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 %
South Carolina Inpatient Medicine Associates Llc 16 $138,656 88.89%
Coastal Kidney Center Pa 16 $158,530 88.89%
Prisma Health Upstate 16 $206,939 88.89%
Quality Software Services Inc 15 $55,789 83.33%
Minghua Usa Inc 15 $65,980 83.33%
Rolta International Inc 15 $56,195 83.33%
Wissenit Inc 15 $101,976 88.24%
Supply Chain Technologies Llc 15 $79,416 88.24%
Basware Inc 15 $95,931 88.24%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Pc 15 $170,620 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sc27 1 $30,534 100.00%
B R Harvesting Inc 1 $19,274 100.00%
Inman Holding Company Inc 1 $19,531 100.00%
Egyptian Countryside Farms 1 $30,534 100.00%
Fishers Orchards 1 $20,800 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Sa 37 1 $30,534 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sj24 1 $28,434 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sv22 1 $24,939 100.00%
Specialty Meats Savory Southern Products 1 $24,960 100.00%
Je Cooley Farms Inc 2 1 $20,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pickens Pizza 1 $15,080 33.33%
Palmetto Water Solutions Llc 1 $117,042 33.33%
Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc 1 $63,232 33.33%
Quality Air Tool Repair Inc 1 $83,949 33.33%
Smartlinx Solutions Llc 1 $72,322 33.33%
Metalskills Inc 1 $126,006 33.33%
Eagleeye Analytics Inc 1 $72,779 33.33%
Wabtec Passenger Transit 1 $50,086 33.33%
Country Fresh Inc 1 $71,614 33.33%
Akzonobel Specialty Finishes 1 $81,682 33.33%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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