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Mechanical Engineering Technicians in South Carolina

Mechanical Engineering Technicians in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Mechanical Engineering Technician? Read this first!

12.0% Jobs Projection
$58,140 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Mechanical Engineering Technicians in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians in South Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Mechanical Engineering Technicians Work in South Carolina?

900 people worked as Mechanical Engineering Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 770 Mechanical Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 525 Mechanical Engineering Technicians working in it, which means South Carolina has more Mechanical Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Mechanical Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 12.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.0%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 840 jobs for South Carolina Mechanical Engineering Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 48,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Mechanical Engineering Technicians Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Mechanical Engineering Technicians ranged from $37,980 to $80,940 with $58,140 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.26 to $38.91. The median hourly rate was $27.95.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.22 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.73.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Mechanical Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Mechanical Engineering Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 360 $58,070
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 340 $55,010
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 150 $59,260
Spartanburg, SC 90 $54,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 80 $60,380
Florence, SC 50 $57,040

Top States for Mechanical Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Mechanical Engineering Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 4,630 $53,470
California 3,540 $60,850
Texas 3,240 $65,570
Pennsylvania 2,600 $54,750
Ohio 2,430 $53,920
Wisconsin 2,100 $51,070
Illinois 2,090 $58,900
Minnesota 1,370 $59,530
New York 1,310 $57,630
Virginia 1,190 $56,760
North Carolina 1,100 $53,480
Tennessee 1,050 $52,640
Indiana 1,050 $53,170
Washington 1,010 $64,240
Utah 970 $53,980
Florida 920 $47,480
South Carolina 900 $58,140
Arizona 850 $57,000
Massachusetts 820 $59,010
Kentucky 670 $49,900

Below are the states where Mechanical Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Louisiana $85,640
New Mexico $78,250
Colorado $67,190
Nevada $66,300
Texas $65,570
Washington $64,240
Connecticut $64,160
Alaska $62,050
Maryland $61,080
California $60,850

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