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 %
Art Directors 5 $43,010 83.33%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 5 $36,075 83.33%
Biostatisticians 5 $53,993 83.33%
Animal Scientists 5 $55,902 83.33%
Urban and Regional Planners 5 $52,844 83.33%
Training and Development Managers 5 $83,029 83.33%
Bioinformatics Scientists 5 $60,828 83.33%
Nurse Practitioners 5 $73,075 83.33%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 5 $70,236 83.33%
Computer Network Support Specialists 5 $59,754 83.33%
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 %
Georgia 1 $54,060 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $80,309 50.00%
Zambia 1 $17,181 50.00%
Macau 1 $21,362 50.00%
Sudan 1 $18,013 50.00%
Palestine 1 $39,166 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $15,080 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agility Technologies Llc 4 $45,594 80.00%
Rt Solution Inc 4 $49,993 80.00%
Eldeco Inc 4 $51,407 80.00%
Insilico Logix Llc 4 $53,295 80.00%
Zillion Technologies Inc 4 $50,856 80.00%
Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital 4 $65,707 80.00%
Pegasys Systems And Technologies Inc 4 $51,927 80.00%
Charleston Development Academy Inc 4 $52,837 80.00%
Brian R Wells Pe Llc 4 $48,267 80.00%
Kartech Solutions Inc 4 $56,909 80.00%

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