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 %
Dietitians and Nutritionists 16 $33,821 80.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 16 $40,431 88.89%
Physicists 16 $57,105 88.89%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $46,800 88.89%
Medical and Health Services Managers 16 $80,189 88.89%
Purchasing Managers 16 $82,117 88.89%
Public Relations Specialists 15 $38,648 88.24%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $50,939 88.24%
Logistics Analysts 15 $53,075 88.24%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $55,219 88.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants 2 $51,158 50.00%
Information Security Analysts 2 $113,391 50.00%
Animal Trainers 2 $38,376 50.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2 $43,357 50.00%
Robotics Technicians 2 $67,538 50.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 2 $39,208 50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $49,565 50.00%
Managers, All Other 2 $94,796 50.00%
Materials Scientists 2 $94,016 50.00%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $50,330 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 %
Canada 57 $77,708 49.14%
Germany 44 $79,475 46.81%
Albania 38 $18,691 54.29%
Colombia 34 $28,158 50.00%
Pakistan 28 $34,428 45.90%
Thailand 21 $26,110 44.68%
Russia 21 $64,492 45.65%
Hong Kong 20 $19,473 44.44%
United Kingdom 20 $70,124 46.51%
Italy 20 $66,454 46.51%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Technical Software Services Inc 7 $57,922 87.50%
Metromont Corporation 7 $66,236 87.50%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 7 $59,179 87.50%
Logica North America Inc 7 $66,833 87.50%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 7 $58,805 87.50%
Discover Technologies Inc 7 $59,729 87.50%
Sealed Air Corporation Us A Division Of Sealed Air Corporation 7 $72,203 87.50%
Sure Tech Services Inc 7 $63,850 87.50%
Rudderstack Inc 7 $101,367 87.50%
Vision Metering Llc 7 $63,387 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thg Llc Dba Palmetto Payment Solutions 1 $77,210 100.00%
New Bridge Polo Club Inc 1 $48,630 100.00%
Piedmont Family Pharmacy Llc 1 $105,851 100.00%
Rollsroyce Solutions America Inc 1 $108,227 100.00%
Wenker Inc 1 $60,403 100.00%
Keowee Primary Care Internal Medicine Pc 1 $62,317 100.00%
Ebara Pumps Americas Corporation 1 $104,374 100.00%

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