Racial and ethnic composition of workers in the 15 largest occupations in South Carolina
| Percent Black | Percent white | Percent another racial/ethnic group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 24.9% | 65.7% | 9.4% |
| Retail salespersons | 25.1% | 69.3% | 5.6% |
| Fast food and counter workers | — | 60.3% | — |
| Customer service representatives | 35.9% | 55.4% | 8.7% |
| Cashiers | 36.5% | 52.8% | 10.7% |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 42.2% | 45.0% | 12.8% |
| Registered nurses | 17.5% | 79.4% | 3.1% |
| Stockers and order fillers | 36.4% | 53.2% | 10.4% |
| Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators | 52.3% | 33.8% | 13.9% |
| General and operations managers | — | 77.3% | — |
| Waiters and waitresses | 19.8% | 72.6% | 7.6% |
| Office clerks, general | 22.6% | 67.6% | 9.8% |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 64.1% | 27.2% | 8.7% |
| Home health and personal care aides | 57.7% | 37.5% | 4.8% |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 44.3% | 44.2% | 11.5% |
Note: Due to a change in the way home health care aides and personal care aides are categorized in different years in the Current Population Survey, the data for 2017–2019 includes only personal care aides while the 2021–2023 data includes both home health care aides and personal care aides. Sample sizes for Black and other racial ethnic groups too small to estimate their share of fast-food and counter workers and general and operations managers.
Source: EPI analysis of the 2017–2023 Current Population Survey (CPS).