Numbers of jobs in South Carolina
All Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
1,772,760 |
2005 |
1,802,740 |
2006 |
1,840,190 |
2007 |
1,877,950 |
2008 |
1,892,690 |
2009 |
1,802,900 |
2010 |
1,746,820 |
2011 |
1,772,880 |
2012 |
1,796,550 |
2013 |
1,826,120 |
2014 |
1,876,480 |
2015 |
1,928,140 |
2016 |
1,979,820 |
2017 |
2,009,460 |
2018 |
2,062,280 |
2019 |
2,107,760 |
Management Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
97,910 |
2005 |
88,330 |
2006 |
84,230 |
2007 |
84,660 |
2008 |
85,540 |
2009 |
80,630 |
2010 |
74,990 |
2011 |
75,070 |
2012 |
75,210 |
2013 |
75,740 |
2014 |
80,370 |
2015 |
83,200 |
2016 |
87,700 |
2017 |
87,740 |
2018 |
89,170 |
2019 |
93,510 |
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
46,090 |
2005 |
45,360 |
2006 |
50,010 |
2007 |
55,690 |
2008 |
58,760 |
2009 |
58,440 |
2010 |
57,850 |
2011 |
59,420 |
2012 |
62,730 |
2013 |
65,280 |
2014 |
68,750 |
2015 |
67,040 |
2016 |
66,620 |
2017 |
75,200 |
2018 |
75,430 |
2019 |
82,210 |
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
22,950 |
2005 |
23,700 |
2006 |
25,600 |
2007 |
27,490 |
2008 |
30,350 |
2009 |
27,710 |
2010 |
27,280 |
2011 |
29,560 |
2012 |
30,510 |
2013 |
32,600 |
2014 |
34,640 |
2015 |
36,640 |
2016 |
38,110 |
2017 |
39,560 |
2018 |
40,100 |
2019 |
43,580 |
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
35,050 |
2005 |
33,260 |
2006 |
34,660 |
2007 |
34,940 |
2008 |
35,780 |
2009 |
35,170 |
2010 |
34,520 |
2011 |
35,800 |
2012 |
37,020 |
2013 |
36,130 |
2014 |
35,590 |
2015 |
36,140 |
2016 |
37,100 |
2017 |
36,920 |
2018 |
40,030 |
2019 |
41,860 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
10,190 |
2005 |
8,940 |
2006 |
9,510 |
2007 |
10,030 |
2008 |
10,420 |
2009 |
10,450 |
2010 |
10,650 |
2011 |
10,300 |
2012 |
10,290 |
2013 |
8,740 |
2014 |
9,950 |
2015 |
9,860 |
2016 |
11,510 |
2017 |
11,870 |
2018 |
11,560 |
2019 |
10,760 |
Community and Social Service Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
19,220 |
2005 |
18,930 |
2006 |
19,970 |
2007 |
20,700 |
2008 |
20,510 |
2009 |
21,900 |
2010 |
22,530 |
2011 |
22,550 |
2012 |
22,090 |
2013 |
21,150 |
2014 |
20,790 |
2015 |
21,970 |
2016 |
22,150 |
2017 |
22,560 |
2018 |
25,040 |
2019 |
26,850 |
Legal Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
11,340 |
2005 |
11,060 |
2006 |
11,310 |
2007 |
11,400 |
2008 |
11,550 |
2009 |
11,200 |
2010 |
11,150 |
2011 |
11,210 |
2012 |
11,070 |
2013 |
11,540 |
2014 |
12,320 |
2015 |
12,250 |
2016 |
12,950 |
2017 |
12,980 |
2018 |
13,450 |
2019 |
13,750 |
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
98,420 |
2005 |
97,460 |
2006 |
107,520 |
2007 |
105,210 |
2008 |
107,930 |
2009 |
103,980 |
2010 |
103,780 |
2011 |
104,380 |
2012 |
105,620 |
2013 |
110,100 |
2014 |
106,790 |
2015 |
108,900 |
2016 |
107,610 |
2017 |
107,520 |
2018 |
108,680 |
2019 |
111,560 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
14,200 |
2005 |
14,840 |
2006 |
14,970 |
2007 |
16,090 |
2008 |
17,110 |
2009 |
16,320 |
2010 |
15,440 |
2011 |
15,060 |
2012 |
16,380 |
2013 |
16,950 |
2014 |
17,110 |
2015 |
17,340 |
2016 |
18,200 |
2017 |
17,840 |
2018 |
18,750 |
2019 |
19,260 |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
85,770 |
2005 |
82,040 |
2006 |
89,820 |
2007 |
95,480 |
2008 |
98,990 |
2009 |
101,180 |
2010 |
104,990 |
2011 |
109,160 |
2012 |
112,240 |
2013 |
112,250 |
2014 |
113,960 |
2015 |
115,650 |
2016 |
117,030 |
2017 |
116,940 |
2018 |
122,680 |
2019 |
126,060 |
Healthcare Support Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
48,540 |
2005 |
46,720 |
2006 |
47,080 |
2007 |
52,620 |
2008 |
53,120 |
2009 |
55,250 |
2010 |
