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 %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 2 $56,316 100.00%
Clinical Data Managers 2 $65,385 100.00%
Actuaries 2 $79,519 100.00%
Surveyors 2 $69,015 100.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 2 $61,464 100.00%
Critical Care Nurses 2 $65,988 100.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 2 $71,510 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 2 $65,583 100.00%
Photonics Engineers 2 $74,464 100.00%
Wind Energy Engineers 2 $83,886 100.00%
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 %
Serbia 1 $85,405 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Sweden 1 $29,682 100.00%
Georgia 1 $54,060 100.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 100.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 100.00%
St Lucia 1 $80,309 100.00%
Zambia 1 $17,181 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Programsoft Llc 26 $73,994 89.66%
Anmed Health 26 $191,737 89.66%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 25 $72,836 89.29%
Winthrop University 25 $49,410 89.29%
Blackbaud Inc 25 $81,961 89.29%
Eaton Corporation 25 $82,903 89.29%
Sogeti Usa Llc 25 $69,109 89.29%
Conway Hospital Inc 24 $197,273 85.71%
Laurens County School District 55 24 $41,303 85.71%
Mindtree Limited 24 $61,446 85.71%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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