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Health Educators in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Health Educator in South Carolina?

16.7% Jobs Projection
$61,170 Median Salary
140 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Health Educators in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Health Educators in South Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Health Educators Work in South Carolina?

There were approximately 710 workers employed as Health Educators in this state in 2018.

There were 740 Health Educators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 680 Health Educators working in it, which means South Carolina has more Health Educators than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Health Educators in this state are growing at a rate of 16.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.6%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 140 annual job openings, and a total of 1,120 jobs for South Carolina Health Educators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,700 annual jobs and 69,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Health Educators Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Health Educators ranged from $31,580 to $88,210 with $61,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.18 to $42.41. The median hourly rate was $29.41.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.77 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.64.

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

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Top South Carolina Metros for Health Educators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Health Educators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 270 $55,870
Columbia, SC 210 $66,590
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 170 $58,080
Spartanburg, SC 60 n/a
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 40 $37,860
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 40 $51,900
Florence, SC 40 $50,410

Top States for Health Educators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Health Educators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,830 $56,450
New York 4,640 $53,980
Florida 3,550 $48,150
Georgia 2,650 $85,100
Texas 2,470 $51,520
Maryland 2,250 $75,270
Ohio 2,170 $54,510
Pennsylvania 2,090 $59,480
Massachusetts 1,970 $56,540
Illinois 1,880 $55,380
Arizona 1,620 $46,220
Minnesota 1,550 $55,650
Missouri 1,480 $42,240
Washington 1,470 $59,140
Indiana 1,460 $51,250
Michigan 1,390 $49,970
Virginia 1,260 $49,080
North Carolina 1,180 $51,620
Tennessee 1,120 $37,520
Oregon 1,120 $49,920

Below are the states where Health Educators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $87,930
Georgia $85,100
Rhode Island $79,830
Maryland $75,270
Connecticut $71,460
Hawaii $68,050
Delaware $66,140
South Carolina $61,170
Pennsylvania $59,480
Washington $59,140

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