Want to earn over $18K a month in SC? Here are the 10 highest paying state jobs in January

The highest-paying open state job advertised on the South Carolina careers website pays $217,574 a year.

It’s for the Circuit Public Defender of the 6th Judicial Circuit in Lancaster, a four year term supervising the public defenders and other staff and actively representing clients.

The job requires a law degree and the ability to handle capital cases.

The successful applicant must be at least 25 years old and licensed to practice law in all South Carolina courts for at least five years.

Trident Technical College is looking for a vice president for finance and business affairs at a salary between $167,056 and $212,270 a year.

Located in Charleston, the two-year public school has campuses in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties.

The job includes overseeing budget development, fiscal records and accounting, internal review and accountability, the college bookstore, and procurement of goods and services.

Required are a master’s degree in finance or business, licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and at least five years of senior-level financial management experience.The successful candidate will report to the president of the college.

The Department of Transportation is looking for a director of statewide planning at a salary of $125,984 to $157,480 a year.

The job is based in Richland County and provides supervision of four regional planners.

Among the responsibilities are regional mobility, active transportation, State Planning and Research Work Program, and Transportation Alternatives Program and the development of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.

A bachelor’s degree and seven and one-half years of relevant program management experience is required.

School for the Deaf and the Blind in Spartanburg County is looking for an executive director of education programs at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year.

The person on this job provides leadership in designing, adapting, and monitoring the curriculum for 2K-12th grade students and is part of the agency’s Executive Leadership Team. They also supervise principals, the coordinator of teacher quality and curriculum, the director of special education, and the data and special projects manager.

A master’s degree or higher in education administration is required as is at least four years in administration and three years teaching experience.

The Commission on Higher Education is looking for a director of Academic Affairs and Licensing at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year.

The position is based in Richland County.

Primary responsibility is implementing and monitoring the statutory responsibilities associated with academic programs and the licensing of non-public institutions.

The position reports to the president and executive director but “under limited supervision,” the job post says,

The successful candidate will have a doctorate and five years managerial/supervisory experience in higher education. The State Museum Commission is looking for a chief engagement and content officer at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year.

The job post says, “As the storytellers of South Carolina, the South Carolina State Museum staff share the rich natural and cultural diversity of the state through the museum’s permanent collections, educational programs, exhibitions and digital resources.”

The State Museum is in the process of raising $75 million to “revolutionize the museum experience for our visitors and expand our educational impact statewide.”

The museum holds more than 1.1 million objects and specimens and intends to upgrade 150,000 square feet.

The job reports to the executive director and involves public engagement, educational programs, curatorial content creation, collections stewardship and related strategic partnerships.

The successful candidate manages the teams responsible for curatorial affairs, research and acquisitions, exhibitions and the Traveling Exhibition Program,

manages collections, handles school field trips and the Astronomy Hub, including the Planetarium, Observatory and astronomy education resources.

The job requires an advanced degree in business, non-profit/arts administration, history, science, education, art history or museum studies and 10 years in leadership with a museum or similar cultural institution.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Department is looking for an attorney at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year to serve as the primary lawyer for an agency with 1,300 employees and 24,000 clients,

Among the responsibilities are drafting, reviewing, and approving policies and procedures, regulations, and other legal documents and reviewing contracts, leases, and other legal documents; research legal issues and recommend revisions as necessary.

Requirements are a law degree and eight years of experience as a practicing attorney.

The State Treasurer’s Office is looking for an attorney at a salary of $83,219 to $153,973 a year.

Based in Richland County, the job is deputy general counsel and includes mitigating risks relating to investment management, treasury services, banking, state debt issuances, unclaimed property matters, ABLE savings programs, and college savings “529” programs.

It requires a law degree and at least seven years of full-time experience as a practicing attorney.Legal experience in securities, banking, finance, and investment law is preferred as is an undergraduate degree in accounting and/or certification as a CPA.

The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs is looking for a chief financial officer at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year.

Based in the agency’s Richland County headquarters, the job entails managing the budget requests annual, legislative fiscal Impacts reporting, Medicaid claims billing and annual audits.

The job requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, but a master’s degree is preferred and 10 years of progressive accounting/financial experience.

The Governor’s Office, Office of Resilience is looking for a resilience director at a salary between $83,219 and $153,973 a year.

The deadline to apply for this job is Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

The job requires supervising staff in planning and evaluation documents and related personnel paperwork, coaching, counseling and training employees and overseeing the Statewide Risk Reduction and Resilience Plan that guides state investments in flood mitigation projects.

A bachelor’s degree and “relevant executive level program management experience in complex statewide operations” is required, the job post says.

The state had 1,203 jobs posted on its website Monday.