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 %
General and Operations Managers 39 $77,428 79.59%
Psychiatrists 36 $137,295 75.00%
Marketing Managers 35 $86,242 83.33%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $54,121 87.50%
Food Scientists and Technologists 34 $46,996 87.18%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 34 $48,532 89.47%
Environmental Engineers 32 $60,026 84.21%
Biomedical Engineers 32 $61,556 84.21%
Cost Estimators 31 $46,233 81.58%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $47,735 80.56%
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 %
Georgia 1 $54,060 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $80,309 50.00%
Zambia 1 $17,181 50.00%
Macau 1 $21,362 50.00%
Sudan 1 $18,013 50.00%
Palestine 1 $39,166 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $15,080 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midlands Stem Institute 13 $39,766 86.67%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 13 $43,355 86.67%
Sivees Inc 13 $55,568 86.67%
Cyberthink Inc 13 $58,912 86.67%
Bamberg County School District 13 $44,118 86.67%
Charter Global Inc 13 $61,032 86.67%
Pinnacle Consulting Llc 13 $74,466 86.67%
Domtar Paper Company Llc 13 $88,358 86.67%
On Demand Agility Solutions Inc 13 $65,079 86.67%
Microsoft Corporation 13 $85,766 86.67%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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