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Waiters and Waitresses in South Carolina

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Waiters and Waitresses in South Carolina

Is South Carolina a good place for you to work as a Waiter or Waitress?

18.8% Jobs Projection
$18,500 Median Salary
8,350 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Waiters and Waitresses in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Waiters and Waitresses in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Waiters and Waitresses Work in South Carolina?

37,810 people worked as Waiters and Waitresses in 2018 in this state.

There were 36,370 Waiters and Waitresses employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,440 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 34,020 Waiters and Waitresses working in it, which means South Carolina has more Waiters and Waitresses than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Waiters and Waitresses in this state are growing at a rate of 18.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.0%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 8,350 annual Waiters and Waitresses job openings in South Carolina, and 44,340 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 522,700 annual jobs and 2,783,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Waiters and Waitresses Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Waiters and Waitresses ranged from $16,250 to $29,680 with $18,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.81 to $14.27. The median hourly rate was $8.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $8.91 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.02.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Waiters and Waitresses

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Waiters and Waitresses.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 22,780 $19,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 7,740 $18,800
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 7,130 $18,520
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 6,520 $18,240
Columbia, SC 4,130 $18,390
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 3,790 $18,500
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 3,000 $18,400
Spartanburg, SC 2,680 $18,630
Sumter, SC 570 $18,190
Florence, SC 570 $18,300

Top States for Waiters and Waitresses Employment

The table below shows the states where most Waiters and Waitresses work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 286,930 $25,090
Texas 216,670 $19,210
Florida 211,860 $19,620
New York 167,250 $28,410
Pennsylvania 98,970 $22,850
Ohio 94,720 $19,490
Illinois 83,910 $19,410
North Carolina 82,600 $19,140
Georgia 81,920 $18,500
Michigan 80,880 $20,020
Virginia 72,420 $20,030
Massachusetts 66,250 $27,020
New Jersey 58,820 $25,480
Washington 54,770 $27,720
Tennessee 53,200 $18,290
Minnesota 50,490 $22,360
Colorado 50,390 $21,230
Indiana 49,530 $19,210
Arizona 48,830 $23,370
Missouri 48,060 $19,080

Below are the states where Waiters and Waitresses get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $48,860
Vermont $31,880
District of Columbia $30,240
New York $28,410
Washington $27,720
Massachusetts $27,020
New Jersey $25,480
California $25,090
Oregon $24,130
Rhode Island $23,980

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