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 %
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 %
Spain 10 $55,351 50.00%
El Salvador 10 $42,474 52.63%
France 9 $76,574 47.37%
Japan 8 $81,119 42.11%
Turkmenistan 8 $18,593 44.44%
Egypt 8 $44,338 50.00%
Ecuador 8 $31,962 53.33%
Algeria 8 $18,470 53.33%
Uzbekistan 7 $18,928 46.67%
Ukraine 7 $43,430 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sanctityinternational Llc 271 $64,796 96.44%
Infosys Limited 253 $68,334 92.34%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 247 $65,322 97.24%
Ibm India Private Limited 240 $62,219 96.00%
Lt Technology Services Limited 221 $62,213 90.57%
Iris Software Inc 214 $96,332 88.07%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc 202 $74,230 84.17%
Cummins Inc 200 $66,824 86.58%
Hcl America Inc 199 $74,024 89.64%
American Credit Acceptance Llc 194 $80,539 96.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sobys Llc 56 $18,298 51.85%
Us Waffle Company Inc Cn942 51 $18,678 52.04%
Zf Transmissions Gray Court Llc 47 $76,165 56.63%
Solomon International Inc Dba Firstlight Home Ca 39 $21,905 48.75%
Jray Inc 36 $18,013 47.37%
Cts Technical Services Inc 23 $93,103 31.51%
Companion Professional Services Llc 22 $88,029 30.56%
Infor Us Inc 22 $80,966 32.35%
Nose Dive 22 $17,659 33.33%
Blackbaud Inc 21 $73,976 32.81%

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