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 %
Airfield Operations Specialists 1 $61,610 100.00%
Music Directors 1 $64,147 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $64,813 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 1 $68,598 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $70,366 100.00%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 1 $70,850 100.00%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1 $83,866 100.00%
Petroleum Engineers 1 $84,094 100.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $84,698 100.00%
Urologists 1 $87,090 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Appstream Technologies Llc 32 $84,808 88.89%
Trinet Usa Inc 32 $97,010 88.89%
Sunbelt Rentals Inc 32 $105,812 88.89%
South Carolina State University 30 $47,165 83.33%
Natsoft Corporation 30 $77,271 85.71%
Williamsburg County School District 30 $39,274 88.24%
Coolsoft Llc 30 $87,290 90.91%
Tana Systems Inc 30 $72,581 90.91%
Deelak Hospitality Llc 30 $65,190 90.91%
Hubbell Incorporated 29 $96,536 90.63%

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