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Pharmacy Technicians in South Carolina

Pharmacy Technicians in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Pharmacy Technician in South Carolina?

14.5% Jobs Projection
$30,410 Median Salary
630 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Pharmacy Technicians Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 7,500 people working as Pharmacy Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 7,060 Pharmacy Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 440 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,610 Pharmacy Technicians working in it, which means South Carolina has more Pharmacy Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Pharmacy Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 14.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.8%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 630 annual Pharmacy Technicians job openings in South Carolina, and 7,410 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 37,500 annual jobs and 450,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pharmacy Technicians Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Pharmacy Technicians ranged from $21,910 to $41,950 with $30,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.53 to $20.17. The median hourly rate was $14.62.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.18 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.44.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Pharmacy Technicians

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 3,150 $29,990
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 1,680 $31,510
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,250 $33,150
Columbia, SC 1,250 $31,270
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 780 $29,190
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 580 $30,690
Spartanburg, SC 560 $31,820
Florence, SC 460 $27,340
Sumter, SC 180 $29,140
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 180 $28,770

Top States for Pharmacy Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Pharmacy Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 37,630 $40,120
Texas 37,200 $33,740
Florida 30,080 $31,390
Illinois 21,490 $31,940
New York 19,320 $32,580
Pennsylvania 18,220 $28,710
Ohio 16,190 $29,310
Michigan 15,580 $31,430
North Carolina 13,680 $30,110
Georgia 12,450 $29,140
Tennessee 10,860 $30,510
Missouri 9,850 $30,100
Virginia 9,690 $30,940
New Jersey 9,570 $30,270
Indiana 9,360 $30,720
Arizona 9,310 $34,560
Massachusetts 8,910 $35,490
Kentucky 8,470 $28,310
Minnesota 8,370 $36,800
Wisconsin 8,050 $32,650

Below are the states where Pharmacy Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $42,410
Washington $42,390
Oregon $41,160
California $40,120
District of Columbia $39,930
North Dakota $39,520
Hawaii $38,390
Wyoming $37,360
Minnesota $36,800
Utah $36,730

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