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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,598 $80,535 91.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,232 $66,206 92.34%
Computer Programmers 1,737 $60,149 87.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,218 $66,989 89.96%
Mechanical Engineers 1,120 $69,830 89.74%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 809 $41,721 90.80%
Industrial Engineers 605 $70,109 86.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software 586 $77,042 92.28%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 514 $140,764 83.31%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 397 $37,782 93.85%
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 %
Milliken Company 23 $82,801 88.46%
Unitrends Inc 23 $63,989 88.46%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 23 $57,892 88.46%
Erp Analysts Inc 23 $81,914 88.46%
Prodapt North America 23 $73,933 88.46%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 23 $88,574 92.00%
Iconsoft Inc 22 $89,214 88.00%
Techtronic Cordless Gp 22 $88,441 91.67%
Genpact Llc 22 $68,948 91.67%
Conway Hospital Community Services 22 $116,905 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golden Palace Inc Dba Thai Restaurant 2 $26,354 40.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2 $73,976 40.00%
Sew Eurodrive Sales Service Corporation 2 $98,738 40.00%
Sweet Street Desserts Inc 2 $61,891 40.00%
Zf Chassis Systems Duncan Llc 2 $72,571 40.00%
Coastal Kidney Center Pa 2 $182,489 40.00%
Mapal Inc 2 $92,227 40.00%
Theofilis Inc 2 $37,773 40.00%
Rpvr Corporation 2 $105,560 40.00%
Dennys Inc 2 $94,432 40.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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