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 %
Technical Writers 8 $48,689 80.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 8 $41,763 80.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $55,581 80.00%
Optometrists 8 $81,744 80.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 8 $73,291 80.00%
Nuclear Engineers 8 $88,585 80.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 7 $31,892 70.00%
Chemical Technicians 7 $36,495 70.00%
Computer User Support Specialists 7 $37,654 70.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 7 $38,970 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Nvidia Corporation 8 $115,999 88.89%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 8 $98,337 88.89%
Premier Inc 8 $119,447 88.89%
Data Inc 8 $110,877 88.89%
Southern Medical Partners Llc 8 $160,488 88.89%
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Stewart Pc 8 $76,248 88.89%
Promatrix Corp 8 $63,743 88.89%
Kinetix Trading Solutions Inc 8 $91,422 88.89%
Shutterfly Inc 8 $89,820 88.89%
Sumter School District 8 $43,653 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bentley Systems Incorporated 1 $41,579 50.00%
Sc Forestry Commission 1 $44,741 50.00%
Naz Doulat Llc 1 $35,464 50.00%
Ngroup Inc 1 $82,763 50.00%
Keymark Inc 1 $52,790 50.00%
Sc Department Of Health Environmental Control 1 $102,398 50.00%
Rummel Klepper Kahl Llp 1 $53,435 50.00%
Basic Kitchen Chs Llc 1 $40,269 50.00%
Minghua Usainc 1 $57,179 50.00%
Palmetto Paper Trading Inc 1 $42,120 50.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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