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
31,173 85.05% $73,270 H-1B
3,886 10.60% $361,724 PERM
1,290 3.52% $25,207 H-2A
305 0.83% $83,996 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, South Carolina has seen a total of 36,654 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in South Carolina is the H-1B visa with 31,173 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.05% of South Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,886 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.60% of South Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in South Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 45 $75,374 83.33%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $50,465 73.58%
Food Scientists and Technologists 38 $49,734 76.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $54,719 86.36%
Marketing Managers 37 $88,712 86.05%
Environmental Engineers 36 $62,004 85.71%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 36 $49,322 85.71%
Psychiatrists 36 $137,295 87.80%
Cost Estimators 35 $49,522 85.37%
Mechatronics Engineers 35 $76,409 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 7 $101,354 70.00%
Database Administrators 7 $82,594 70.00%
Statisticians 7 $50,506 70.00%
Chemical Engineers 6 $92,395 60.00%
Financial Managers 6 $86,681 60.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,600 60.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $33,034 66.67%
Psychiatrists 6 $143,444 66.67%
Carpenters 6 $37,575 66.67%
Coaches and Scouts 6 $37,740 66.67%
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 2024 with 2,789 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 415 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in South Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $59,010 50.00%
Benin 1 $17,742 50.00%
Austria 1 $61,838 50.00%
Morocco 1 $17,181 50.00%
Syria 1 $86,403 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $18,907 100.00%
Denmark 1 $102,710 100.00%
Senegal 1 $102,398 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Technology Consulting Llc 1 $72,530 100.00%
Themesoft Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Krypto It Solutions Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Softstandard Solutions Llc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Pomeroy It Solutions Sales Company Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Corporate Solutions General Inc 1 $72,654 100.00%
Source Mantra Inc 1 $72,779 100.00%
Omega Construction Inc 1 $72,800 100.00%
Cypress Creek Renewables Llc 1 $72,821 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 300 $26,135 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 246 $23,761 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 127 $26,161 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 104 $27,381 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 102 $24,563 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 67 $25,350 100.00%
Potato Farming 61 $26,916 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 50 $26,739 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 41 $28,387 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 28 $27,195 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,166 $16,793 100.00%
Janitorial Services 957 $2,030,537 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 708 $18,540 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 553 $88,140 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 520 $52,723 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 355 $40,463 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 256 $22,318 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 171 $24,385 100.00%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 161 $17,683 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 156 $145,263 100.00%

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 $73,270. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage