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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — South Carolina

Analyze caregiver labor supply, wages, and hiring ease across 389 US metro areas. Find where workers are plentiful, wages are competitive, and hiring is easiest.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)

SOC 31-1120: Home Health and Personal Care Aides

May 2024 release

Metro Areas

389

Total Employed

3.6M

Nationwide

Avg Hourly Wage

$15.78

Median: $15.82

Avg Location Quotient

0.88

8 metro areas

Click any row for detailed analysis|LQ = Location Quotient (1.0 = national average)|Score = 40% concentration + 35% wage competitiveness + 25% talent pool|Req Hrs = state-mandated training hours (green = low, red = high)

#	Metro Area	Employed	Avg Wage	LQ	70+ Pop	Req Hrs	1yr Emp	1yr Wage	Score	Tier
75	Florence, SC Darlington County, Florence County	1,980	$13.44	0.85	—	18hrs	+7%	+3.8%	30.7	D
81	Sumter, SC Clarendon County, Sumter County	810	$13.74	0.88	—	18hrs	+14.1%	+3.9%	30.1	D
106	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Beaufort County, Jasper County	2,200	$14.68	1.04	—	18hrs	+18.9%	+4.1%	28.8	D
122	Columbia, SC Calhoun County + 5 more	6,690	$14.2	0.67	—	18hrs	+27.4%	+5.3%	27.6	D
123	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Anderson County + 3 more	7,090	$14.12	0.64	—	18hrs	+11.8%	+4.1%	27.6	D
131	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Brunswick County, Horry County	1,770	$13.63	0.47	—	18hrs	-12.8%	+2.6%	27.4	D
136	Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg County	2,970	$14.38	0.7	—	18hrs	+12.9%	+4.5%	27.2	D
262	Charleston-North Charleston, SC Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County	3,260	$15.46	0.32	—	18hrs	+3.8%	+3.1%	21.7	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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