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
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%
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 %
Honduras 7 $53,554 53.85%
Uzbekistan 7 $18,928 53.85%
Hungary 6 $58,940 46.15%
Peru 6 $18,339 50.00%
Argentina 6 $77,726 50.00%
Jordan 5 $115,344 41.67%
Australia 5 $82,900 41.67%
Ghana 4 $84,933 36.36%
Sri Lanka 4 $19,136 40.00%
Greece 4 $56,447 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
King Automation Inc 10 $72,498 90.91%
Mekra Lang North America Llc 10 $88,215 90.91%
Hitachi Solutions America Ltd 10 $83,493 90.91%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 10 $72,806 90.91%
Randstad Technologies Lp 10 $72,937 90.91%
Accelerated Engineering 10 $64,792 90.91%
24on Physicians Pc 10 $122,814 90.91%
Hopehealth Inc 10 $149,887 90.91%
Limestone College 10 $33,114 90.91%
Sc Department Of Health And Environmental Control 10 $40,042 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thrace Linq Inc 1 $70,179 50.00%
Sturm Inc 1 $54,059 50.00%
Korean Grace Church Of Greenville 1 $24,523 50.00%
Beauty Beauty Enterprise Inc 1 $56,410 50.00%
International Educational Exchange Inc 1 $34,216 50.00%
Lancaster One Medical Pa 1 $63,731 50.00%
Decostar Industries Inc 1 $76,898 50.00%
Eclipse Inc 1 $61,422 50.00%
Mk Metalfoils Inc 1 $54,891 50.00%
Jaguar Land Rover North America Llc 1 $123,635 50.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage