We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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South Carolina Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
28,067 85.11% $71,440 H-1B
3,632 11.01% $383,928 PERM
1,011 3.07% $23,766 H-2A
269 0.82% $81,635 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, South Carolina has seen a total of 32,979 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in South Carolina is the H-1B visa with 28,067 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.11% of South Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,632 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.01% of South Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in South Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,598 $80,535 91.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,232 $66,206 92.34%
Computer Programmers 1,737 $60,149 87.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,218 $66,989 89.96%
Mechanical Engineers 1,120 $69,830 89.74%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 809 $41,721 90.80%
Industrial Engineers 605 $70,109 86.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software 586 $77,042 92.28%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 514 $140,764 83.31%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 397 $37,782 93.85%
South Carolina Employees Over Time
South Carolina has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,298 employees were hired. South Carolina peaked in 2018 with 2,730 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,614 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in South Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 486 $87,749 45.08%
China 311 $2,390,512 57.49%
South Korea 245 $2,022,351 58.19%
Brazil 209 $37,980 49.64%
Mexico 175 $34,493 60.34%
Nepal 141 $21,316 49.82%
Bangladesh 93 $18,851 39.24%
Vietnam 90 $17,935 46.63%
Philippines 73 $28,872 54.89%
Iran 73 $19,408 58.87%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini America Inc 968 $82,715 98.17%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 687 $83,131 96.22%
Clemson University 623 $50,611 89.64%
Wipro Limited 600 $64,222 90.23%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 523 $62,880 88.49%
Richland County School District One 340 $40,990 64.03%
University Of South Carolina 338 $54,965 68.84%
Lpl Financial Llc 293 $109,435 82.77%
Medical University Of South Carolina 293 $65,901 96.70%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 280 $64,785 92.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Defender Services Inc 333 $16,808 33.94%
Her Services 160 $11,838,458 48.05%
Jksk Inc 158 $17,306 77.07%
Jimmy Forrest Farms Inc 142 $16,868 70.65%
Insulation By Cohens Llc 140 $22,718 81.87%
Wmc Holdings Lp 98 $22,967 61.25%
Richland School District One 72 $39,739 45.57%
Tietex International Ltd 57 $21,362 40.14%
Island Subway Inc 57 $17,264 40.71%
Infor Global Solutions Inc 56 $79,324 50.91%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Car Dealers 1 $40,602 100.00%
Legal Services 1 $58,011 100.00%
Satellite Telecommunications 1 $50,000 100.00%
Private Mail Centers 1 $85,842 100.00%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding 1 $144,331 100.00%
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying 1 $73,653 100.00%
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing 1 $85,322 100.00%
Other Airport Operations 1 $128,211 100.00%
Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing 1 $66,726 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $73,174 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

South Carolina Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in South Carolina to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in South Carolina over all years is $71,440. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage