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
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)

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 %
Belarus 3 $49,643 42.86%
Israel 3 $77,830 50.00%
Finland 3 $59,332 50.00%
Barbados 2 $85,884 33.33%
Azerbaijan 2 $27,541 33.33%
Bulgaria 2 $62,702 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $98,017 40.00%
Haiti 2 $45,968 40.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $59,062 40.00%
Moldova 2 $103,064 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Carolina Inpatient Medicine Associates Llc 16 $138,656 88.89%
Coastal Kidney Center Pa 16 $158,530 88.89%
Prisma Health Upstate 16 $206,939 88.89%
Quality Software Services Inc 15 $55,789 83.33%
Minghua Usa Inc 15 $65,980 83.33%
Rolta International Inc 15 $56,195 83.33%
Wissenit Inc 15 $101,976 88.24%
Supply Chain Technologies Llc 15 $79,416 88.24%
Basware Inc 15 $95,931 88.24%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Pc 15 $170,620 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sc27 1 $30,534 100.00%
B R Harvesting Inc 1 $19,274 100.00%
Inman Holding Company Inc 1 $19,531 100.00%
Egyptian Countryside Farms 1 $30,534 100.00%
Fishers Orchards 1 $20,800 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Sa 37 1 $30,534 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sj24 1 $28,434 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sv22 1 $24,939 100.00%
Specialty Meats Savory Southern Products 1 $24,960 100.00%
Je Cooley Farms Inc 2 1 $20,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pickens Pizza 1 $15,080 33.33%
Palmetto Water Solutions Llc 1 $117,042 33.33%
Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc 1 $63,232 33.33%
Quality Air Tool Repair Inc 1 $83,949 33.33%
Smartlinx Solutions Llc 1 $72,322 33.33%
Metalskills Inc 1 $126,006 33.33%
Eagleeye Analytics Inc 1 $72,779 33.33%
Wabtec Passenger Transit 1 $50,086 33.33%
Country Fresh Inc 1 $71,614 33.33%
Akzonobel Specialty Finishes 1 $81,682 33.33%

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