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Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in South Carolina

Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in South Carolina

Is South Carolina a good place for you to work as a Water Treatment Plant and System Operator?

-4% Jobs Projection
$42,150 Median Salary
240 Job Openings

While jobs for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in South Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in South Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Water Treatment Plant and System Operators Work in South Carolina?

3,690 people worked as Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,230 Water Treatment Plant and System Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 460 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,960 Water Treatment Plant and System Operators working in it, which means South Carolina has more Water Treatment Plant and System Operators than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 4.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.2%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 240 annual job openings, and 3,080 total jobs in 2026 for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,200 annual jobs and 115,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Water Treatment Plant and System Operators Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators ranged from $26,770 to $66,230 with $42,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.87 to $31.84. The median hourly rate was $20.26.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.85 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.41.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Water Treatment Plant and System Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 1,180 $43,400
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 680 $43,900
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 490 $37,530
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 490 $41,820
Columbia, SC 480 $41,310
Spartanburg, SC 330 $48,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 180 $44,840
Florence, SC 80 $37,100
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 70 $51,260
Sumter, SC 30 $35,380

Top States for Water Treatment Plant and System Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Water Treatment Plant and System Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 12,100 $37,320
California 11,980 $70,550
Florida 6,340 $46,840
Pennsylvania 5,340 $49,220
New York 4,720 $56,260
Ohio 4,610 $49,220
Illinois 4,220 $56,630
Georgia 3,780 $37,450
South Carolina 3,690 $42,150
North Carolina 3,350 $41,820
Indiana 3,180 $41,990
Michigan 3,180 $47,280
Minnesota 3,160 $55,400
Virginia 3,070 $44,390
Tennessee 2,950 $41,110
Washington 2,850 $61,910
Kentucky 2,780 $37,000
Arkansas 2,600 $32,910
Missouri 2,570 $41,840
New Jersey 2,500 $59,900

Below are the states where Water Treatment Plant and System Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $70,550
Connecticut $66,800
Nevada $62,640
Washington $61,910
Alaska $61,790
New Jersey $59,900
Massachusetts $56,650
Illinois $56,630
New York $56,260
Oregon $56,180

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