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 %
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 %
Electrolux Home Products Inc 47 $73,644 85.45%
Hand Held Products Inc 47 $92,296 88.68%
Patni Americas Inc 47 $52,764 90.38%
Only It Solutions Inc 47 $44,702 90.38%
Calhoun County School District 46 $40,595 90.20%
Gp Technologies Llc 46 $54,047 92.00%
Purpose Financial Inc 46 $82,678 92.00%
3d Systems Inc 45 $84,017 90.00%
Hyper V Solutions Llc 45 $66,936 91.84%
Orangeburg Consolidated School District Four 44 $37,472 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insys Inc 4 $82,488 30.77%
Self Regional Healthcare 4 $117,088 30.77%
Arvato Systems Nainc 4 $90,662 30.77%
Vituity South Carolina Llc 4 $208,000 30.77%
Prysmian Construction Services Inc 3 $93,309 23.08%
Auriga Polymers Inc 3 $81,855 23.08%
Ei Engineering Usa Corporation 3 $65,825 23.08%
Dorchester School District Four 3 $40,480 23.08%
Abb Inc 3 $104,423 23.08%
Domtar Paper Company Llc 3 $98,696 25.00%

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