High paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Spartanburg, SC, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Spartanburg, SC run 8.9% below the national average (2024), so a Spartanburg, SC salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Spartanburg, SC · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$88,070
Associate's degree
$56,620 – $88,420160
2Occupational Therapy Assistants$86,040
Associate's degree
$55,580 – $89,51080
3Dental Hygienists$83,780
Associate's degree
$64,850 – $96,430170
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,400
Associate's degree
$70,060 – $95,37090
5Computer Network Support Specialists$77,540
Associate's degree
$50,820 – $109,650150
6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$77,310
Associate's degree
$51,590 – $100,75090
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110 – $115,210100
8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,570 – $108,790150
9Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,220
Associate's degree
$58,480 – $105,340160
10Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,260 – $95,92070
11Chemical Plant and System Operators$68,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,170 – $72,000100
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $145,1401,500
13Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,860
Associate's degree
$43,430 – $100,790250
14Respiratory Therapists$67,700
Associate's degree
$66,620 – $81,930220
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,040
Associate's degree
$54,680 – $80,540230
16Postal Service Clerks$66,750
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03070
17Maintenance Workers, Machinery$65,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $84,81080
18Surgical Technologists$63,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,130 – $78,220270
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,230 – $75,960430
20Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$63,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $78,38060
21Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,200
Associate's degree
$46,630 – $98,18070
22Electricians$62,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,870 – $78,280600
23Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690 – $74,27090
24Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,670
Associate's degree
$50,840 – $96,840120
25Tool and Die Makers$61,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,580 – $80,990180
26Millwrights$61,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220 – $84,97080
27Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,500 – $77,340250
28Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,430 – $81,8401,070
29Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $76,630370
30Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $91,490140
31Massage Therapists$60,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,840 – $91,110270
32Machinists$60,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640 – $74,700420
33Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $131,100940
34Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$59,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $74,28011,790
35Sheet Metal Workers$59,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,750 – $80,08080
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040370
37Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,670 – $74,880270
38Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530 – $76,420430
39Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,670 – $76,920390
40Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,810 – $98,970900
41Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$57,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $61,630110
42Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$57,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,360 – $75,080720
43Computer User Support Specialists$56,840
Some college, no degree
$38,310 – $81,120370
44Cargo and Freight Agents$56,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,570 – $74,780110
45Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $74,970150
46Opticians, Dispensing$55,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $72,68060
47Chemical Technicians$55,140
Associate's degree
$49,300 – $81,820140
48Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $64,730190
49Paralegals and Legal Assistants$55,000
Associate's degree
$38,980 – $74,890280
50Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110 – $80,240110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSpartanburg, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$88,070	$56,620 – $88,420	160
2	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$86,040	$55,580 – $89,510	80
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,780	$64,850 – $96,430	170
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,400	$70,060 – $95,370	90
5	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,540	$50,820 – $109,650	150
6	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,310	$51,590 – $100,750	90
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,880	$61,110 – $115,210	100
8	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,660	$60,570 – $108,790	150
9	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,220	$58,480 – $105,340	160
10	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,050	$48,260 – $95,920	70
11	Chemical Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,810	$48,170 – $72,000	100
12	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,450	$37,540 – $145,140	1,500
13	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,860	$43,430 – $100,790	250
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,700	$66,620 – $81,930	220
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,040	$54,680 – $80,540	230
16	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,750	$42,600 – $75,030	70
17	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,740	$47,350 – $84,810	80
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,570	$58,130 – $78,220	270
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,390	$51,230 – $75,960	430
20	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,340	$36,250 – $78,380	60
21	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,200	$46,630 – $98,180	70
22	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,050	$46,870 – $78,280	600
23	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,940	$47,690 – $74,270	90
24	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,670	$50,840 – $96,840	120
25	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,420	$35,580 – $80,990	180
26	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,340	$40,220 – $84,970	80
27	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$40,500 – $77,340	250
28	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,100	$45,430 – $81,840	1,070
29	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$45,070 – $76,630	370
30	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,110	$37,610 – $91,490	140
31	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,100	$39,840 – $91,110	270
32	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,060	$42,640 – $74,700	420
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$31,300 – $131,100	940
34	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,300	$37,860 – $74,280	11,790
35	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,220	$48,750 – $80,080	80
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	370
37	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,990	$41,670 – $74,880	270
38	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,170	$44,530 – $76,420	430
39	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,790	$40,670 – $76,920	390
40	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$41,810 – $98,970	900
41	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,580	$36,670 – $61,630	110
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,030	$46,360 – $75,080	720
43	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$56,840	$38,310 – $81,120	370
44	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,410	$48,570 – $74,780	110
45	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,230	$36,780 – $74,970	150
46	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,170	$38,080 – $72,680	60
47	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$55,140	$49,300 – $81,820	140
48	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,080	$45,830 – $64,730	190
49	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$55,000	$38,980 – $74,890	280
50	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,150	$39,110 – $80,240	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Spartanburg, SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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