Long considered a manufacturing community, Sumter County's concentration of manufacturing jobs is 17.2%, well above state and national averages. Health care and social assistance, retail, accommodation and food services, construction and education round out the top industry sectors in the county. Active-duty military are not included in employment statistics. The listing here is jobs within Sumter County and not necessarily where the worker might live. "Hot jobs," or in-demand jobs with above-average wages, between 2020 and 2030 in the state include technical positions in manufacturing and numerous health care occupations and are also listed below. Some technical and health care positions are also "hot jobs" for Sumter County.
JOBS BY SECTOR and SUMTER % COMPOSITION
Manufacturing, 6,7031, 7.2%
Health care/social assistance, 5,659, 14.5%
Retail trade, 4,734, 12.1%
Accommodation/food services, 3,616, 9.3%
Construction, 3,000, 7.7%
Educational services, 2,991, 7.7%
Public administration (govt), 2,408, 6.2%
Administrative/waste services, 2,246, 5.8%
Other services (except public admin), 2,132, 5.5%
Professional/technical services, 1,129, 2.9%
Transportation/warehousing, 1,113, 2.9%
Finance/insurance8732.2%
Wholesale trade, 736, 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, 423, 1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, 374, 1.0%
Real estate and rental/leasing, 298, 0.8%
Information, 251, 0.6%
Management, companies/enterprises, 214, 0.1%
Utilities, 135, 0.1%
TOTAL, *39,036
* Does not include active-duty military at Shaw Air Force Base
"Hot jobs" in S.C.
(2020-30)
Industry machinery mechanics
Self-enrichment education teachers
Chefs and head cooks
Multiple machine tool setters and operators
Physical therapist assistants
Respiratory therapists
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Dental hygienists
Nurse practitioners
Physician assistants
Information security analysts
Logisticians
Source: 2023, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce
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