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Charleston, SC is quickly becoming a major destination for job seekers. With a projected job growth of 43.34%, it is much higher than the national average of 30.54%. This means that more and more job opportunities are becoming available in the city. Furthermore, Charleston's unemployment rate stands at 2.8%, far less than the national unemployment rate of 4.1%. This indicates that there is plenty of work to go around and those living in and relocating to Charleston have access to multiple employment options across a variety of industries.

The unemployment rate in Charleston is 4.0% (U.S. avg. is 6.0%)

You Should Know

- That Job Growth in Charleston has been Positive.
- Jobs have Increased by 0.7% over the past year.
- The average salary in Charleston is $76,556.
- The median home cost in Charleston is $493,200

Job Helpful Resources

- Best paying jobs in Charleston? Architecture, Engineering ($80,686)
- Worst paying jobs? Personal Care ($17,471)
- Highest paying industry jobs? Management of Companies and Enterprises ($89,464)
- Lowest paying industry jobs? Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($21,078)
- Average Income of Residents in Charleston ($50,240) compared to USA ($37,638)
- The Unemployment Rate in Charleston (4) is lower than USA (6)

Process of Job Search

View jobs in occupation categories below. It is important to join a job site search that offers legally protected status, inclusive workplace, and diverse and inclusive workplace if you're looking for work in Charleston. A team that respects gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, and other legally protected status are important to look for.

Diverse and inclusive employers are looking for job seekers with a wide range of skills and experience. You can find jobs in Charleston, South Carolina that match your qualifications.

     JobsCharleston, South CarolinaUnited States
  $50,240$37,638
  $76,556$69,021
  46
  -3.7%-6.2%
  35.9%33.5%
  Average Salary by OccupationCharleston, South CarolinaUnited States
  Management$71,932$77,236
  Business, Financial$63,428$68,299
  Computer, Math$76,592$87,306
  Architecture, Engineering$80,686$86,023
  Sciences$50,893$66,034
  Social Service$40,826$44,925
  Legal$70,572$88,013
  Education$47,371$44,678
  Arts, Entertainment$44,724$43,591
  Health Practitioners$73,269$75,327
  Health Technicians$36,509$41,524
  Healthcare Support$24,265$25,441
  Fire Fighters$38,930$35,516
  Law Enforcement$47,813$64,941
  Food Prep, Serving$20,644$16,379
  Cleaning, Maintenance$28,815$23,378
  Personal Care$17,471$15,351
  Sales, Related$44,139$33,178
  Office Admin, Support$37,840$35,058
  Farming, Fishing, Forestry$43,173$25,716
  Construction, Extraction$38,185$41,315
  Maintence, Repair$46,078$48,436
  Production$36,463$38,103
  Transportation$36,406$39,572
  Material Moving$24,010$25,906
  Average Salary by IndustryCharleston, South CarolinaUnited States
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting$21,078$31,273
  Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction $74,432
  Construction$46,156$44,287
  Manufacturing$59,076$51,585
  Wholesale Trade$63,771$51,301
  Retail Trade$34,738$26,757
  Transportation and Warehousing$51,449$43,256
  Utilities$58,718$77,546
  Information$51,116$61,268
  Finance and Insurance$56,981$65,016
  Real Estate and Rental and Leasing$63,914$46,406
  Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$67,659$73,907
  Management of Companies and Enterprises$89,464$75,118
  Administrative and Support and Waste Services$40,364$30,687
  Educational Services$48,118$44,708
  Health Care and Social Assistance$55,242$40,852
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation$31,587$25,861
  Accommodation and Food Services$24,672$18,154
  Other Services$36,086$29,481
  Public Administration$56,629$61,644
Unemployment by Year (Years 1990 to 2021)
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Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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