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Commerce Department: S.C. boasts large engineering workforce |
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
SCBIZ Daily Staff
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina ranks among the top five states for the employment of several engineering occupations, according to recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.
In three categories, South Carolina has the second-highest employment concentration of engineers in the nation. Those include: chemical engineers, health and safety engineers, and industrial engineers. South Carolina ranks fourth in the nation for employment concentration of nuclear engineers.
“South Carolina has a long history of being home to companies that depend on engineers, from Eastman to GE to Duke Energy. These rankings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reaffirm that our state has high concentration of skilled workers and our strength in engineering will continue to be an asset as we work to encourage growth among existing businesses and recruit new investments,” said Joe Taylor, Secretary of Commerce.
Also in the nuclear energy field, South Carolina ranks first in the nation in employment concentration for nuclear power operators and nuclear technicians.
Some other engineering areas in which South Carolina compares favorably to the rest of the nation include:
• The state ranks second in the nation in concentration of team assemblers.
• The state ranks third in the nation for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers.
• The state ranks fourth in the nation for industrial engineering technicians.
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