	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	630	41,650	$29,540 - 56,540	11%	95%
18	Medical and health services managers	610	67,810	$41,240 - 104,760	16%	57%
19	Pharmacists	590	98,310	$76,770 - 118,670	22%	97%
20	Computer and information systems managers	450	85,620	$39,590 - 131,220	16%	73%
21	Computer software engineers, applications	450	68,800	$48,200 - 93,030	45%	85%
22	Computer software engineers, systems software	440	64,890	$32,550 - 97,970	28%	85%
23	Management analysts	440	62,800	$33,860 - 98,370	22%	78%
24	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	400	42,440	$25,630 - 65,730	18%	56%
25	Engineering managers	380	93,650	$61,560 - 136,930	7%	84%
26	Social and human service assistants	370	27,020	$17,370 - 38,980	34%	58%
27	Physical therapists	370	73,990	$46,200 - 131,070	27%	89%
28	Advertising sales agents	350	42,810	$17,030 - 74,920	20%	56%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	350	59,230	$34,550 - 87,370	27%	50%
30	Marketing managers	340	99,030	$35,750 - 0	14%	69%
31	Training and development specialists	330	45,810	$26,900 - 69,350	18%	56%
32	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	330	38,890	$26,000 - 64,290	5%	58%
33	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	330	31,590	$20,750 - 47,710	15%	51%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	300	89,270	$29,060 - 0	25%	67%
35	Database administrators	300	65,490	$40,810 - 91,860	29%	72%
36	Civil engineers	300	59,710	$38,320 - 86,120	18%	87%
37	Librarians	290	43,360	$30,010 - 58,330	4%	85%
38	Network systems and data communications analysts	290	49,320	$30,560 - 74,490	53%	57%
39	Graphic designers	290	36,080	$23,400 - 54,980	10%	55%
40	Coaches and scouts	290	40,190	$13,810 - 64,990	15%	60%
41	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	290	44,420	$26,540 - 59,870	13%	73%
42	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	280	44,860	$28,350 - 64,470	12%	51%
43	Rehabilitation counselors	280	31,340	$24,360 - 41,650	23%	73%
44	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	280	62,620	$35,170 - 90,060	8%	78%
45	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	280	42,150	$30,610 - 57,190	20%	87%
46	Education administrators, postsecondary	280	57,270	$33,880 - 83,300	14%	78%
47	Public relations specialists	280	46,130	$23,880 - 73,510	18%	81%
48	Personal financial advisors	280	48,020	$21,480 - 89,010	41%	81%
49	Electronics engineers, except computer	270	65,650	$51,710 - 89,320	4%	81%
50	Engineers, all other	250		$0 - 0	6%	82%
51	Market research analysts	240	64,770	$32,760 - 114,730	20%	82%
52	Financial analysts	210	55,240	$38,430 - 82,760	34%	87%
53	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	200	43,260	$29,880 - 58,350	18%	56%
54	Occupational therapists	200	69,570	$47,760 - 91,160	23%	90%
55	Legislators	200	17,500	$12,050 - 22,460	1%	65%
56	Managers, all other	190	63,300	$36,690 - 97,680	7%	55%
57	Writers and authors	180	34,330	$23,010 - 48,250	13%	84%
58	Chemists	180	55,770	$33,580 - 85,340	9%	93%
59	Speech-language pathologists	180	51,660	$37,750 - 73,660	11%	98%
60	Instructional coordinators	160	52,410	$26,980 - 75,260	23%	79%
61	Purchasing managers	160	70,870	$39,270 - 109,500	3%	57%
62	Social and community service managers	150	44,720	$30,030 - 70,170	25%	72%
63	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	150	53,240	$33,280 - 84,710	17%	56%
64	Compensation and benefits managers	150	67,640	$34,470 - 103,460	12%	58%
65	Editors	150		$0 - 0	2%	81%
66	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	150	50,380	$26,350 - 80,560	16%	99%
67	Social workers, all other	140	38,960	$27,010 - 54,860	18%	77%
68	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	40,880	$27,580 - 52,530	9%	72%
69	Athletic trainers	130	71,200	$31,990 - 118,060	24%	72%
70	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	50,060	$32,550 - 79,340	17%	54%
71	Interior designers	130	42,690	$12,220 - 91,270	20%	55%
72	Operations research analysts	120	79,310	$34,380 - 128,500	11%	71%
73	Veterinarians	120	94,810	$29,000 - 0	35%	100%
74	Human resources managers, all other	120	81,030	$51,020 - 119,670	11%	58%
75	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	110	62,510	$25,690 - 103,140	5%	99%
76	Architects, except landscape and naval	100	75,740	$50,450 - 109,470	18%	88%
