Jobs & Economy in Beaufort
Beaufort's economy is genuinely anchored by large-scale, currently-active military installations -- Parris Island, MCAS Beaufort, and Naval Hospital Beaufort together are cited as injecting $2.4 billion annually and employing nearly 20,000 people -- alongside real historic-tourism and healthcare employment.
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Learn moreA real, singular military-training institutional role
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island trains approximately 20,000 recruits annually through a 13-week training program, and is the entry-level enlisted training site for 50% of male and 100% of female Marine Corps recruits nationwide -- a real, singular institutional role, not one of several comparable training depots for female recruits specifically.
A real, large combined economic footprint
MCAS Beaufort, Parris Island, and Naval Hospital Beaufort together are cited by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce as providing $2.4 billion to the local economy and employing nearly 20,000 people -- a genuinely large-scale, currently-active economic anchor for a city of Beaufort's size.
Real, additional civilian anchors: tourism and healthcare
Beaufort's real, nationally-recognized historic downtown drives genuine tourism employment, and Beaufort Memorial Hospital (201 licensed beds) is a real, direct local healthcare employer -- both genuine civilian economic layers alongside the military anchor.
Key takeaways
- Parris Island trains ~20,000 recruits annually and is the sole entry-level training site for 100% of female Marine Corps recruits nationwide.
- MCAS Beaufort, Parris Island, and Naval Hospital Beaufort together are cited at $2.4 billion in annual economic impact and nearly 20,000 jobs.
- Beaufort's historic-downtown tourism and Beaufort Memorial Hospital provide real, additional civilian economic anchors.
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