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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%
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 %
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 %
South Carolina Inpatient Medicine Associates Llc 16 $138,656 88.89%
Arvato Systems North America Inc 16 $80,245 88.89%
Borgwarner Pds Usa Inc 16 $79,291 88.89%
Lear Corporation 16 $69,127 88.89%
Modjoul Inc 16 $77,166 88.89%
Dominion Energy Services Inc 16 $84,178 88.89%
Security Finance Corporation Of Spartanburg 16 $87,826 88.89%
Greenwood Genetic Center 16 $54,005 88.89%
Management Health Systems Llc 16 $47,681 94.12%
Chesterfield County School District 16 $36,309 94.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koyo Bearings North America Llc 1 $117,957 33.33%
Dharm Llc 1 $75,858 33.33%
Pure Power Technologies Inc 1 $79,227 33.33%
Ntelicor Lp 1 $93,558 33.33%
Diamonds Direct Usa Inc 1 $126,589 33.33%
Sun America Inc 1 $35,381 33.33%
Sulzer Pumps Solutions Inc 1 $79,456 33.33%
A Caring Doctor Minnesota Pa 1 $80,995 33.33%
Chinese American House Llc 1 $16,869 33.33%
Laura Ulrich 1 $19,094 33.33%

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