77	Special education teachers, secondary school	100	42,970	$32,260 - 58,030	9%	87%
78	Credit analysts	100	61,840	$37,840 - 96,590	2%	60%
79	Public relations managers	100	64,690	$41,150 - 102,710	17%	75%
80	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	36,500	$24,080 - 65,860	24%	78%
81	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90	40,070	$24,160 - 74,270	22%	93%
82	Advertising and promotions managers	90	74,040	$36,630 - 124,080	6%	76%
83	Sales and related workers, all other	90	44,150	$15,140 - 74,710	14%	62%
84	Environmental engineers	80	66,100	$41,400 - 101,010	25%	86%
85	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	80	74,900	$48,650 - 109,210	10%	74%
86	Technical writers	80	47,780	$36,790 - 62,340	20%	74%
87	Training and development managers	70	67,440	$34,340 - 113,740	16%	58%
88	Surveyors	70	39,340	$26,460 - 60,490	24%	82%
89	Commercial and industrial designers	70	42,030	$26,000 - 59,530	7%	55%
90	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	41,610	$27,040 - 68,270	8%	72%
91	Financial examiners	70	55,980	$29,260 - 112,080	11%	76%
92	Dentists, general	70	121,490	$91,940 - 0	9%	100%
93	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	70	33,080	$26,760 - 39,770	11%	58%
94	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	70	42,480	$19,180 - 65,140	14%	54%
95	Materials engineers	60	72,120	$51,480 - 90,510	4%	77%
96	Chiropractors	60		$0 - 0	14%	98%
97	Health educators	60	34,720	$24,570 - 48,520	26%	58%
98	Physician assistants	60	73,670	$61,100 - 95,890	27%	67%
99	Producers and directors	60	35,030	$17,830 - 57,620	11%	75%
100	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	43,650	$33,870 - 55,490	0%	96%

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	Retail salespersons	10,840	22,390	$12,790 - 36,780	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	8,310	15,470	$11,790 - 20,000	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	8,040	22,970	$15,160 - 34,310	2%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	6,530	23,920	$14,080 - 34,520	13%	19%
5	Customer service representatives	6,030	28,190	$19,200 - 39,640	25%	22%
6	Waiters and waitresses	5,280	14,090	$11,490 - 18,160	11%	14%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,100	14,810	$11,590 - 19,240	18%	5%
8	General and operations managers	4,930	83,100	$38,400 - [?]	2%	48%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,890	40,230	$24,380 - 64,210	10%	4%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,570	27,320	$19,010 - 36,850	1%	18%
11	Team assemblers	4,240	25,840	$19,080 - 33,830	0%	5%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,160	17,640	$12,350 - 23,570	15%	4%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,610	22,070	$14,950 - 30,860	-7%	8%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,240	31,990	$19,080 - 47,820	10%	6%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,140	28,530	$17,250 - 40,100	13%	16%
16	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,940	27,250	$14,840 - 44,770	8%	4%
17	Packers and packagers, hand	2,840	18,560	$12,340 - 27,530	-11%	3%
18	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,770	26,500	$18,560 - 37,550	-6%	14%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,650	20,390	$15,860 - 25,500	18%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,640	41,300	$24,730 - 60,520	6%	29%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,630	37,480	$21,500 - 54,190	4%	25%
22	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,520	34,840	$24,340 - 48,350	15%	18%
23	Carpenters	2,390	30,630	$19,960 - 41,360	10%	6%
24	Teacher assistants	2,170	17,610	$12,540 - 22,920	10%	18%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	2,120	22,390	$15,040 - 30,220	17%	13%
26	Cooks, fast food	2,090	15,090	$11,680 - 20,270	8%	5%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,080	47,020	$27,360 - 70,740	-4%	15%
28	Helpers--production workers	2,010	20,690	$14,970 - 28,970	0%	4%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,010	24,910	$19,040 - 33,040	-1%	2%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,940	20,820	$15,040 - 27,240	18%	6%
31	Machinists	1,930	28,310	$19,690 - 40,080	-2%	3%
32	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,910	23,590	$15,880 - 34,890	-4%	5%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,830	27,500	$18,320 - 40,540	11%	14%
34	Construction laborers	1,800	22,560	$14,580 - 32,700	11%	5%
35	Food preparation workers	1,710	17,470	$12,410 - 22,910	15%	7%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,630	44,810	$32,540 - 60,090	9%	10%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,610	25,780	$16,840 - 36,040	4%	6%
38	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,580	13,990	$11,580 - 17,710	10%	8%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,500	34,160	$17,710 - 55,960	14%	4%
40	Electricians	1,500	33,960	$25,280 - 44,670	7%	7%
41	Cooks, restaurant	1,500	19,020	$13,210 - 24,890	12%	5%
42	Driver/sales workers	1,470	24,210	$12,160 - 41,560	-4%	4%
43	Counter and rental clerks	1,450	21,620	$12,000 - 38,970	23%	16%
44	Tellers	1,420	22,210	$17,070 - 28,410	14%	16%
45	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,320	15,840	$12,290 - 19,230	13%	5%
46	Home health aides	1,300	18,280	$15,610 - 22,740	49%	7%
47	Production workers, all other	1,210	24,640	$17,130 - 43,850	2%	5%
48	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,200	34,580	$25,080 - 44,350	14%	7%
49	Medical assistants	1,180	27,960	$19,680 - 39,230	35%	10%
50	Child care workers	1,140	15,350	$11,750 - 19,310	18%	15%
51	Dishwashers	1,130	14,730	$11,740 - 18,410	10%	3%
52	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,110	35,260	$26,670 - 46,070	11%	33%
53	Bus drivers, school	1,050	18,170	$11,990 - 26,880	9%	4%
54	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	1,040	29,260	$20,950 - 39,470	-26%	6%
55	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,020	29,740	$20,560 - 40,100	4%	15%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,010	48,610	$29,840 - 71,030	7%	13%
57	Bill and account collectors	1,010	29,210	$20,170 - 40,560	23%	13%
58	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	990	18,040	$13,860 - 23,040	11%	5%
59	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	990	28,350	$20,730 - 35,930	8%	3%
60	Computer support specialists	930	38,850	$25,250 - 57,010	13%	43%
61	Machine feeders and offbearers	930	24,450	$16,210 - 35,740	-14%	0%
62	Loan officers	920	73,580	$30,630 - 123,100	12%	49%
63	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	910	28,400	$20,800 - 36,570	-30%	0%
64	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	900	31,690	$22,050 - 43,860	5%	2%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	860	37,240	$22,850 - 55,800	4%	30%
66	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	860	23,490	$15,430 - 39,920	12%	6%
67	Industrial machinery mechanics	840	37,160	$26,530 - 50,130	9%	5%
68	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	820	28,630	$18,870 - 42,000	-12%	0%
69	Business operations specialists, all other	820	51,200	$29,350 - 78,320	21%	49%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	810	15,970	$11,800 - 20,920	14%	3%
71	Personal and home care aides	800	16,990	$13,380 - 21,090	51%	10%
72	Medical secretaries	800	27,160	$20,780 - 34,980	17%	18%
73	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	800		$[?] - [?]	-15%	0%
74	Sewing machine operators	760	20,670	$13,010 - 28,250	-26%	5%
75	Pharmacy technicians	760	23,930	$16,200 - 32,970	32%	16%
76	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	720	21,820	$15,990 - 28,860	-23%	0%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	720	14,930	$11,740 - 20,530	12%	6%
78	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	710	23,380	$18,660 - 30,940	-8%	5%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	710	63,980	$27,530 - 117,900	4%	38%
80	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	690	34,950	$24,600 - 46,420	11%	4%
81	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	680	14,830	$11,710 - 19,260	10%	17%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	680	36,280	$24,130 - 49,260	9%	3%
83	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	670	38,650	$27,410 - 54,860	-3%	14%
84	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	670	24,770	$13,080 - 40,980	27%	47%
85	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	670	26,580	$20,110 - 36,400	-14%	0%
86	Insurance sales agents	640	54,370	$23,740 - 109,280	13%	45%
87	Order clerks	640	27,550	$19,030 - 38,710	-23%	16%
