Looking to Gear Up to Earn More Money?
You can take steps to have a bigger impact and earn more money. We have resources on this page to help you explore wage data, gain skills, demonstrate your knowledge and access financial aid your for education.
Wage Data
Explore data from more than a hundred different occupational categories.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in partnership with the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and other state workforce agencies, administers an annual survey to produce an overview of employment and wages by occupation. There are approximately 830 occupations in the datasets and estimates are published for the state of South Carolina, its ten metropolitan statistical areas, and its three rural regions.
View the most recent Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) data for 2022.
The full OEWS data set is available at https://www.bls.gov/oes. Data are subject to revision and will be published at https://scworkforceinfo.com.
Educational Assistance Resources
FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
https://fafsa.ed.gov/
SC Workforce and Industrial Needs Scholarship
SC WINS | Piedmont Technical College
Piedmont Technical College Financial Aid
https://www.ptc.edu/cost-financial-aid
Greenwood Promise
http://www.greenwoodpromise.com/
Laurens Future Scholars
http://www.futurescholarship.org/
Additional training is offered through SC Works Partners.
See a SC Works center in your area for details.
Michelin Scholars
https://www.ptc.edu/cost-financial-aid
BMW Scholars
https://www.bmwgroup.jobs/us/en/opportunities/student/undergraduate-student.html
What’s the fastest way to get a job with benefits?
- Manufacturing pays more.
- The average salary for a SC manufacturing worker is $54,444.
- Manufacturing jobs are likely to be fulltime.
- 90% of manufacturers offer health insurance.
- 78% of manufacturers offer retirement benefits.
