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 %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 339 $42,674 88.74%
Electrical Engineers 338 $71,878 92.10%
Database Administrators 337 $66,193 93.09%
Management Analysts 307 $66,381 86.24%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 274 $62,442 88.67%
Internists, General 258 $163,552 90.21%
Operations Research Analysts 244 $61,650 91.73%
Civil Engineers 234 $60,393 91.41%
Accountants and Auditors 227 $51,286 88.67%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 188 $51,388 74.90%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 55 $139,504 38.73%
Computer Systems Analysts 53 $83,598 43.09%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 40 $25,138 40.00%
Home Health Aides 39 $21,905 41.05%
Software Developers, Systems Software 39 $96,354 46.43%
Dishwashers 39 $18,697 57.35%
Computer Occupations, All Other 37 $96,538 68.52%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $45,602 64.71%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 26 $147,815 55.32%
Electrical Engineers 25 $79,668 62.50%
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 %
Maayee Inc 13 $60,575 92.86%
Shaw Environmental Inc 13 $61,035 92.86%
Wissenit Inc 13 $95,328 92.86%
Abb Inc 13 $85,085 92.86%
Auriga Polymers Inc 13 $80,743 92.86%
Benefitfocuscom Inc 13 $78,976 92.86%
Mergon Corporation 13 $66,410 92.86%
Solomons International Llc 13 $70,144 92.86%
Hubbell Lighting Inc 13 $78,306 92.86%
Atek It Inc 13 $64,970 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
J Banks Design Group 1 $45,344 33.33%
Nsc Usa Inc 1 $165,963 33.33%
Rogers Townsend Thomas Pc 1 $77,667 33.33%
Erskine College 1 $40,720 33.33%
Lisa Bezzeg 1 $29,682 33.33%
Wa Chang Buffet Llc 1 $21,112 33.33%
Navadi Llc 1 $36,982 33.33%
Sebale Llc 1 $62,379 33.33%
Coats Clark Inc 1 $70,470 33.33%
Utility Partners Of America Llc 1 $71,822 33.33%

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