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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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 %
Hampton County School District Two 27 $37,611 87.10%
Barnwell School District 45 27 $41,649 90.00%
Digitek Software Inc 27 $83,515 90.00%
Carolinas Medical Alliance Inc 27 $144,196 90.00%
Ricefw Technologies Inc 26 $95,935 86.67%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 26 $56,946 86.67%
Defiance Technologies Inc 26 $54,036 86.67%
Tcube Solutions Inc 26 $64,565 89.66%
Volke Consulting Ltd 26 $92,233 89.66%
Bosch Rexroth Corporation 26 $82,146 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charleston Miyabi Inc 2 $28,673 28.57%
Clinton Discount Pharmacy Llc 2 $78,780 28.57%
Citigroup Technology Inc 2 $101,275 28.57%
Seibels Services Group Inc 2 $88,816 28.57%
Converse College 2 $53,009 33.33%
Pee Dee Nephrology Llp 2 $215,550 33.33%
Keystone Logic Inc 2 $104,437 33.33%
Bomag Americas Inc 2 $101,796 33.33%
Change2target Inc 2 $61,131 33.33%
Prime Retail Management Group Inc 2 $51,834 33.33%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $26,541 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $25,854 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 2 $22,578 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $23,754 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 2 $26,686 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 2 $26,686 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $24,939 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $24,752 100.00%
Aquaculture 2 $24,939 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1 $14,476 50.00%

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