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 %
Mindtree Limited 24 $61,446 88.89%
China Jushi Usa Corporation 24 $57,503 88.89%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 24 $59,835 88.89%
Yash Technologies Inc 24 $69,660 88.89%
Daimler Trucks North America Llc 24 $66,886 88.89%
Genpact Llc 24 $71,404 92.31%
Span Systems Corporation 24 $62,925 92.31%
Erp Analysts Inc 24 $82,958 92.31%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 24 $72,150 92.31%
Techtronic Cordless Gp 24 $89,610 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3d Equipment Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Carolina Farms And Harvesting Inc 1 2 $19,937 100.00%
Wild Hope Farm 2 $29,484 100.00%
Bellview Farm 2 $28,434 100.00%
Low Country Produce 2 $20,166 100.00%
Lennard Ag 2 $29,484 100.00%
Jbc Farms Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Magali Galarza 1 $19,929 100.00%
Mayesville Gin 1 $24,565 100.00%
Cotton Hope Orchards Inc 2 1 $20,342 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sew Eurodrive Sales Service Corporation 2 $98,738 33.33%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2 $73,976 33.33%
Danfoss 2 $82,743 33.33%
Abacus Planning Group Inc 2 $40,779 33.33%
Theofilis Inc 2 $37,773 33.33%
Dennys Inc 2 $94,432 33.33%
Rpvr Corporation 2 $105,560 33.33%
Mapal Inc 2 $92,227 33.33%
Coastal Kidney Center Pa 2 $182,489 33.33%
Zf Chassis Systems Duncan Llc 2 $72,571 33.33%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Bakeries 1 $65,208 100.00%
Sawmill Woodworking And Paper Machinery Manufacturing 1 $35,651 100.00%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 1 $37,669 100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 1 $78,582 100.00%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing 1 $97,427 100.00%
Other Publishers 1 $155,688 100.00%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring 1 $49,150 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $70,490 100.00%
Retail Bakeries 1 $77,147 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $40,186 100.00%
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 $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