Myrtle Beach Employment

Employment and Industries in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

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A list of the highest-paying jobs in Myrtle Beach.
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Most Popular Jobs in Myrtle Beach, 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	1,400	49,940	$35,150 - 64,490	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	980	40,600	$18,400 - 66,440	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	680	43,490	$27,490 - 62,150	18%	79%
4	Chief executives	410	120,350	$61,200 - 0	2%	65%
5	Child, family, and school social workers	370	26,600	$15,970 - 37,770	19%	77%
6	Financial managers	320	71,190	$36,800 - 133,770	13%	60%
7	Lawyers	270	115,720	$43,850 - 0	11%	99%
8	Pharmacists	210	82,280	$35,750 - 117,260	22%	97%
9	Sales managers	200	68,340	$30,210 - 129,740	10%	69%
10	Civil engineers	180	60,170	$38,310 - 84,860	18%	87%
11	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	160		$0 - 0	5%	58%
12	Public relations specialists	160	27,940	$13,160 - 47,530	18%	81%
13	Medical and health services managers	160	63,740	$40,560 - 96,430	16%	57%
14	Training and development specialists	140	55,990	$23,340 - 133,370	18%	56%
15	Advertising sales agents	130	33,710	$13,120 - 66,970	20%	56%
16	Marketing managers	120	75,950	$43,800 - 101,260	14%	69%
17	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	120	35,570	$26,850 - 46,810	34%	73%
18	Managers, all other	110	51,280	$28,900 - 76,700	7%	55%
19	Graphic designers	110	30,580	$21,260 - 39,020	10%	55%
20	Social and human service assistants	100	24,990	$15,830 - 37,470	34%	58%
21	Meeting and convention planners	100	31,700	$17,860 - 47,080	20%	67%
22	Legislators	90	13,320	$11,530 - 16,250	1%	65%
23	Computer programmers	90	47,340	$30,400 - 69,640	0%	73%
24	Physical therapists	90	67,170	$44,440 - 92,990	27%	89%
25	Surveyors	90	35,340	$21,160 - 60,130	24%	82%
26	Advertising and promotions managers	80	48,350	$25,700 - 70,490	6%	76%
27	Personal financial advisors	80	41,560	$24,980 - 62,230	41%	81%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80	54,160	$30,990 - 74,310	12%	51%
29	Medical and public health social workers	80	34,160	$24,280 - 53,090	24%	77%
30	Market research analysts	70	28,110	$12,250 - 49,090	20%	82%
31	Floral designers	70	20,500	$16,370 - 25,220	0%	55%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	70	25,080	$19,780 - 31,050	15%	51%
33	Computer and information systems managers	60	71,050	$40,660 - 99,900	16%	73%
34	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	31,550	$20,490 - 42,490	18%	56%
35	Sales and related workers, all other	60	26,070	$14,060 - 48,080	14%	62%
36	Interior designers	60	41,190	$29,580 - 53,960	20%	55%
37	Network and computer systems administrators	50	61,480	$41,030 - 87,370	27%	50%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	43,530	$34,370 - 55,030	12%	51%
39	Computer systems analysts	50	47,810	$32,880 - 64,000	29%	68%
40	Dentists, general	50		$0 - 0	9%	100%
41	Engineers, all other	40	49,470	$24,010 - 72,100	6%	82%
42	Compensation and benefits managers	40	61,780	$37,650 - 90,390	12%	58%
43	Commercial pilots	40	35,010	$23,900 - 55,290	13%	74%
44	Purchasing managers	40	60,430	$34,960 - 90,970	3%	57%
45	Public relations managers	40	58,040	$29,860 - 83,940	17%	75%
46	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	35,940	$22,180 - 54,300	24%	78%
47	Producers and directors	30	50,250	$33,890 - 59,010	11%	75%
48	Computer software engineers, applications	30	66,190	$39,510 - 91,470	45%	85%
49	Industrial engineers	30	50,570	$26,530 - 84,060	20%	74%
50	Engineering managers	30	88,310	$65,870 - 122,400	7%	84%

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	6,830	22,170	$14,140 - 34,790	12%	25%
2	Waiters and waitresses	5,850	15,920	$11,570 - 23,760	11%	14%
3	Cashiers	4,840	16,690	$12,400 - 21,640	-2%	10%
4	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,480	16,890	$13,050 - 21,240	13%	5%
5	Cooks, restaurant	2,240	21,260	$13,900 - 28,250	12%	5%
6	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,210	19,030	$14,870 - 24,290	18%	6%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,870	18,850	$12,860 - 25,220	15%	4%
8	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,860	35,800	$20,030 - 55,740	4%	25%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,840	24,950	$16,950 - 36,600	10%	6%
10	Office clerks, general	1,810	22,450	$14,330 - 31,640	13%	19%
11	General and operations managers	1,750	70,990	$35,720 - 125,020	2%	48%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,610	27,520	$19,220 - 37,580	13%	16%
13	Cooks, fast food	1,580	14,940	$11,660 - 20,290	8%	5%
