Telemarketers in South Carolina

Is South Carolina a good place for you to work as a Telemarketer?

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

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

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

How Many Telemarketers Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 1,360 people working as Telemarketers in the year 2018.

There were 1,610 Telemarketers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,220 Telemarketers working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Telemarketers than average.

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Telemarketers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 400 annual job openings, and 2,580 total jobs in 2026 for Telemarketers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 33,300 annual jobs and 216,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Telemarketers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Telemarketers ranged from $17,140 to $44,510 with $26,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.24 to $21.4. The median hourly rate was $12.73.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.42 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.31.

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

Top South Carolina Metros for Telemarketers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	790	$27,600
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	470	$33,930
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	250	$17,610
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	100	$22,280
Columbia, SC	70	n/a

Top States for Telemarketers Employment

View the list below to see where most Telemarketers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	21,700	$22,960
Texas	19,260	$25,920
Ohio	14,060	$23,660
California	11,100	$27,450
Arizona	8,980	$28,350
Pennsylvania	6,900	$25,520
Virginia	5,890	$25,770
Illinois	5,540	$26,020
New York	5,450	$25,180
Colorado	4,370	$27,060
Georgia	4,130	$23,080
Indiana	3,680	$24,800
Missouri	3,570	$20,540
New Jersey	3,440	$25,280
Wisconsin	3,140	$28,620
Nevada	2,930	$27,110
Tennessee	2,880	$23,810
Utah	2,500	$28,940
Idaho	2,480	$23,140
Arkansas	2,420	$20,400

Below are the states where Telemarketers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$33,560
Massachusetts	$32,250
New Hampshire	$30,700
Connecticut	$30,610
Oregon	$30,560
Louisiana	$30,140
Minnesota	$29,360
Delaware	$29,200
Maryland	$29,100
Rhode Island	$29,080

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.