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 %
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $30,638 100.00%
Carpenters 1 $31,200 100.00%
Computer Operators 1 $31,678 100.00%
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $31,741 100.00%
File Clerks 1 $32,115 100.00%
Insurance Underwriters 1 $34,341 100.00%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $34,424 100.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $34,757 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 1 $35,020 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1 $35,776 100.00%
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 %
Canada 57 $77,708 49.14%
Germany 44 $79,475 46.81%
Albania 38 $18,691 54.29%
Colombia 34 $28,158 50.00%
Pakistan 28 $34,428 45.90%
Thailand 21 $26,110 44.68%
Russia 21 $64,492 45.65%
Hong Kong 20 $19,473 44.44%
United Kingdom 20 $70,124 46.51%
Italy 20 $66,454 46.51%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aecom Technical Services Inc 10 $54,621 90.91%
Laurens School District 55 10 $46,985 90.91%
Columbia College 10 $46,977 90.91%
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 10 $41,230 90.91%
Coker University 10 $48,503 90.91%
Performance Friction Corporation 10 $61,903 90.91%
Gateway Solutions Inc 10 $63,178 90.91%
South Carolina Department Of Revenue 10 $57,653 90.91%
Squeeze Mobile Llc 10 $76,821 90.91%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 10 $89,685 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chf Industries Inc 1 $70,283 50.00%
Belcan Services Group Ltd Partnership 1 $74,651 50.00%
Horry County Governmentdepartment Of Airports 1 $46,176 50.00%
Engineered Plastic Components Inc 1 $79,643 50.00%
Waterway Pharmacy Llc 1 $113,027 50.00%
Lucky Sales Inc 1 $33,738 50.00%
Katydid Farm Llc 1 $61,984 50.00%
Healthpro Heritage Llc 1 $65,978 50.00%
Diamond Hill Plywood Company 1 $54,163 50.00%
Motley Rice Llc 1 $84,698 50.00%

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