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 %
Georgia 1 $54,060 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $80,309 50.00%
Zambia 1 $17,181 50.00%
Macau 1 $21,362 50.00%
Sudan 1 $18,013 50.00%
Palestine 1 $39,166 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $15,080 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical University Of South Carolina And Affiliates 189 $74,188 94.50%
Accenture Llp 185 $77,981 94.87%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 165 $61,153 88.24%
Nagarro Inc 163 $72,905 94.77%
Zettaprime Inc 154 $64,920 92.77%
Lexington County School District One 150 $40,277 90.91%
Itron Inc 144 $67,681 87.80%
International Technology Solutions Inc 135 $56,320 83.85%
Orangeburg County School District 132 $44,459 85.16%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 119 $83,861 86.23%

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