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 %
Integrated Health Group 24 $88,643 92.31%
Greenfield Industries Inc 23 $49,994 88.46%
Milliken Company 23 $82,801 88.46%
Unitrends Inc 23 $63,989 88.46%
Microsoft Corporation 23 $92,139 92.00%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 23 $57,892 92.00%
Ksoft Systems Inc 23 $68,357 92.00%
Prodapt North America 23 $73,933 92.00%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 23 $88,574 95.83%
Amazon Web Services Inc 23 $96,808 95.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foothill Packing Inc Sa 12 1 $30,534 100.00%
Gomello Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Cook Farms 1 $15,101 100.00%
Dixie Belle Peach Farms 2 1 $19,531 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sd22 1 $24,939 100.00%
Rfr Farms And Trucking 1 $28,434 100.00%
C S Mcleod Farms Inc 2 1 $20,342 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H 2a Llc Se22 Fall Melons 1 $24,939 100.00%
Ahf Farms Llc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Emilia Alvarez 1 $20,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sweet Street Desserts Inc 2 $61,891 40.00%
Exlservicecom Llc 2 $86,778 40.00%
Brawo Usa Inc 2 $75,733 40.00%
Hitachi Solutions America Ltd 2 $83,512 40.00%
Golden Palace Inc Dba Thai Restaurant 2 $26,354 40.00%
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company Llc 2 $91,822 40.00%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 2 $21,965 40.00%
Bid Group Construction Us Inc 2 $92,706 40.00%
Nexien Inc 2 $58,490 40.00%
Concentrix Corporation 2 $112,383 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 $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