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 %
Blue Eye Soft Corp 14 $71,720 87.50%
Cryovac Inc 14 $60,204 87.50%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 14 $71,054 87.50%
General Information Services Inc 14 $74,904 87.50%
Sunland Logistics Solutions Inc 14 $92,356 87.50%
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation 14 $74,054 87.50%
Gestamp South Carolina Llc 14 $72,754 87.50%
Mekra Lang North America Llc 14 $90,584 87.50%
Shaw Project Services Group Llc 14 $67,432 87.50%
Power Technique North America Llc 14 $76,635 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carey Frick Farms 1 $15,101 100.00%
Stacys Greenhouses Inc 1 $19,344 100.00%
Je Cooley Farms Inc 1 1 $20,342 100.00%
Jordan Farms Partnership 1 $31,200 100.00%
Living On The Edge Llc 1 $24,565 100.00%
Patten Seed Company Llc Orangeburg Sc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Ce Farms Llc 1 $22,776 100.00%
Woodard Farms Inc 1 $31,200 100.00%
Faustino Campos 1 $22,027 100.00%
Bush N Vine Farms 1 $15,766 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rogers Townsend Thomas Pc 1 $77,667 33.33%
Venture Measurement Company Llc 1 $60,736 33.33%
Magna Exteriors Interiors Usa Inc 1 $64,334 33.33%
Ww Grainger Inc 1 $76,898 33.33%
Fm Esthetic Design Llc 1 $64,750 33.33%
Sumter School District 1 $47,466 33.33%
Small Smiles Dental Centers Of Greenville Llc 1 $107,432 33.33%
Wireless Outlet Inc 1 $77,584 33.33%
Pinnacle Capital Holdings Dba Premier Inpatient 1 $130,374 33.33%
Covidien 1 $63,003 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