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Protective Service Workers in South Carolina

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12.9% Jobs Projection
$30,680 Median Salary
190 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Protective Service Workers in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Protective Service Workers in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Protective Service Workers Work in South Carolina?

760 people worked as Protective Service Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 570 Protective Service Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,410 Protective Service Workers working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Protective Service Workers than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Protective Service Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 190 annual job openings, and a total of 790 jobs for South Carolina Protective Service Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,200 annual jobs and 145,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Protective Service Workers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Protective Service Workers ranged from $17,570 to $48,930 with $30,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.45 to $23.52. The median hourly rate was $14.75.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.33 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.58.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Protective Service Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Protective Service Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 640 $40,570
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 200 $21,350
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 70 $40,290

Top States for Protective Service Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Protective Service Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 23,700 $28,200
California 20,920 $36,150
Texas 9,600 $23,650
Pennsylvania 6,870 $25,190
Florida 6,670 $32,060
Illinois 6,640 $24,900
New Jersey 5,970 $26,040
Ohio 4,650 $29,270
Washington 4,190 $37,570
Colorado 3,690 $30,750
Maryland 3,650 $36,410
Georgia 3,100 $31,000
Virginia 2,970 $40,530
Arizona 2,840 $27,030
Massachusetts 2,550 $29,360
Indiana 2,400 $25,070
North Carolina 2,160 $34,540
Rhode Island 1,770 $32,160
Minnesota 1,680 $35,260
Connecticut 1,570 $33,530

Below are the states where Protective Service Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $50,810
Virginia $40,530
Nevada $40,510
Oregon $39,530
Kentucky $38,750
North Dakota $38,520
Alaska $38,280
Washington $37,570
Iowa $37,280
Louisiana $37,070

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