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Nursing Assistants in South Carolina

Nursing Assistants in South Carolina

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15.4% Jobs Projection
$24,190 Median Salary
2,900 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Nursing Assistants Work in South Carolina?

There were approximately 20,950 workers employed as Nursing Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 20,730 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Nursing Assistants working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 15.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,900 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in South Carolina, and 24,750 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 195,100 annual jobs and 1,683,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Nursing Assistants Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $18,710 to $32,530 with $24,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9 to $15.64. The median hourly rate was $11.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.41 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Nursing Assistants

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 11,380 $24,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 4,190 $23,700
Columbia, SC 3,540 $25,110
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 2,900 $24,020
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 2,730 $28,170
Florence, SC 1,860 $22,950
Spartanburg, SC 1,700 $22,280
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,220 $23,580
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 800 $28,600
Sumter, SC 510 $22,850

Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Nursing Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 99,440 $33,070
New York 91,400 $36,610
Florida 89,860 $26,020
Texas 87,750 $25,760
Pennsylvania 76,260 $30,080
Ohio 65,860 $27,040
North Carolina 63,010 $25,260
Illinois 61,140 $27,860
New Jersey 56,500 $29,470
Michigan 49,760 $29,710
Virginia 39,320 $27,270
Massachusetts 39,100 $32,310
Missouri 38,560 $24,350
Georgia 36,780 $24,680
Washington 32,690 $31,220
Wisconsin 32,310 $29,240
Minnesota 31,640 $33,350
Indiana 30,220 $26,830
Tennessee 28,340 $25,680
Maryland 27,980 $30,230

Below are the states where Nursing Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $38,500
New York $36,610
Hawaii $34,870
Nevada $34,060
North Dakota $33,980
Minnesota $33,350
California $33,070
Connecticut $32,620
Oregon $32,350
Massachusetts $32,310

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