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 %
Family and General Practitioners 94 $131,652 93.07%
Business Intelligence Analysts 92 $74,043 92.00%
Information Security Analysts 90 $74,898 92.78%
Materials Engineers 87 $68,360 90.63%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 79 $107,893 90.80%
Chemical Engineers 68 $71,722 79.07%
Logisticians 67 $54,045 83.75%
Hospitalists 67 $162,742 87.01%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $57,072 84.00%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 63 $31,415 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,137 71.43%
Engineers, All Other 10 $90,222 71.43%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10 $125,127 76.92%
Civil Engineers 9 $66,079 69.23%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 9 $83,045 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 9 $42,244 75.00%
Chemists 9 $66,560 75.00%
Family and General Practitioners 8 $118,890 72.73%
Purchasing Managers 8 $88,582 72.73%
Chief Executives 8 $140,769 72.73%
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 %
Exlservicecom Llc 12 $83,399 92.31%
Populus Group Llc 12 $84,493 92.31%
Meridiansoft Inc 12 $69,863 92.31%
Sysfore Technologies Inc 12 $60,704 92.31%
Converse College 12 $50,344 92.31%
Hampton County School District 12 $42,828 92.31%
Infomet Inc 12 $50,886 92.31%
Blue Eye Soft Corp 12 $70,153 92.31%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 12 $61,202 92.31%
Sbp Consulting Inc 12 $61,211 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Air Tool Repair Inc 1 $83,949 33.33%
Palmetto Water Solutions Llc 1 $117,042 33.33%
Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc 1 $63,232 33.33%
Wabtec Passenger Transit 1 $50,086 33.33%
Ats Carolina Inc 1 $55,890 33.33%
Rch Construction Inc 1 $40,622 33.33%
Entron Controls Llc 1 $65,437 33.33%
Meadwestvaco Corporation 1 $108,160 33.33%
Strand Physician Specialists 1 $166,400 33.33%
Filtration Group Llc 1 $66,414 50.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 21 $22,890 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 19 $25,724 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $25,052 100.00%
Cotton Farming 17 $23,596 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 16 $25,723 100.00%
Apiculture 13 $24,454 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $24,985 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $22,925 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 10 $24,534 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 8 $24,528 100.00%

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