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Licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina

7 open licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $19.20 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in South Carolina, opens in a new tab) for mental health and substance abuse social workers here.

7
Open in SC
5
Employers hiring
7
Towns
$19.20
BLS median in SC
51st of 52 states and territories

Newest licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC

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Where the licensed clinical social worker jobs are in South Carolina

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What licensed clinical social workers earn in South Carolina

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in South Carolina

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in South Carolina, May 2025

$19.20/hr ($39,930 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in South Carolina, opens in a new tab)

Median for mental health and substance abuse social workers, against $28.98 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 720 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in South Carolina, opens in a new tab) employed in South Carolina. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Hourly wages in South Carolina, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (21-1023)$14.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$16.72 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$19.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$23.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$30.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)720 (source: BLS OEWS, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, opens in a new tab)
Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022)$19.45 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$21.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$29.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$36.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$40.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)3,100 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring licensed clinical social workers in South Carolina

What the job takes

A master's in social work (MSW), about two years of supervised clinical work and the ASWB clinical exam.

  • License

    Clinical social work license (LCSW)

    State social work board; exam by ASWB. Needs a master's degree and supervised clinical hours

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Licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina: common questions

How much do licensed clinical social workers make in South Carolina?

Too few open licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $19.20/hr ($39,930 a year) for mental health and substance abuse social workers in South Carolina (May 2025), against $28.98 nationally, 51st highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for social workers.

Where in South Carolina are the most licensed clinical social worker jobs?

Columbia (3), Charleston (2), Greenville (2), Fort Mill (1) and Hanahan (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring licensed clinical social workers in South Carolina?

By open jobs on this board: Supportive Care (3), BetterHelp (1) and BrightSpring Health Services (1). In all, 5 employers have licensed clinical social worker jobs open in South Carolina.

What do you need to work as a licensed clinical social worker in South Carolina?

A master's in social work (MSW), about two years of supervised clinical work and the ASWB clinical exam. Clinical social work license (LCSW) (State social work board; exam by ASWB; needs a master's degree and supervised clinical hours). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from South Carolina's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in South Carolina, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in South Carolina, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  6. Clinical social work license (LCSW): State social work board; exam by ASWB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Licensed clinical social worker jobs in South Carolina. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/licensed-clinical-social-worker/south-carolina

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