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 %
Quality Control Systems Managers 5 $96,425 83.33%
Anesthesiologists 5 $190,628 83.33%
Residential Advisors 4 $20,426 66.67%
Conservation Scientists 4 $26,203 66.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 4 $28,174 80.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 4 $25,969 80.00%
Recreation Workers 4 $26,962 80.00%
Exercise Physiologists 4 $38,179 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 4 $44,980 80.00%
Hydrologists 4 $41,694 80.00%
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 %
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 %
Colleton County Schools 17 $40,289 89.47%
Softpath System Llc 17 $55,428 89.47%
Sun Fiber Llc 17 $55,705 89.47%
Kpmg Llp 17 $64,323 89.47%
Medical Universtiy Of South Carolina 17 $85,463 89.47%
Niit Technologies Limited 17 $56,407 89.47%
Kforce Inc 17 $80,197 94.44%
Raps Consulting Inc 16 $91,723 88.89%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional Corporation 16 $150,158 88.89%
Nacittech Llc 16 $103,308 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dsm Nutritional Products Llc 1 $102,544 33.33%
Metromont Corporation 1 $69,992 33.33%
Designingitcom Llc 1 $73,445 33.33%
Greenville Tennis Club Llc 1 $47,445 33.33%
Upstate Lung Critical Care Specialists 1 $101,442 33.33%
Aiken Professional Association Llc 1 $109,949 33.33%
Polydeck Screen Corporation 1 $117,666 33.33%
Measurement Technology Group Inc 1 $64,168 33.33%
New Life Chemical Equipment Inc 1 $148,491 33.33%
Leancor Llc 1 $64,563 33.33%

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