56,670 |
2011 |
58,750 |
2012 |
60,750 |
2013 |
60,980 |
2014 |
63,390 |
2015 |
65,900 |
2016 |
69,390 |
2017 |
70,180 |
2018 |
72,000 |
2019 |
75,210 |
Protective Service Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
38,890 |
2005 |
30,640 |
2006 |
38,360 |
2007 |
40,510 |
2008 |
41,920 |
2009 |
44,500 |
2010 |
45,000 |
2011 |
44,480 |
2012 |
43,760 |
2013 |
44,690 |
2014 |
46,070 |
2015 |
45,690 |
2016 |
46,320 |
2017 |
47,970 |
2018 |
47,810 |
2019 |
48,260 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
159,590 |
2005 |
150,440 |
2006 |
168,510 |
2007 |
171,450 |
2008 |
173,120 |
2009 |
170,010 |
2010 |
162,980 |
2011 |
170,170 |
2012 |
173,410 |
2013 |
178,520 |
2014 |
184,110 |
2015 |
190,410 |
2016 |
195,820 |
2017 |
200,860 |
2018 |
209,530 |
2019 |
216,880 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
67,600 |
2005 |
37,230 |
2006 |
71,010 |
2007 |
71,490 |
2008 |
72,810 |
2009 |
67,410 |
2010 |
64,040 |
2011 |
63,820 |
2012 |
65,750 |
2013 |
66,100 |
2014 |
67,150 |
2015 |
67,250 |
2016 |
69,350 |
2017 |
69,790 |
2018 |
70,980 |
2019 |
70,270 |
Personal Care and Service Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
29,140 |
2005 |
29,160 |
2006 |
30,690 |
2007 |
33,610 |
2008 |
34,080 |
2009 |
35,030 |
2010 |
32,960 |
2011 |
34,410 |
2012 |
33,860 |
2013 |
33,930 |
2014 |
34,020 |
2015 |
35,090 |
2016 |
37,290 |
2017 |
39,870 |
2018 |
41,220 |
2019 |
43,570 |
Sales and Related Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
176,050 |
2005 |
184,320 |
2006 |
195,790 |
2007 |
204,870 |
2008 |
206,400 |
2009 |
196,540 |
2010 |
193,280 |
2011 |
199,530 |
2012 |
204,740 |
2013 |
207,430 |
2014 |
208,100 |
2015 |
212,430 |
2016 |
219,010 |
2017 |
220,960 |
2018 |
226,790 |
2019 |
227,150 |
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
247,560 |
2005 |
245,380 |
2006 |
259,720 |
2007 |
269,470 |
2008 |
278,160 |
2009 |
268,840 |
2010 |
264,080 |
2011 |
263,750 |
2012 |
263,280 |
2013 |
265,400 |
2014 |
268,990 |
2015 |
270,030 |
2016 |
269,980 |
2017 |
272,420 |
2018 |
275,010 |
2019 |
276,840 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
4,480 |
2005 |
4,240 |
2006 |
4,670 |
2007 |
5,030 |
2008 |
4,900 |
2009 |
5,210 |
2010 |
4,310 |
2011 |
3,820 |
2012 |
4,250 |
2013 |
4,610 |
2014 |
4,080 |
2015 |
4,310 |
2016 |
3,910 |
2017 |
3,880 |
2018 |
3,970 |
2019 |
3,950 |
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
81,780 |
2005 |
87,420 |
2006 |
96,410 |
2007 |
101,210 |
2008 |
93,260 |
2009 |
76,490 |
2010 |
63,900 |
2011 |
62,320 |
2012 |
60,120 |
2013 |
59,210 |
2014 |
65,690 |
2015 |
66,170 |
2016 |
73,140 |
2017 |
78,160 |
2018 |
82,460 |
2019 |
82,670 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
86,290 |
2005 |
82,980 |
2006 |
86,060 |
2007 |
89,350 |
2008 |
91,080 |
2009 |
83,520 |
2010 |
80,170 |
2011 |
75,850 |
2012 |
78,160 |
2013 |
82,500 |
2014 |
82,880 |
2015 |
86,420 |
2016 |
90,190 |
2017 |
93,540 |
2018 |
94,780 |
2019 |
95,040 |
Production Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
201,620 |
2005 |
204,340 |
2006 |
202,380 |
2007 |
203,780 |
2008 |
194,020 |
2009 |
179,540 |
2010 |
165,400 |
2011 |
168,940 |
2012 |
172,990 |
2013 |
172,750 |
2014 |
184,020 |
2015 |
188,740 |
2016 |
193,130 |
2017 |
192,540 |
2018 |
197,370 |
2019 |
194,880 |
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
165,200 |
2005 |
167,350 |
2006 |
166,940 |
2007 |
162,240 |
2008 |
158,700 |
2009 |
144,500 |
2010 |
140,140 |
2011 |
142,900 |
2012 |
145,540 |
2013 |
148,170 |
2014 |
153,780 |
2015 |
163,970 |
2016 |
170,400 |
2017 |
175,840 |
2018 |
181,400 |
2019 |
190,110 |
Metro Areas in South Carolina