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 %
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 6 $51,258 85.71%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 6 $56,184 85.71%
Neurologists 6 $196,852 85.71%
Curators 5 $22,823 71.43%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 5 $34,253 71.43%
Judicial Law Clerks 5 $34,304 83.33%
Music Directors and Composers 5 $39,732 83.33%
Clergy 5 $35,672 83.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists 5 $49,134 83.33%
Social and Community Service Managers 5 $39,649 83.33%
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 %
Coastal Carolina University 71 $44,808 91.03%
Global Lending Services Llc 71 $66,275 93.42%
Agfirst Farm Credit Bank 70 $83,430 92.11%
Reliance Global Services Inc 70 $45,377 93.33%
Hinduja Tech Inc 68 $60,808 93.15%
East Point Academy 68 $31,451 94.44%
Larsen Toubro Limited 68 $45,201 95.77%
Colleton County School District 67 $39,137 94.37%
Protech Solutions Inc 66 $69,191 92.96%
Deloitte Touche Llp 65 $48,258 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flextronics International Usa 6 $80,135 30.00%
Milliken Company 6 $105,896 30.00%
Security Finance Corporation Of Spartanburg 6 $102,326 31.58%
Kiawah Resort Associates Lp 6 $16,813 31.58%
Greenfield Industries 6 $55,106 31.58%
Technospire Llc 6 $99,504 33.33%
Alupress Llc 6 $58,347 33.33%
Ingevity Corporation 6 $97,563 33.33%
Harsco Rail 6 $92,061 33.33%
Mercedesbenz Vans Llc 6 $96,931 35.29%

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