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Bakers in South Carolina

Bakers in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Baker? Read this first!

19.0% Jobs Projection
$24,020 Median Salary
370 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bakers in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bakers in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Bakers in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bakers Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 1,950 people working as Bakers in the year 2018.

There were 1,940 Bakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,050 Bakers working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Bakers than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Bakers in this state are growing at a rate of 19.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.6%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 370 annual job openings, and 2,570 total jobs in 2026 for Bakers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,100 annual jobs and 205,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bakers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Bakers ranged from $17,880 to $36,360 with $24,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.6 to $17.48. The median hourly rate was $11.55.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.1 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.45.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Bakers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bakers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,030 $24,340
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 430 $24,680
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 320 $24,940
Columbia, SC 320 $21,340
Spartanburg, SC 170 $28,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 170 $24,500
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 160 $23,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 120 $25,130
Florence, SC 50 $20,200

Top States for Bakers Employment

View the list below to see where most Bakers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 24,630 $28,420
Texas 15,150 $23,980
New York 12,000 $27,700
Florida 10,470 $26,110
Pennsylvania 9,040 $25,150
Illinois 8,810 $24,760
Ohio 6,550 $25,730
Washington 5,850 $31,140
Michigan 5,800 $24,100
Georgia 5,000 $24,920
New Jersey 4,790 $28,940
Massachusetts 4,460 $30,550
Maryland 3,880 $25,680
Missouri 3,870 $24,110
North Carolina 3,870 $24,140
Colorado 3,620 $28,950
Wisconsin 3,570 $28,780
Virginia 3,340 $24,950
Tennessee 2,760 $25,080
Indiana 2,760 $23,680

Below are the states where Bakers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $33,670
Hawaii $32,210
Washington $31,140
Wyoming $30,660
Massachusetts $30,550
District of Columbia $30,410
Vermont $30,140
Minnesota $29,380
Colorado $28,950
New Jersey $28,940

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