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 %
Switzerland 1 $126,485 33.33%
Uganda 1 $53,435 33.33%
Grenada 1 $61,770 33.33%
Palestinian Territories 1 $85,800 33.33%
Serbia 1 $85,405 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Sweden 1 $29,682 50.00%
Georgia 1 $54,060 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntel Consulting Inc 10 $56,676 90.91%
Kyyba Inc 9 $77,584 81.82%
Fehrer Automotive North America Llc 9 $99,225 81.82%
Humac Inc 9 $93,004 81.82%
Trane Technologies Company Llc 9 $88,211 81.82%
Ingles Markets Inc 9 $101,118 90.00%
Health Care Partners Of South Carolina Inc 9 $113,310 90.00%
Hospital Medicine Consultants Of Anderson Llc 9 $143,686 90.00%
South Carolina Ips Medical Services Pc 9 $174,882 90.00%
Palmetto Health University Of South Carolina Medical Group 9 $192,178 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vis Llc 1 $41,704 50.00%
Kaleido Health Solutions Inc 1 $126,589 50.00%
Goodwyn Mills Cawood Inc 1 $54,205 50.00%
Computer Sciences Corporation 1 $69,410 50.00%
Bennettsville Holdings Llc 1 $72,883 50.00%
Monarch Company Llc 1 $33,550 50.00%
Lava Usa 1 $91,894 50.00%
Pbi Performance Products Inc 1 $94,682 50.00%
Sandvik Machining Solutions Usa Llc 1 $90,251 50.00%
The Charter Institute At Erskine 1 $89,920 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