14	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,550	20,210	$14,400 - 28,630	2%	5%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,440	23,920	$16,830 - 32,100	1%	18%
16	Customer service representatives	1,420	23,720	$17,050 - 32,590	25%	22%
17	Security guards	1,320	18,590	$12,550 - 25,720	17%	13%
18	Construction laborers	1,270	21,820	$16,400 - 28,780	11%	5%
19	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,250	20,700	$15,140 - 27,860	-7%	8%
20	Carpenters	1,200	29,140	$19,930 - 37,470	10%	6%
21	Food preparation workers	1,180	17,800	$12,440 - 23,400	15%	7%
22	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	1,160	19,510	$15,270 - 24,500	17%	14%
23	Amusement and recreation attendants	1,160	16,240	$11,710 - 25,000	24%	22%
24	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,120	14,690	$11,610 - 19,070	18%	5%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,050	32,230	$19,230 - 49,600	11%	14%
26	Dishwashers	1,030	15,990	$12,110 - 20,040	10%	3%
27	Bartenders	1,030	17,120	$11,700 - 26,630	11%	17%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,000	36,470	$22,080 - 52,970	6%	29%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	970	26,370	$15,880 - 45,900	8%	4%
30	Receptionists and information clerks	950	20,160	$14,820 - 26,860	17%	13%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	940	41,720	$29,770 - 58,410	9%	10%
32	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	940	30,250	$20,060 - 51,730	10%	4%
33	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	870	31,260	$20,900 - 43,120	15%	18%
34	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	730	16,870	$12,640 - 21,450	10%	17%
35	Driver/sales workers	730	17,070	$11,690 - 27,540	-4%	4%
36	Real estate sales agents	710	41,350	$14,350 - 79,070	11%	45%
37	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	700	14,830	$11,660 - 18,830	12%	6%
38	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	630	18,940	$15,150 - 23,580	18%	7%
39	Electricians	610	32,540	$24,610 - 42,110	7%	7%
40	Counter and rental clerks	610	20,320	$12,530 - 31,050	23%	16%
41	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	590	31,020	$23,320 - 38,050	14%	7%
42	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	590	14,670	$11,650 - 18,770	10%	8%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	540	17,310	$11,970 - 24,980	11%	5%
44	Team assemblers	530	23,180	$18,450 - 29,340	0%	5%
45	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	500	30,410	$21,600 - 39,600	8%	3%
46	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	500	25,490	$18,580 - 33,270	4%	15%
47	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	490	31,310	$23,150 - 39,500	11%	4%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	490	34,980	$25,800 - 47,220	11%	33%
49	Home health aides	480	18,870	$15,820 - 22,410	49%	7%
50	Tellers	460	22,750	$18,740 - 28,900	14%	16%
51	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	460	36,060	$20,640 - 55,370	14%	4%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	460	26,940	$18,300 - 37,170	13%	11%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	45,160	$27,900 - 70,890	7%	13%
54	Helpers--electricians	410	21,830	$16,290 - 28,390	7%	3%
55	Child care workers	400	16,060	$12,300 - 19,540	18%	15%
56	Legal secretaries	400	35,640	$26,450 - 45,740	12%	18%
57	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	390	21,410	$15,500 - 28,800	4%	6%
58	Cooks, short order	380	17,610	$12,460 - 23,260	5%	5%
59	Construction managers	370	65,890	$42,830 - 89,430	16%	29%
60	Painters, construction and maintenance	360	26,350	$21,190 - 32,630	12%	6%
61	Chefs and head cooks	360	31,810	$16,170 - 59,560	8%	14%
62	Food service managers	360	46,770	$31,060 - 66,870	5%	24%
63	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	320	17,180	$13,620 - 20,190	10%	5%
64	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	310	21,100	$16,860 - 25,350	12%	3%
65	Medical assistants	310	24,600	$18,240 - 34,720	35%	10%
66	Loan officers	310	52,860	$30,810 - 86,070	12%	49%
67	Insurance sales agents	310	49,570	$25,500 - 82,770	13%	45%
68	Telemarketers	300	18,030	$13,530 - 22,850	-9%	14%
69	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	290	30,890	$20,800 - 41,940	9%	3%
70	Helpers--carpenters	290	20,610	$16,070 - 24,660	12%	3%
71	Glaziers	270	26,020	$17,470 - 36,220	12%	0%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	270	34,530	$22,400 - 53,930	18%	15%
73	Administrative services managers	270	51,940	$29,750 - 84,970	12%	40%
74	Helpers--production workers	260	19,110	$13,360 - 23,700	0%	4%
75	Property, real estate, and community association managers	260	39,430	$22,840 - 56,880	15%	36%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	240	49,340	$30,550 - 75,360	-4%	15%
