Labor Force
The quality and stability of our workforce is one of the great strengths of the Aiken area. These workers are drawn from a population that is young, growing and pursuing the many avenues of educational advancement available.
The area is home to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site and the Savannah River National Laboratory, one of 12 national labs in the U.S. The SRNL performs R&D in many areas, including bio-remediation, ceramics, robotics and remote sensors.
The Aiken-Augusta metropolitan area has the largest concentration of hydrogen researchers in the nation. The area is also home to major manufacturing facilities for Kimberly-Clark, Bridgestone/Firestone, Tognum America- MTU- Detroit Diesel, GlaxoSmithKline, Owens Corning, and UPS.
For seven years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of South Carolina – Aiken as the Best Regional Public College in the South. Aiken Technical College is one of the state’s leading technical training facilities.