High paying personal care jobs in South Carolina with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in South Carolina that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in South Carolina run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a South Carolina salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in South Carolina.

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

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OccupationMedian, South Carolina · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,490 – $78,4601,680
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $66,2002,040
3Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,730 – $62,1205,130
4Skincare Specialists$39,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,530 – $80,4301,210
5Residential Advisors$35,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,080 – $50,3101,580
6Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$33,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,340 – $77,4303,570
7Recreation Workers$31,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,050 – $48,2305,270
8Animal Caretakers$31,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,880 – $46,1604,090
9Funeral Attendants$29,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,900 – $45,410930
10Childcare Workers$29,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,020 – $37,72010,660
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,040
No formal educational credential
$17,890 – $39,2608,740
12Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,490
No formal educational credential
$20,800 – $39,5201,300

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

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Carolina	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$30,490 – $78,460	1,680
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$30,580 – $66,200	2,040
3	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,630	$22,730 – $62,120	5,130
4	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,670	$22,530 – $80,430	1,210
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,780	$24,080 – $50,310	1,580
6	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$33,700	$21,340 – $77,430	3,570
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,420	$21,050 – $48,230	5,270
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,280	$22,880 – $46,160	4,090
9	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,880	$21,900 – $45,410	930
10	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,650	$22,020 – $37,720	10,660
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$27,040	$17,890 – $39,260	8,740
12	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$26,490	$20,800 – $39,520	1,300

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in South Carolina. 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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