Charleston Jobs

Charleston is a city in the county of Charleston with some incorporated areas located within the boundaries of Berkeley County and Dorchester County in the U.S. state of South Carolina; the city serves as the county seat and largest city of Charleston County. The city proper consists of five distinct areas: the Peninsula, West Ashley, Johns Island, James Island, Daniel Island, and the Cainhoy Peninsula. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location in 1680; it adopted its present name in 1783. In 1690, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America,, and remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census. Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, particularly the numerous steeples which dot the city's skyline. The city brims with the culturally unique, such as the joggling board. As of July 2006, the estimated population of the...more

Among the most common occupations in Charleston are Management, professional, and related occupations, 38%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Charleston, South Carolina work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Charleston, South Carolina are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 26%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 14%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Charleston job listings indicate that the following industries in Charleston are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Charleston, South Carolina is $34,383, and the median income of households in Charleston was $36,151.

According to our Charleston Trends data, the number of Charleston, South Carolina jobs has decreased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Charleston Total population 109,151 Male 45.48% Female 54.52% Median age 32.6     Charleston Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.8% Median cost of a home $215,300 Median mortgage payment $981 Renter-occupied homes 47.2% Vacant housing 12.8% Median monthly rent $788     Average Income Median for all workers $24,805 Median for all male full-time $37,870 Median for all female full-time $30,896     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 23% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 28% Graduate degree 16%     Marital Status Never married 41% Currently married 41% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 9%     Race White 60% Black or African American 38% Asian 2% Other 0%     Charleston Commute Carpool 8.6% Public transportation 2.4% Average travel time 21 minutes