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 %
Sales Managers 19 $85,282 82.61%
Surgeons 19 $204,954 86.36%
Manufacturing Engineers 19 $71,548 86.36%
Lodging Managers 18 $52,067 85.71%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 18 $63,770 85.71%
Automotive Engineers 18 $73,265 85.71%
Human Resources Managers 18 $93,959 85.71%
Validation Engineers 18 $82,445 85.71%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $49,796 80.95%
Computer Hardware Engineers 17 $66,835 85.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Service Managers 3 $56,340 60.00%
Compliance Officers 3 $65,922 60.00%
Computer Programmers 3 $96,872 60.00%
Tool and Die Makers 3 $57,075 60.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $47,097 60.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $56,458 60.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 3 $51,043 60.00%
Childcare Workers 3 $20,890 75.00%
Anesthesiologists 2 $212,266 50.00%
Animal Trainers 2 $38,376 50.00%
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 %
Serbia 1 $85,405 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Sweden 1 $29,682 100.00%
Georgia 1 $54,060 100.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 100.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 100.00%
St Lucia 1 $80,309 100.00%
Zambia 1 $17,181 100.00%

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 %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 235 $24,999 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 217 $23,204 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 94 $25,121 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $23,714 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $25,017 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 55 $24,264 100.00%
Potato Farming 52 $26,212 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 43 $26,240 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $25,480 100.00%
Crop Production 25 $24,916 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,166 $16,793 100.00%
Janitorial Services 957 $2,030,537 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 567 $17,918 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 142 $16,868 27.90%
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing 98 $22,967 19.88%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 85 $71,414 26.73%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 75 $26,896 42.86%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 53 $89,885 32.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 53 $84,544 34.19%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 42 $107,058 29.58%

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