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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
Intel Corporation 29 $69,110 90.63%
Aarkay Technologies Inc 29 $56,981 90.63%
The Citadel 29 $58,519 90.63%
Michelin North America Inc 29 $61,240 90.63%
System Soft Technologies Llc 29 $66,461 90.63%
Castortek Llc 29 $54,500 90.63%
Furman University 28 $53,238 87.50%
Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of The Pee Dee Inc 28 $133,403 90.32%
Ge Precision Healthcare Llc 28 $78,865 90.32%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 27 $92,326 87.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delta Power Equipment Corporation 2 $64,928 25.00%
Global Ptm Inc 2 $74,568 25.00%
Tri County Pediatricsllc 2 $130,073 28.57%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc 2 $78,926 28.57%
Speedbuilder Systems Inc 2 $85,863 28.57%
Irix Pharmaceuticals Inc 2 $51,740 28.57%
Reynolds Industries Inc 2 $67,330 28.57%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 2 $45,968 28.57%
Xiang Fu Llc 2 $18,783 28.57%
Lexington Nails Llc 2 $15,080 28.57%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 21 $22,890 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 19 $25,724 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $25,052 100.00%
Cotton Farming 17 $23,596 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 16 $25,723 100.00%
Apiculture 13 $24,454 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $24,985 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $22,925 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 10 $24,534 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 8 $24,528 100.00%

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