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 %
Nicaragua 1 $21,611 100.00%
Switzerland 1 $126,485 100.00%
Palestine 1 $39,166 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raps Consulting Inc 17 $90,630 89.47%
Incedo Inc 17 $107,163 89.47%
Belk Inc 17 $122,692 89.47%
Greenwood Genetic Center 16 $54,005 84.21%
Chesterfield County School District 16 $36,309 84.21%
Laurens School District 55 16 $44,593 88.89%
Rock Hill School District No 3 Of York County South Carolina 16 $41,751 88.89%
Resurgent Capital Services Lp 16 $63,269 88.89%
Dice It Solutions Llc 16 $76,789 88.89%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional Corporation 16 $150,158 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriservices Inc Of The Pee Dee Area 1 $33,280 100.00%
Traywick Son Farm 1 $24,357 100.00%
Edge Steve 1 $23,566 100.00%
Elite Pak Usa Lp 1 $24,939 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ss22 1 $24,939 100.00%
S2 Farms Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc 2 1 $20,800 100.00%
Parker Lawn Landscape Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Td Hughey 1 $24,939 100.00%
Lubbers Farms Inc 1 $28,267 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluegranite Inc 1 $106,163 33.33%
Spartanburg Gymnastics Training Center Inc 1 $54,060 33.33%
Air 1st Aviation Companies Inc 1 $68,037 33.33%
Korean Free Presbyterian Church Of Greenville 1 $33,238 33.33%
Shayona Llc 1 $32,323 33.33%
Cbi Project Services Group Llc 1 $86,507 33.33%
Borgwarner Torqtransfer Systems Inc 1 $66,726 33.33%
Florence County School District Four 1 $46,890 33.33%
Chargeurs Wool Usa Inc 1 $46,799 33.33%
China Kitchen Of Columbia Llc Dba China Kitchen 1 $21,902 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