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 %
Coastal Carolina University 71 $44,808 91.03%
Global Lending Services Llc 71 $66,275 93.42%
Agfirst Farm Credit Bank 70 $83,430 92.11%
Reliance Global Services Inc 70 $45,377 93.33%
Hinduja Tech Inc 68 $60,808 93.15%
East Point Academy 68 $31,451 94.44%
Larsen Toubro Limited 68 $45,201 95.77%
Colleton County School District 67 $39,137 94.37%
Protech Solutions Inc 66 $69,191 92.96%
Deloitte Touche Llp 65 $48,258 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flextronics International Usa 6 $80,135 30.00%
Milliken Company 6 $105,896 30.00%
Security Finance Corporation Of Spartanburg 6 $102,326 31.58%
Kiawah Resort Associates Lp 6 $16,813 31.58%
Greenfield Industries 6 $55,106 31.58%
Technospire Llc 6 $99,504 33.33%
Alupress Llc 6 $58,347 33.33%
Ingevity Corporation 6 $97,563 33.33%
Harsco Rail 6 $92,061 33.33%
Mercedesbenz Vans Llc 6 $96,931 35.29%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plate Work Manufacturing 1 $45,261 100.00%
Flight Training 1 $65,583 100.00%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 1 $72,488 100.00%
Cosmetology And Barber Schools 1 $15,309 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 1 $115,024 100.00%
Battery Manufacturing 1 $71,822 100.00%
Offices Of Bank Holding Companies 1 $104,213 100.00%
Professional Organizations 1 $64,189 100.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 1 $101,296 100.00%
Real Estate 1 $26,603 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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