Exactly 180 of the 1,320 risk management professionals employed in South Carolina, work in Columbia. As the number of risk management professionals in Columbia has increased, overall employment in Columbia has also increased.

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In 2010 risk management professionals in Columbia reportedly earned an average salary of $57,710 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, risk management professionals in Columbia made an average salary of $59,210 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Columbia.

Risk management professionals make a median salary of $53,780 per year in Columbia. The 10% of risk management professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,710 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $89,710 per year.

On average risk management professional salaries in Columbia are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Columbia's risk management professionals are graduates of the only accredited risk management school in the city.

Columbia's risk management school offers one risk management degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 8 students graduated from risk management courses.