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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 6 $56,538 66.67%
Dentists, General 6 $135,980 66.67%
Chemical Engineers 6 $92,395 66.67%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,600 66.67%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $33,034 66.67%
Cost Estimators 6 $50,440 75.00%
Psychiatrists 6 $143,444 75.00%
Carpenters 6 $37,575 85.71%
Financial Managers 6 $86,681 85.71%
Environmental Engineers 5 $74,972 71.43%
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 %
Jamaica 20 $39,570 47.62%
Taiwan 20 $49,988 52.63%
Nigeria 19 $43,110 51.35%
Turkey 18 $28,190 48.65%
Costa Rica 16 $23,163 45.71%
Venezuela 14 $33,858 42.42%
Romania 13 $47,290 40.63%
Dominican Republic 12 $31,209 40.00%
Lebanon 11 $119,439 47.83%
South Africa 11 $26,454 52.38%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Claflin University 44 $43,849 91.67%
Marlboro County School District 44 $41,071 91.67%
Spartanburg Regional Health Services District Inc 43 $211,241 89.58%
Roh Technologies Llc 43 $65,605 91.49%
Global Teachers Solutions Llc 42 $41,827 89.36%
Nan Ya Plastics Corp America 42 $49,197 89.36%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 41 $107,099 89.13%
China Construction America Of South Carolina Inc 41 $54,663 89.13%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 41 $67,512 89.13%
Verian Technologies Llc 40 $62,210 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kra Operations Llc 3 $94,799 27.27%
Maneejan Enterprises Dba Taste Of Thai 3 $31,963 27.27%
Prettl Manufacturing Corp 3 $113,665 27.27%
Adc Finishinginc 3 $109,567 27.27%
Abb Motors And Mechanical Inc 3 $97,836 27.27%
Hinduja Tech Inc 3 $81,730 27.27%
Intermec Technologies Co 3 $123,795 27.27%
Grey Matter Solutions Llc 3 $87,700 27.27%
Wabco Compressor Manufacturing 3 $95,417 30.00%
1899 Llc 3 $24,086 30.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 235 $24,999 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 217 $23,204 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 94 $25,121 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $23,714 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $25,017 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 55 $24,264 100.00%
Potato Farming 52 $26,212 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 43 $26,240 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $25,480 100.00%
Crop Production 25 $24,916 100.00%
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 567 $17,918 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 142 $16,868 27.90%
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing 98 $22,967 19.88%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 85 $71,414 26.73%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 75 $26,896 42.86%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 53 $89,885 32.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 53 $84,544 34.19%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 42 $107,058 29.58%

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