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Carpet Installers in South Carolina

Carpet Installers in South Carolina

Get the information you need to know about working as a Carpet Installer.

15.1% Jobs Projection
$29,440 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Carpet Installers Work in South Carolina?

380 people worked as Carpet Installers in 2018 in this state.

There were 400 Carpet Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Carpet Installers working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Carpet Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 15.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.4%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 60 annual job openings, and 610 total jobs in 2026 for Carpet Installers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,900 annual jobs and 44,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Carpet Installers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Carpet Installers ranged from $18,280 to $60,910 with $29,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.79 to $29.29. The median hourly rate was $14.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.90.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Carpet Installers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 80 n/a
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 30 $24,610

Top States for Carpet Installers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Carpet Installers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,040 $43,320
Pennsylvania 1,400 $45,200
Texas 1,270 $31,070
Washington 1,200 $44,010
Michigan 1,120 $35,520
Nevada 1,090 $49,450
New York 1,070 $33,800
Georgia 1,010 $35,050
Florida 800 $30,680
Massachusetts 790 $70,470
Illinois 740 $35,640
Oregon 600 $45,460
Minnesota 600 $55,300
Wisconsin 570 $36,720
New Jersey 570 $51,120
Indiana 520 $31,980
Maryland 500 $34,900
Ohio 450 $35,030
Missouri 410 $45,020
Colorado 400 $45,850

Below are the states where Carpet Installers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $70,470
Hawaii $66,510
Delaware $56,520
Minnesota $55,300
Nebraska $51,850
New Jersey $51,120
Nevada $49,450
Iowa $46,650
Colorado $45,850
Oregon $45,460

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