Average SC, NC, and GA Annual Wages as a Percentage of US Annual Wages – 2000
For 22 major occupational groups – and all groups combined
Green indicates that SC wages are higher than NC or GA wages.
Red indicates that SC wages are lower than NC or GA wages.

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Occupational Categories	South Carolina	North Carolina	Georgia	United States
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	109.3	116.5	101.1	$18,860
Architecture and Engineering	98.0	91.9	93.8	54,060
Healthcare Practitioners, Technologists, and Technicians	97.4	97.4	93.4	47,990
Production – Assemblers, Machine Operators, etc	96.8	92.1	91.6	26,450
Healthcare Aides and Assistants	93.0	91.9	92.3	21,040
Food Preparation and Serving	92.7	95.5	96.0	16,070
Installation, Maintenance, Repair – Mechanics, Technicians	91.9	94.5	99.1	33,760
Transportation and Material Moving – Air, Rail, Truck, etc	90.1	93.4	101.0	25,630
Personal Care and Service	89.7	88.2	107.8	20,510
Education, Training, and Library	88.8	87.1	93.6	37,900
Office and Administrative Support	88.3	94.6	97.5	26,300
Building and Grounds – Cleaning and Maintenance	88.0	91.5	90.6	19,570
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	87.6	94.1	92.3	47,790
Community and Social Services	84.4	89.9	98.7	32,910
Sales – Retail, Wholesale, Services, Real Estate, etc	83.9	93.8	98.4	27,990
Computer and Mathematical	83.4	102.3	97.0	58,050
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	81.8	88.1	87.8	38,640
Business and Financial Operations	81.6	94.5	98.5	48,470
Managers and Executives	80.6	93.0	100.9	68,190
Construction and Skilled Trades	79.3	79.8	85.3	34,440
Protective Services – Fire, Police, Corrections, Security	78.1	87.4	82.2	30,780
Legal	76.3	92.0	86.2	68,930
All Occupations	86.4	91.8	95.8	32,890
The percentages shown above are based on survey data collected from employers in all industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is part of the US Department of Labor. You can see the actual data we used by clicking these links: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and the United States. These pages will also show you the individual occupations that make up each of the 22 major occupational groups. In each of these four tables, we used the next-to-last column labeled "mean annual wage estimates." We invite you to check our calculations for errors. If you find any, please write us. Thanks!