88	Parts salespersons	640	28,540	$13,560 - 57,230	-1%	6%
89	Switchboard operators, including answering service	630	24,350	$16,310 - 36,930	-7%	10%
90	Postal service mail carriers	630	43,870	$34,310 - 55,240	1%	11%
91	Bartenders	620	16,270	$11,820 - 22,440	11%	17%
92	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	610	27,620	$18,670 - 39,690	-7%	0%
93	Data entry keyers	600	24,370	$17,550 - 31,510	-4%	18%
94	Legal secretaries	590	33,350	$21,180 - 45,870	12%	18%
95	Tire builders	590		$[?] - [?]	-11%	0%
96	Administrative services managers	590	52,080	$29,570 - 81,660	12%	40%
97	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	570	46,340	$30,260 - 59,750	4%	18%
98	Paralegals and legal assistants	550	45,710	$29,390 - 71,600	22%	45%
99	Fire fighters	540	33,820	$23,820 - 49,230	12%	18%
100	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	540	30,780	$22,150 - 39,440	-4%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Greenville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tire builders		590	113.5
Architecture teachers, postsecondary	57,730	100	43
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,400	910	20.4
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	26,700	390	17.7
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	21,820	720	16.2
Avionics technicians	42,700	180	13.1
Grounds maintenance workers, all other	19,720	160	13
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	38,650	670	10.3
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,340	480	9
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	28,850	210	8.8
Athletic trainers	71,200	130	6.3
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	27,610	140	5.8
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,620	610	5.6
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	23,620	180	5
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	53,330	160	4.8
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	56,140	260	4.7
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	44,830	110	4.5
Machine feeders and offbearers	24,450	930	4.5
Insulation workers, mechanical	26,190	140	4.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic		800	4.2
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	62,510	110	4.1
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,490	510	3.9
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,760	260	3.8
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	55,720	200	3.7
Photographic process workers	23,990	110	3.2
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,630	820	3.2
Cutters and trimmers, hand	25,210	140	3.1
Industrial engineers	63,640	1,260	3.1
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,680	110	3.1
Funeral attendants	21,750	140	3.1
Loan counselors	33,840	150	3
Business teachers, postsecondary	57,460	320	3
Occupational therapist assistants	34,620	120	2.9
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	26,500	2,770	2.8
Electrical engineers	77,660	900	2.8
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	58,510	170	2.7
Maintenance workers, machinery	34,900	380	2.7
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	24,090	190	2.7
Legislators	17,500	200	2.6
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,190	150	2.6
Surgical technologists	32,920	420	2.6
Education teachers, postsecondary	53,170	200	2.6
Surgeons	185,730	220	2.6
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	47,810	220	2.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,590	1,910	2.5
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,260	1,040	2.5
Security and fire alarm systems installers	30,520	240	2.5
Production workers, all other	24,640	1,210	2.5
Machinists	28,310	1,930	2.5
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,250	320	2.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Athletic trainers	71,200	1.76	130
Residential advisors	36,200	1.44	110
Loan officers	73,580	1.3	920
Coaches and scouts	40,190	1.22	290
Operations research analysts	79,310	1.19	120
Veterinarians	94,810	1.18	120
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	41,750	1.17	390
Mechanical drafters	51,540	1.17	260
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,340	1.16	480
Lawyers	110,740	1.15	720
