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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 1 $113,448 100.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 1 $113,506 100.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1 $117,146 100.00%
Investment Fund Managers 1 $118,310 100.00%
Orthodontists 1 $208,000 100.00%
Dermatologists 1 $208,000 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Computer Sciences Corporation 99 $67,275 94.29%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 99 $56,822 95.19%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 98 $66,970 95.15%
P3 Geeks Inc 96 $50,956 94.12%
Randstad Technologies Llc 95 $94,238 94.06%
Rbus Inc 92 $98,860 91.09%
Fairfield County School District 91 $43,452 91.00%
Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc 91 $69,341 93.81%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 89 $66,805 91.75%
Ernst Young Us Llp 86 $89,037 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jerry Case Inc 11 $17,389 31.43%
Bamberg County School District Two 10 $31,495 28.57%
Calhoun County School District 9 $41,623 29.03%
Dimension Data North America 9 $92,294 30.00%
Robert Bosch Llc 9 $96,553 30.00%
Datasoft Technologies Inc 9 $67,032 30.00%
Trinet Usa Inc 9 $118,574 30.00%
Rbus Inc 9 $98,899 31.03%
Aiken Chemical Company Inc 8 $20,509 34.78%
Eaton Corporation 8 $83,779 34.78%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $26,541 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $25,854 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 2 $22,578 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $23,754 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 2 $26,686 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 2 $26,686 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $24,939 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $24,752 100.00%
Aquaculture 2 $24,939 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1 $14,476 50.00%

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