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%
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 %
St Vincent 1 $125,632 100.00%
Sweden 1 $29,682 100.00%
Georgia 1 $54,060 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nucor Corporation Berkeley 8 $73,616 100.00%
Sar Automation Lp 8 $75,954 100.00%
Bertrandt Us Inc 8 $66,406 100.00%
First Quality Tissue Se Llc 8 $75,010 100.00%
Pro It Needs Llc 8 $68,895 100.00%
Danfoss Power Solutions Us Company 8 $72,200 100.00%
Dataedge Inc 8 $69,862 100.00%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 8 $83,491 100.00%
Jw Aluminum Company 7 $88,852 87.50%
Coforge Limited 7 $100,430 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Caliber Exteriors Llc 1 $43,680 50.00%
Galapagos Construction Llc 1 $45,157 50.00%
Nitor Ventures Llc 1 $62,338 50.00%
Ysp Enterprise Llc Dba Bless Grocery Beauty 1 $22,381 50.00%
Mksk Inc 1 $33,738 50.00%
Keondong Llc Dba China Hut 1 $27,165 50.00%
Platinum Plumbing Llc 1 $24,794 50.00%
Legacy Martial Arts Columbia Llc Dba Legacy Marti 1 $36,338 50.00%
Centurion Property Management Llc 1 $65,853 50.00%
Southern Trapper 1 $64,168 50.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 235 $24,999 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 217 $23,204 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 94 $25,121 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $23,714 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $25,017 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 55 $24,264 100.00%
Potato Farming 52 $26,212 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 43 $26,240 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $25,480 100.00%
Crop Production 25 $24,916 100.00%
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 567 $17,918 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 142 $16,868 27.90%
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing 98 $22,967 19.88%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 85 $71,414 26.73%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 75 $26,896 42.86%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 53 $89,885 32.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 53 $84,544 34.19%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 42 $107,058 29.58%

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