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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $45,146 77.46%
Materials Scientists 54 $56,586 76.06%
Dentists, General 54 $125,865 79.41%
Coaches and Scouts 53 $29,795 86.89%
Pediatricians, General 53 $129,472 91.38%
Computer Network Architects 51 $76,887 91.07%
Biological Scientists, All Other 49 $46,095 90.74%
Physical Therapists 47 $69,195 90.38%
Sales Engineers 46 $82,083 88.46%
Industrial Production Managers 41 $89,385 83.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,012 72.73%
Purchasing Managers 8 $88,582 72.73%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 8 $20,509 72.73%
Database Administrators 7 $82,594 63.64%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7 $19,757 70.00%
Marketing Managers 7 $101,354 70.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 7 $30,784 70.00%
Statisticians 7 $50,506 70.00%
Pediatricians, General 7 $112,439 70.00%
General and Operations Managers 7 $113,289 70.00%
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 %
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 %
Aecom Technical Services Inc 10 $54,621 90.91%
Laurens School District 55 10 $46,985 90.91%
Columbia College 10 $46,977 90.91%
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 10 $41,230 90.91%
Coker University 10 $48,503 90.91%
Performance Friction Corporation 10 $61,903 90.91%
Gateway Solutions Inc 10 $63,178 90.91%
South Carolina Department Of Revenue 10 $57,653 90.91%
Squeeze Mobile Llc 10 $76,821 90.91%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 10 $89,685 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chf Industries Inc 1 $70,283 50.00%
Belcan Services Group Ltd Partnership 1 $74,651 50.00%
Horry County Governmentdepartment Of Airports 1 $46,176 50.00%
Engineered Plastic Components Inc 1 $79,643 50.00%
Waterway Pharmacy Llc 1 $113,027 50.00%
Lucky Sales Inc 1 $33,738 50.00%
Katydid Farm Llc 1 $61,984 50.00%
Healthpro Heritage Llc 1 $65,978 50.00%
Diamond Hill Plywood Company 1 $54,163 50.00%
Motley Rice Llc 1 $84,698 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