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 %
Construction Managers 22 $66,496 88.00%
Veterinarians 21 $90,861 84.00%
Managers, All Other 21 $67,715 87.50%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 20 $43,357 83.33%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 20 $46,722 83.33%
Accountants 20 $52,990 83.33%
Mechatronics Engineers 20 $71,733 83.33%
Soil and Plant Scientists 19 $41,584 82.61%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 19 $43,084 82.61%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 19 $38,551 82.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior Llc 9 $86,551 90.00%
Lexone Solutions Llc 9 $64,168 90.00%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 9 $79,602 90.00%
Persistent Telecom Solutions Inc 9 $81,453 90.00%
The University Of Georgia 9 $46,344 90.00%
Honeywell International Inc 9 $97,939 90.00%
Hartsville Medical Group Llc 9 $185,484 90.00%
Vst Consulting Inc 9 $48,695 90.00%
Faith Group Company 9 $39,125 90.00%
Bamberg School District 2 9 $35,718 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sas Institute Inc 1 $99,195 50.00%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 1 $74,859 50.00%
Zen333 Inc 1 $27,810 50.00%
Newberry College 1 $37,803 50.00%
Magna Mirrors Of America Inc 1 $70,928 50.00%
Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse Llc 1 $36,379 50.00%
Eos Real Estate Mgmt Group Llc 1 $39,915 50.00%
Qems Inc 1 $72,946 50.00%
Captain At The Beach Llc Dba Captain Georges 1 $17,826 50.00%
Belimed Inc 1 $126,485 50.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $26,541 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $25,854 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 2 $22,578 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $23,754 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 2 $26,686 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 2 $26,686 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $24,939 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $24,752 100.00%
Aquaculture 2 $24,939 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1 $14,476 50.00%

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