77	Parts salespersons	240	31,240	$19,390 - 44,210	-1%	6%
78	Postal service mail carriers	240	43,160	$33,890 - 54,860	1%	11%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	240	44,060	$16,230 - 70,940	4%	38%
80	Brickmasons and blockmasons	230	28,630	$17,980 - 40,010	10%	3%
81	Food servers, nonrestaurant	230	15,680	$11,720 - 21,550	16%	9%
82	Personal and home care aides	230	16,990	$13,620 - 21,480	51%	10%
83	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	24,270	$18,030 - 30,280	-1%	2%
84	Paralegals and legal assistants	230	30,690	$19,820 - 43,590	22%	45%
85	Bill and account collectors	220	27,180	$19,990 - 32,580	23%	13%
86	File clerks	220	20,380	$14,330 - 28,530	-40%	20%
87	Cement masons and concrete finishers	220	25,410	$17,730 - 34,340	11%	2%
88	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	220	39,260	$23,300 - 52,230	5%	8%
89	Business operations specialists, all other	210	34,640	$24,040 - 50,000	21%	49%
90	Packers and packagers, hand	210	17,750	$12,010 - 26,600	-11%	3%
91	Pharmacy technicians	210	24,860	$19,100 - 31,360	32%	16%
92	Surveying and mapping technicians	190	27,350	$17,250 - 37,950	19%	7%
93	Lodging managers	180	39,840	$24,630 - 63,670	12%	45%
94	Photographers	180	22,880	$16,080 - 34,740	10%	46%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	180	49,720	$32,030 - 74,040	10%	17%
96	Automotive body and related repairers	180	41,170	$30,440 - 59,060	12%	3%
97	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	180	19,340	$13,760 - 27,220	14%	3%
98	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	180	20,200	$16,250 - 25,200	11%	3%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	180	25,460	$17,560 - 34,830	3%	18%
100	Switchboard operators, including answering service	180	21,380	$16,140 - 28,130	-7%	10%

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Jobs More Common Near Myrtle Beach Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Recreational vehicle service technicians	34,090	120	30.9
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	18,960	130	9.7
Lodging managers	39,840	180	9.2
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	17,090	120	9.1
Glaziers	26,020	270	9.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,510	1,160	7.5
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,240	1,160	6.3
Real estate sales agents	41,350	710	6.3
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,890	4,480	6.3
Helpers--electricians	21,830	410	5.5
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	21,100	310	5.2
Plasterers and stucco masons	31,520	160	4.6
Baggage porters and bellhops	14,790	150	4.6
Pipelayers	27,580	170	4.4
Chefs and head cooks	31,810	360	4.3
Helpers--carpenters	20,610	290	4.1
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	20,200	180	4.1
Photographers	22,880	180	3.8
Surveying and mapping technicians	27,350	190	3.6
Cooks, fast food	14,940	1,580	3.6
Cooks, restaurant	21,260	2,240	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	26,940	460	3.1
Waiters and waitresses	15,920	5,850	3.1
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	34,530	270	3
Meeting and convention planners	31,700	100	2.9
Cooks, short order	17,610	380	2.9
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	26,180	110	2.9
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,030	2,210	2.9
Bartenders	17,120	1,030	2.6
Brickmasons and blockmasons	28,630	230	2.5
Dishwashers	15,990	1,030	2.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,870	730	2.5
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	35,570	120	2.3
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	49,390	150	2.3
Driver/sales workers	17,070	730	2.3
Food service managers	46,770	360	2.3
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	39,260	220	2.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,310	540	2.1
Construction managers	65,890	370	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,800	1,860	2.1
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,830	700	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	41,720	940	2
Property, real estate, and community association managers	39,430	260	1.9
Child, family, and school social workers	26,600	370	1.9
Retail salespersons	22,170	6,830	1.9
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,180	320	1.8
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	14,910	130	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	24,950	1,840	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	30,410	500	1.8
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	22,300	170	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Lawyers	115,720	1.2	270
Training and development specialists	55,990	1.19	140
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,230	1.13	1,050
Automotive body and related repairers	41,170	1.09	180
Medical records and health information technicians	31,590	1.09	130
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	49,390	1.08	150
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,510	1.06	1,160
Parts salespersons	31,240	1.06	240
Cooks, restaurant	21,260	1.05	2,240
Legal secretaries	35,640	1.04	400
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,870	1.04	730
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,060	1.04	460
Food service managers	46,770	1.03	360
Dishwashers	15,990	1.02	1,030
Tellers	22,750	1.02	460
Recreational vehicle service technicians	34,090	1.02	120
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	49,720	1.01	180
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,370	1	970
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,340	0.99	180
Food preparation workers	17,800	0.99	1,180
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	35,570	0.99	120
Postal service mail carriers	43,160	0.99	240
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	33,280	0.98	170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,340	0.98	240
Order clerks	26,370	0.98	170
Bartenders	17,120	0.97	1,030
Waiters and waitresses	15,920	0.97	5,850
Cost estimators	51,180	0.97	160
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,890	0.96	120
Home health aides	18,870	0.96	480
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,890	0.96	4,480
Cooks, short order	17,610	0.96	380
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,830	0.95	700
Cashiers	16,690	0.95	4,840
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,800	0.95	1,860
Switchboard operators, including answering service	21,380	0.95	180
Amusement and recreation attendants	16,240	0.95	1,160
Pharmacy technicians	24,860	0.95	210
Retail salespersons	22,170	0.95	6,830
Office clerks, general	22,450	0.94	1,810
Cooks, fast food	14,940	0.94	1,580
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,700	0.94	1,250
Medical assistants	24,600	0.94	310
Bill and account collectors	27,180	0.94	220
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,690	0.93	1,120
Packers and packagers, hand	17,750	0.93	210
File clerks	20,380	0.93	220
Loan officers	52,860	0.93	310
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	30,540	0.93	110
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	14,910	0.93	130

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	185,250
Family and general practitioners	149,640	60
Chief executives	120,350	410
Lawyers	115,720	270
Engineering managers	88,310	30
Pharmacists	82,280	210
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	80,160	50
Marketing managers	75,950	120
Industrial production managers	72,060	80
Financial managers	71,190	320
Computer and information systems managers	71,050	60
General and operations managers	70,990	1,750
Insurance underwriters	69,470
Sales managers	68,340	200
Physical therapists	67,170	90
Computer software engineers, applications	66,190	30
Construction managers	65,890	370
Medical and health services managers	63,740	160
Compensation and benefits managers	61,780	40
Network and computer systems administrators	61,480	50
Purchasing managers	60,430	40
Civil engineers	60,170	180
Public relations managers	58,040	40
Training and development specialists	55,990	140
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	54,570	70
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	54,160	80
Loan officers	52,860	310
Administrative services managers	51,940	270
Real estate brokers	51,870	70
Managers, all other	51,280	110
Cost estimators	51,180	160
Industrial engineers	50,570	30
Producers and directors	50,250	30
Registered nurses	49,940	1,400
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	49,720	180
Insurance sales agents	49,570	310
Engineers, all other	49,470	40
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	49,390	150
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,340	240
Advertising and promotions managers	48,350	80
Computer systems analysts	47,810	50
Computer programmers	47,340	90
Food service managers	46,770	360
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,160	420
Postal service clerks	44,450	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	44,060	240
Dental hygienists	43,700
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	43,530	50
Accountants and auditors	43,490	680
Radiologic technologists and technicians	43,490	140

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