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 %
History Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $50,000 82.35%
Occupational Therapists 14 $60,039 87.50%
Microbiologists 14 $46,928 87.50%
Budget Analysts 13 $54,538 81.25%
Compliance Officers 13 $57,502 81.25%
Economists 13 $47,398 81.25%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 13 $62,279 86.67%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $58,249 86.67%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $53,187 92.86%
Instructional Coordinators 12 $40,178 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $39,146 50.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 2 $90,168 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $43,255 50.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 2 $50,866 50.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 2 $39,208 50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $49,565 50.00%
Accountants 2 $51,158 50.00%
Information Security Analysts 2 $113,391 50.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2 $43,357 50.00%
Robotics Technicians 2 $67,538 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 %
Aecom Technical Services Inc 10 $54,621 90.91%
Laurens School District 55 10 $46,985 90.91%
Columbia College 10 $46,977 90.91%
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 10 $41,230 90.91%
Coker University 10 $48,503 90.91%
Performance Friction Corporation 10 $61,903 90.91%
Gateway Solutions Inc 10 $63,178 90.91%
South Carolina Department Of Revenue 10 $57,653 90.91%
Squeeze Mobile Llc 10 $76,821 90.91%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 10 $89,685 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chf Industries Inc 1 $70,283 50.00%
Belcan Services Group Ltd Partnership 1 $74,651 50.00%
Horry County Governmentdepartment Of Airports 1 $46,176 50.00%
Engineered Plastic Components Inc 1 $79,643 50.00%
Waterway Pharmacy Llc 1 $113,027 50.00%
Lucky Sales Inc 1 $33,738 50.00%
Katydid Farm Llc 1 $61,984 50.00%
Healthpro Heritage Llc 1 $65,978 50.00%
Diamond Hill Plywood Company 1 $54,163 50.00%
Motley Rice Llc 1 $84,698 50.00%

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