STATE OF MANUFACTURING – South Carolina Manufacturing
by Joe Jackson
Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA
Published November 1, 2024
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing is a subsector of manufacturing that makes critical goods from metal components.
Precision Turned Products Manufacturing is a subsector of fabricated metal product manufacturing that makes the components that MAKE IT WORK!
SOUTH CAROLINA ECONOMIC OUTPUT
South Carolina Manufacturing
NAICS 31-33
$39,260,000,000
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
NAICS 332
$6,492,499,000
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
NAICS 332721
$220,253,000
SOUTH CAROLINA MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTS FOR
Manufacturing Is Productivity –15.1% of South Carolina’s total output (GDP)
Manufacturing Builds Businesses –3,425 manufacturing establishments in the state of South Carolina.
Manufacturing Creates Jobs – 11.71% of all South Carolina’s employees are in the manufacturing sector. (253,000 employees)
Manufacturing produces for South Carolina
- Manufacturing is the 3rd largest GDP Producer in South Carolina.
- Manufacturing in South Carolina exported over $29 billion in goods in 2020.
South Carolina is a great place for a career in manufacturing
- Manufacturing jobs pay on average 33% over the average job in South Carolina. (according to NAM.org)
- Job sites are currently reporting in excess of 2,800 available manufacturing job openings in South Carolina.
Sources: NAM.org, US Census, statista.com, IndustrySelect.com
Data selected to show relative values. May not be directly comparable due to differences in sampling, analysis, or date obtained.