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 %
Deelak Realtors Llc 37 $65,007 97.37%
Rite Aid Corp 36 $93,026 94.74%
Harsco Corporation 36 $76,658 94.74%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 36 $57,632 97.30%
Ust Global Inc 36 $47,370 97.30%
Csc Covansys Corporation 36 $59,875 97.30%
Enstar Us Inc 34 $89,195 91.89%
Esystems Inc 34 $80,176 91.89%
Cogent Healthcare Of Georgia Pc 34 $178,635 91.89%
International Business Machines Corporation 33 $77,079 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Publix Super Markets Inc 3 $103,612 33.33%
Globalpundits Technology Consultancy Inc 3 $74,263 33.33%
Carolina Health Care Pa Of Florence 3 $147,822 33.33%
Capital Japan Inc 3 $46,779 33.33%
Charleston Development Academy Inc 3 $38,269 33.33%
Mcleod Physician Associates Ii 3 $111,557 33.33%
Marion School District 7 3 $38,274 33.33%
Vinocom Llc Dba Total Beverage Solution 3 $79,631 33.33%
Columbia Miyabi Inc 3 $37,773 33.33%
Formel D Usa Inc 3 $97,545 33.33%

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