Top 10 Hot Jobs in Pee Dee - Florence SC

Pee Dee is a Native American term that means Something Good!

I believe that, because the Pee Dee Region was one of favorites during family vacations.

The Pee Dee Region is in Northeastern SC, right next to the Myrtle Beach area to the east. Pee Dee is the name of an Indigenous People that also sees their name spelled as Pedee, Peedee, Peadea, Pidees and some other variations. The lived long ago in this section of the state and some of their descendants remain. In fact, the official Pee Dee Indian Tribe of South Carolina became a certifed State nation of people on 01/27/2006. Another branch, the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Upper South Carolina was state-recognized in February of 2005. Neither band or nation is federally recognized by the USA yet. A third group is named the Marlboro, Chesterfield, and Darlington County Pee Dee Indian Tribe.

Long ago, The People were something good and so was the land. It still is.

Pee Dee Nation fought with Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, on the side of the American Colonists against the British in the American Revolution, while soem of the the Mohawk and the Seneca to the north fought with the British.  

Later, after the Cherokee Nation was driven westward out of South Carolina on the Trail of Tears, which has been commemorated as a US National Park and Historic Trail, the State Government did not recognize Native Americans as such. The folks were counted as any of Black, mixed, or Croatan - itself an extinct or mixed blood "tribe" considered Black or mixed. Pee Dee Nation was not recognized until the 21st Century, over 200 years later.

It is interesting that romantic rumors have persisted that the Croatan People took in the settlers of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Virginia, adopting tham as Croatan. Other notions claim that the Lumbee Nation often mixed with Africans, took in these starving, sick colonists. At any rate, Roanoke disappeared and over 300 years later, people are still looking for it. Today, DNA testing is conducted in an ongoing program to look for European bloodlines within the descendants of the Croatan Nation. This may or may not prove anything about Roanoke. If it can be determined in what century or decade any European bloodlines were added, that is some evidence of the possible absorption of Roanoke. However, some settlers likely married inot the Croatan Nation and lived with them, anyway; thus the proof would be tenuous.

1. Retail Salespersons
2. Registered Nurses (RNs)
3. Team Assemblers
4. Personal & Home Health Aides (HHAs)
5. Manual Laborers/Stock Handlers
6. Truck Drivers: Semis, Tractor-Trailers
7. Customer Service Representatives
8. Maintenance and Repair
9. General/Operations Managers
10. All Food Prep/Service jobs

1. Sonoco Products Company - Darlington County
2. Honda of South Carolina Mfg - Florence County
3. Perdue Farms - Dillon County
4. Schaeffler Group USA - Chesterfield County
5. AVX Corporation - Horry County
6. Mohawk Industries - Marlboro County
7. ESAB Welding and Cutting Products - Florence County
8. Wal-Mart Grocery Distribution Center - Chesterfield County
9. Nan Ya Plastics Corporation - Florence County
10. International Paper Company - Georgetown County

1. Voyage Healthcare
2. Medical Connections
3. Carolinas Hospitals System
4. Community Health System
5. Mcleod Health
6. Pharmacy Reserves
7. Army National Guard
8. US Military.Com
9. Sears
10. Jackson Therapy

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• Coker College
• Coastal Carolina University - Conway SC, closer to Myrtle Beach. 
• Fine Arts Academy of Florence
• Francis Marion University - Florence SC
• Northeastern Tech - Dillon
• Limestone College - Kingtree
• Logos Bible College
• Outdoor Education Trail - Clemson University - Located off I-95.
• School of Dance Arts
• Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology - Florence SC
• Williamsburg Tech - Kingtree

• Florence Red Wolves - Baseball
• Florence Post 1 - Baseball
• Pee Dee Hockey League-Adult Hockey League
• Florence Phantoms – Professional Indoor Football
• College Level Sports, several types - Francis Marion Patriots, etc. 

Astronaut Ronald E. McNair died in the US Space Shuttle Challenger as it exploded somewhat more than a minute after takeoff in 1986. He was born in Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina.

Mr. McNair represented many things to the Pee Dee Region, his state and his country. He was an African American that earned a PhD in Physics, gained several honorary degrees, and became a top astronaut. He advanced the field of Laser Technology, adding to the tradition of great schools helping to develop new technologies for new jobs in their states. McNair was a karate master ( I know how much work and dedication that requires). He was a husband and father. He won so many awards and fellowships and positions of vital corporate boards that one can hardly list them all.

Ronald E. McNair was an astronaut for 10 years, almost to the day, and then we lost him. However, his accomplishments through his ongoing determination can motivate us to come through the crises of our own lives, including looking for a new job in the face of mass layoffs and national turmoil.

Whether or not you reach your goals  in life depends entirely on how well  you prepare for them and how badly you want them. - Ronald E. McNair