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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,591 $80,530 91.73%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,231 $66,206 92.31%
Computer Programmers 1,737 $60,149 87.73%
Mechanical Engineers 1,225 $70,912 89.35%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,218 $66,989 89.96%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 957 $42,116 91.49%
Industrial Engineers 665 $71,402 86.81%
Software Developers, Systems Software 586 $77,042 92.28%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 518 $39,106 83.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 514 $140,764 92.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 612 $2,020,331 92.59%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 333 $17,693 52.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 303 $16,768 60.84%
Software Developers, Applications 258 $91,590 61.72%
Helpers--Production Workers 241 $21,377 71.30%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 93 $16,858 31.42%
Industrial Engineers 85 $74,726 31.84%
Dishwashers 73 $18,011 30.93%
Mechanical Engineers 71 $77,195 43.56%
Food Preparation Workers 70 $22,822 43.48%
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 %
V2c Solutions Llc 26 $77,978 89.66%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 26 $89,565 89.66%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 25 $72,836 86.21%
Sogeti Usa Llc 25 $69,109 89.29%
Diversey Inc 25 $104,022 89.29%
Iconsoft Inc 25 $89,746 89.29%
Ness Usa Inc 24 $70,042 85.71%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 24 $80,000 85.71%
Laurens County School District 55 24 $41,303 85.71%
Francis Marion University 24 $58,944 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Judy L Best Billy F Ledford 2 $20,571 100.00%
Titan Peach Farms Inc 2 2 $19,937 100.00%
Brenda Galarza 2 $19,877 100.00%
Jrd Growers 2 $26,686 100.00%
Rickenbaker Gin 2 $24,357 100.00%
Mcleod Farms Inc 2 $17,368 100.00%
Grace Field Nursery Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Kutiks Honey Farm Llc 2 $22,963 100.00%
Abel Saucedo Sons Trucking Inc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Green Acres Turf Farm 2 $29,484 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Converse College 2 $53,009 33.33%
Bomag Americas Inc 2 $101,796 33.33%
Change2target Inc 2 $61,131 33.33%
Citigroup Technology Inc 2 $101,275 33.33%
Prime Retail Management Group Inc 2 $51,834 33.33%
Lin 168 Llc Dba Sushi Taro Japanese Restaurant 2 $26,187 33.33%
Tupperware Us Inc 2 $47,694 33.33%
Fiesta Mexicana Inc 2 $31,855 33.33%
Poly Med Inc 2 $62,848 33.33%
South Carolina Department Of Education 2 $68,224 33.33%

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 $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