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South Carolina Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
28,067	85.11%	$71,440	H-1B
3,632	11.01%	$383,928	PERM
1,011	3.07%	$23,766	H-2A
269	0.82%	$81,635	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, South Carolina has seen a total of 32,979 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in South Carolina is the H-1B visa with 28,067 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.11% of South Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,632 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.01% of South Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in South Carolina (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	4,598	$80,535	91.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	3,232	$66,206	92.34%
Computer Programmers	1,737	$60,149	87.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other	1,218	$66,989	89.96%
Mechanical Engineers	1,120	$69,830	89.74%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	809	$41,721	90.80%
Industrial Engineers	605	$70,109	86.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software	586	$77,042	92.28%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	514	$140,764	83.31%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	397	$37,782	93.85%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	335	$24,084	171.79%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	273	$24,569	252.78%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	127	$26,154	127.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	30	$24,868	50.00%
Nursery Workers	24	$24,430	46.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8	$37,370	15.69%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3	$37,391	5.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$24,565	2.56%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	1	$27,914	2.63%

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	35.09%
Industrial Engineers	82	$74,599	34.75%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	67	$22,695	31.16%
Mechanical Engineers	67	$77,959	41.61%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	65	$40,843	43.33%

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 2018 with 2,730 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,614 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in South Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Canada	57	$77,708	49.14%
Germany	44	$79,475	46.81%
Albania	38	$18,691	54.29%
Colombia	34	$28,158	50.00%
Pakistan	28	$34,428	45.90%
Thailand	21	$26,110	44.68%
Russia	21	$64,492	45.65%
Hong Kong	20	$19,473	44.44%
United Kingdom	20	$70,124	46.51%
Italy	20	$66,454	46.51%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hampton County School District Two	27	$37,611	87.10%
Barnwell School District 45	27	$41,649	90.00%
Digitek Software Inc	27	$83,515	90.00%
Carolinas Medical Alliance Inc	27	$144,196	90.00%
Ricefw Technologies Inc	26	$95,935	86.67%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America	26	$56,946	86.67%
Defiance Technologies Inc	26	$54,036	86.67%
Tcube Solutions Inc	26	$64,565	89.66%
Volke Consulting Ltd	26	$92,233	89.66%
Bosch Rexroth Corporation	26	$82,146	89.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Charleston Miyabi Inc	2	$28,673	28.57%
Clinton Discount Pharmacy Llc	2	$78,780	28.57%
Citigroup Technology Inc	2	$101,275	28.57%
Seibels Services Group Inc	2	$88,816	28.57%
Converse College	2	$53,009	33.33%
Pee Dee Nephrology Llp	2	$215,550	33.33%
Keystone Logic Inc	2	$104,437	33.33%
Bomag Americas Inc	2	$101,796	33.33%
Change2target Inc	2	$61,131	33.33%
Prime Retail Management Group Inc	2	$51,834	33.33%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Real Estate Property Managers	20	$71,624	80.00%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	20	$90,248	83.33%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	20	$91,138	83.33%
Fiber Yarn And Thread Mills	20	$50,928	86.96%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills	20	$72,519	86.96%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	20	$86,335	86.96%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	20	$72,190	86.96%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	20	$69,981	90.91%
Medical Laboratories	19	$58,355	86.36%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	19	$88,509	86.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	2	$74,984	25.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	2	$88,816	25.00%
Other Accounting Services	2	$89,367	25.00%
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing	2	$71,854	25.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$89,322	28.57%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	2	$95,254	28.57%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	2	$53,259	28.57%
Nonferrous Forging	2	$75,733	28.57%
All Other Automotive Repair And Maintenance	2	$100,163	28.57%
Real Estate	2	$64,709	28.57%

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 $71,440. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.