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,230	1.14	4,890
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,190	1.14	250
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,400	1.14	910
Demonstrators and product promoters	28,290	1.13	140
Occupational therapists	69,570	1.13	200
Recreation workers	25,480	1.13	330
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,020	1.13	300
Market research analysts	64,770	1.12	240
Paralegals and legal assistants	45,710	1.12	550
Automotive body and related repairers	41,910	1.11	190
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	51,980	1.11	280
Computer systems analysts	71,290	1.11	1,360
Mechanical engineering technicians	52,440	1.11	120
Architectural and civil drafters	45,940	1.11	170
Loan interviewers and clerks	33,710	1.1	230
Physical therapists	73,990	1.1	370
Property, real estate, and community association managers	55,530	1.1	230
Photographers	32,900	1.1	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	167,410	1.1	200
Family and general practitioners	165,370	1.09	130
Internists, general	177,470	1.09	120
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	89,270	1.09	300
Marketing managers	99,030	1.08	340
Switchboard operators, including answering service	24,350	1.08	630
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	23,620	1.07	180
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	29,260	1.07	1,040
Medical assistants	27,960	1.07	1,180
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	26,700	1.07	390
Database administrators	65,490	1.06	300
Surgeons	185,730	1.06	220
Electrical engineers	77,660	1.06	900
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,740	1.06	1,020
Pharmacists	98,310	1.05	590
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,500	1.05	180
Financial managers	90,060	1.05	880
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,060	1.04	1,140
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,630	1.04	820
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	53,240	1.04	150
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	30,430	1.04	410
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	21,190	1.04	210

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Anesthesiologists	206,420
Surgeons	185,730	220
Internists, general	177,470	120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	167,410	200
Orthodontists	165,640	40
Family and general practitioners	165,370	130
Chief executives	139,910	1,050
Dentists, general	121,490	70
Lawyers	110,740	720
Pediatricians, general	100,180
Marketing managers	99,030	340
Pharmacists	98,310	590
Veterinarians	94,810	120
Engineering managers	93,650	380
Financial managers	90,060	880
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	89,270	300
Sales engineers	88,020
Sales managers	87,100	1,020
Computer and information systems managers	85,620	450
General and operations managers	83,100	4,930
Actuaries	81,660	30
Human resources managers, all other	81,030	120
Operations research analysts	79,310	120
Electrical engineers	77,660	900
Architects, except landscape and naval	75,740	100
Industrial production managers	75,200	460
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	74,900	80
Advertising and promotions managers	74,040	90
Physical therapists	73,990	370
Physician assistants	73,670	60
Loan officers	73,580	920
Materials engineers	72,120	60
Construction managers	71,790	500
Computer systems analysts	71,290	1,360
Athletic trainers	71,200	130
Purchasing managers	70,870	160
Occupational therapists	69,570	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,060	1,140
Computer software engineers, applications	68,800	450
Mechanical engineers	68,050	720
Medical and health services managers	67,810	610
Compensation and benefits managers	67,640	150
Training and development managers	67,440	70
Environmental engineers	66,100	80
Orthotists and prosthetists	65,880	60
Electronics engineers, except computer	65,650	270
Database administrators	65,490	300
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	65,160	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	64,890	440
Market research analysts	64,770	240

Large Companies Headquartered in Greenville

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Bowater	3.5
ScanSource	1.5

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