Employment for Spouses or Partners

According to government projections, the fastest-growing occupations in South Carolina include teachers and educational administrators, computer and information scientists, software engineers, environmental engineers, medical assistants, nurses, physical therapists, systems analysts, desktop publishers, network and computer systems administrators and database administrators.

Positions with the most current job openings in South Carolina for people with a bachelor’s degree or higher include general and operations managers, teachers (from elementary through postsecondary), sales managers, medical and health services managers, industrial engineers, counselors and psychologists, computer systems analysts, computer and IT system managers, computer programmers, training and development specialists, engineering managers, human resources managers and financial managers.

South Carolina wages and cost of living are both below the national average.

If a member of your family will be seeking employment after you relocate to Clemson, there are numerous information sources available. In additional to nationwide sources like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com, try these resources that are specific to South Carolina:

SCIway Jobs: http://www.sciway.net/jobs/

South Carolina’s Job Bank: http://www.jobsearch.org/SC

Classified job postings are also available from local newspapers (see list at ___________________)