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Medication aide jobs in South Carolina

5 open medication aide jobs in South Carolina at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $17.90 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in South Carolina, opens in a new tab) for nursing assistants here.

5
Open in SC
3
Employers hiring
5
Towns
$17.90
BLS median in SC
45th of 52 states and territories

Newest medication aide jobs in South Carolina

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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    LRS HealthcareTravel nursing agency

    Places travel nurses, allied and imaging professionals on contracts across the US.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Imaging

  • NURSES Etc Staffing logo

    NURSES Etc StaffingHealthcare staffing agency

    Healthcare staffing firm since 2000 placing travel, per diem, local PRN and government service clinicians.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab

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Where the medication aide 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 medication aides 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

$17.90/hr ($37,220 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in South Carolina, opens in a new tab)

Median for nursing assistants, against $20.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 21,760 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in South Carolina, opens in a new tab) employed in South Carolina. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nursing Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Techs in South Carolina, in our research: median posted pay $18.50 · employers 33 (Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Techs job market). South Carolina in our research

Employers hiring medication aides in South Carolina

What the job takes

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam.

  • Depends on the state

    Medication aide certification

    State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam. Rules and titles differ by state

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Medication aide jobs in South Carolina: common questions

How much do medication aides make in South Carolina?

Too few open medication aide jobs in South Carolina post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $17.90/hr ($37,220 a year) for nursing assistants in South Carolina (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 45th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Where in South Carolina are the most medication aide jobs?

York (2), Charleston (1), Conway (1), Lexington (1) and Spartanburg (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medication aides in South Carolina?

By open jobs on this board: Spring Oak Senior Living (3), Cedarhurst (1) and Indigo Hall (1). In all, 3 employers have medication aide jobs open in South Carolina.

What do you need to work as a medication aide in South Carolina?

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam. Medication aide certification (State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam; rules and titles differ by state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from South Carolina's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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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: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Medication aide certification: State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medication aide jobs in South Carolina. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medication-aide/south-carolina

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