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Healthcare Support Workers in South Carolina

Healthcare Support Workers in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Healthcare Support Worker in South Carolina?

6.3% Jobs Projection
$42,200 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Healthcare Support Workers in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Healthcare Support Workers in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Healthcare Support Workers Work in South Carolina?

There were 400 Healthcare Support Workers employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Healthcare Support Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.7%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 510 total jobs in 2026 for Healthcare Support Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 13,700 annual jobs and 108,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Healthcare Support Workers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Healthcare Support Workers ranged from $32,320 to $53,960 with $42,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.54 to $25.94. The median hourly rate was $20.29.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.56 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Healthcare Support Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Healthcare Support Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 860 $30,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 210 $43,420
Columbia, SC 160 $43,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 30 $45,290

Top States for Healthcare Support Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Healthcare Support Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,680 $42,640
Texas 6,630 $39,690
New York 6,360 $36,530
New Jersey 6,080 $34,840
Florida 4,190 $37,710
North Carolina 4,170 $32,640
Ohio 4,170 $37,890
Maryland 3,520 $36,100
Louisiana 2,580 $26,600
Washington 2,360 $43,510
Colorado 2,250 $31,330
Minnesota 2,080 $36,020
Oregon 1,920 $41,360
Indiana 1,910 $31,490
Arizona 1,850 $40,950
Nevada 1,580 $42,700
Illinois 1,520 $41,770
Tennessee 1,470 $32,960
Massachusetts 1,440 $39,950
Pennsylvania 1,350 $41,650

Below are the states where Healthcare Support Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Delaware $49,470
District of Columbia $48,940
Alaska $44,670
West Virginia $44,140
Washington $43,510
Georgia $42,710
Nevada $42,700
California $42,640
South Dakota $42,200
South Carolina $42,200

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