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South Carolina Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
31,173 85.05% $73,270 H-1B
3,886 10.60% $361,724 PERM
1,290 3.52% $25,207 H-2A
305 0.83% $83,996 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, South Carolina has seen a total of 36,654 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in South Carolina is the H-1B visa with 31,173 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.05% of South Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,886 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.60% of South Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in South Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biostatisticians 6 $55,235 85.71%
Statistical Assistants 6 $40,303 85.71%
Nurse Practitioners 6 $74,707 85.71%
Speech-Language Pathologists 6 $56,999 85.71%
Judicial Law Clerks 6 $35,984 85.71%
Curators 5 $22,823 71.43%
Anesthesiologists 5 $190,628 71.43%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 5 $66,868 71.43%
Urban and Regional Planners 5 $52,844 71.43%
Clergy 5 $35,672 71.43%
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 2024 with 2,789 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 415 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in South Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nicaragua 1 $21,611 100.00%
Switzerland 1 $126,485 100.00%
Palestine 1 $39,166 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Publix Super Markets Inc 19 $101,195 90.48%
Yanfeng Us Automotive Interior Systems I Llc 18 $75,418 85.71%
Management Health Systems Llc 18 $46,310 85.71%
Itelligence Inc 18 $71,105 90.00%
Kpmg Llp 18 $64,142 90.00%
Mytecsoft Inc 18 $54,552 90.00%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 18 $60,455 90.00%
Pure Power Technologies Llc 18 $67,426 90.00%
Magna Seating Of America Inc 18 $72,711 90.00%
Systems Careers Inc 18 $95,448 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jerrold A Watons Sons 1 $18,949 100.00%
Spring Farms 1 $20,342 100.00%
Fowlers Peaches Vegetables Llc 1 $22,027 100.00%
Frank Howey Family Farms 1 $30,534 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 40 1 1 $30,534 100.00%
St Charles Gin 1 $28,434 100.00%
Rocking Diamond Livestock 1 $14,476 100.00%
Aero Tech Helicopters Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Patricia C Topping 1 $22,776 100.00%
Fisher Orchards 1 $18,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strand Physician Specialists 1 $166,400 25.00%
Filtration Group Llc 1 $66,414 25.00%
Monolith Software Solutions 1 $59,696 25.00%
Entron Controls Llc 1 $65,437 25.00%
Meadwestvaco Corporation 1 $108,160 25.00%
Nexsen Pruet Llc 1 $74,422 25.00%
Confluence Watersports 1 $124,634 25.00%
Ats Carolina Inc 1 $55,890 25.00%
Los Amigos Of Seneca Inc 1 $20,634 25.00%
Rn Staff Dba Rehability Care 1 $86,965 25.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 300 $26,135 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 246 $23,761 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 127 $26,161 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 104 $27,381 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 102 $24,563 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 67 $25,350 100.00%
Potato Farming 61 $26,916 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 50 $26,739 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 41 $28,387 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 28 $27,195 100.00%
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 708 $18,540 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 553 $88,140 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 520 $52,723 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 355 $40,463 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 256 $22,318 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 171 $24,385 100.00%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 161 $17,683 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 156 $145,263 100.00%

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 $73,270. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage