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 %
Coastal Carolina University 71 $44,808 91.03%
Global Lending Services Llc 71 $66,275 93.42%
Agfirst Farm Credit Bank 70 $83,430 92.11%
Reliance Global Services Inc 70 $45,377 93.33%
Hinduja Tech Inc 68 $60,808 93.15%
East Point Academy 68 $31,451 94.44%
Larsen Toubro Limited 68 $45,201 95.77%
Colleton County School District 67 $39,137 94.37%
Protech Solutions Inc 66 $69,191 92.96%
Deloitte Touche Llp 65 $48,258 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flextronics International Usa 6 $80,135 30.00%
Milliken Company 6 $105,896 30.00%
Security Finance Corporation Of Spartanburg 6 $102,326 31.58%
Kiawah Resort Associates Lp 6 $16,813 31.58%
Greenfield Industries 6 $55,106 31.58%
Technospire Llc 6 $99,504 33.33%
Alupress Llc 6 $58,347 33.33%
Ingevity Corporation 6 $97,563 33.33%
Harsco Rail 6 $92,061 33.33%
Mercedesbenz Vans Llc 6 $96,931 35.29%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $26,541 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $25,854 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 2 $22,578 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $23,754 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 2 $26,686 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 2 $26,686 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $24,939 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $24,752 100.00%
Aquaculture 2 $24,939 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1 $14,476 50.00%

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