Google Moncks Corner Campus

Charleston's economy combines major port operations (the South Atlantic's largest container port), aerospace (Boeing's 787 final assembly plant), automotive (Volvo, Mercedes Vans), and tourism. Data centers serve those manufacturing and port tenants — one tracked facility and roughly 300 NAICS 518 jobs (estimated). The metro is a small but specialized market with strong industrial and logistics tenant demand.

The trades pool is small. Electricians at $59,010 and HVAC technicians at $58,410 sit virtually identical, both modest in absolute terms. The 4,460 maintenance workforce earns $48,540, deep relative to electrician count and reflecting the aerospace and automotive manufacturing maintenance base. Network admins clear $97,480.

For a trades worker, Charleston is a smaller mid-tier market with strong manufacturing adjacency. Best fit for HVAC technicians serving the year-round cooling and humidity loads from the climate, and for maintenance workers transitioning from Boeing or Volvo operations. The pure data center footprint is small.