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 %
Lawyers	13	$66,086	86.67%
Aerospace Engineers	12	$85,407	80.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11	$83,404	78.57%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$49,861	78.57%
Bioinformatics Scientists	11	$60,354	78.57%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10	$39,566	71.43%
Landscape Architects	10	$45,055	71.43%
Epidemiologists	10	$63,050	76.92%
Biological Technicians	10	$34,237	76.92%
Interpreters and Translators	10	$32,103	76.92%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$35,630	50.00%
Lodging Managers	2	$74,287	50.00%
Accountants	2	$51,158	50.00%
Materials Scientists	2	$94,016	50.00%
Robotics Technicians	2	$67,538	50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$49,565	50.00%
Information Security Analysts	2	$113,391	50.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2	$39,208	50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$26,375	50.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2	$43,357	50.00%

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 %
India	529	$87,985	43.94%
China	317	$2,346,423	58.60%
South Korea	249	$1,990,532	51.23%
Brazil	246	$36,671	56.94%
Mexico	186	$34,836	53.14%
Nepal	156	$21,830	49.37%
Bangladesh	101	$19,078	42.62%
Vietnam	90	$17,935	43.27%
Philippines	80	$30,826	49.69%
Iran	73	$19,408	54.89%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Programsoft Llc	29	$74,490	87.88%
Hubbell Incorporated	29	$96,536	87.88%
Conway Hospital Inc	29	$192,665	87.88%
Cogent Healthcare Of Georgia Pc	29	$165,928	90.63%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	29	$93,597	90.63%
Barnwell School District 45	28	$41,416	87.50%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America	28	$57,000	90.32%
Volke Consulting Ltd	28	$92,888	90.32%
Anmed Health	28	$193,966	90.32%
Hampton County School District Two	27	$37,611	87.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Triple C Farms Inc	2	$17,014	100.00%
Titan Fruit And Vegetable Inc	2	$20,800	100.00%
Kutiks Pollination Services	2	$29,484	100.00%
Pequeno Harvesting Llc	2	$29,484	100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons	2	$23,150	100.00%
Flo Ag Llc	2	$24,055	100.00%
Honeystrong Llc	2	$29,484	100.00%
Wild Hope Farm Llc	2	$26,686	100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 40	2	$28,434	100.00%
Lowcountry Oyster Company	2	$29,484	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Delta Power Equipment Corporation	2	$64,928	28.57%
Owens Corning Composite Materials Llc	2	$78,416	28.57%
United Will Kyoto Usa Inc	2	$65,354	28.57%
Global Ptm Inc	2	$74,568	28.57%
3v Inc	2	$56,680	28.57%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc	2	$60,747	28.57%
Clarendon School District One	2	$37,595	28.57%
China Wok 3	2	$29,162	28.57%
Amazoncomdedc Llc	2	$74,527	28.57%
Spring Rolls Asian Cuisine Llc	2	$23,899	28.57%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	9,827	$70,910	91.72%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,566	$78,931	82.72%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	2,486	$41,228	91.06%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,332	$57,614	86.43%
Engineering Services	1,020	$68,091	89.32%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	899	$80,553	92.39%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	676	$154,039	90.74%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	653	$75,941	87.77%
Other Computer Related Services	503	$72,426	90.96%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	356	$113,950	96.22%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming	300	$26,135	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	246	$23,761	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	127	$26,161	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	104	$27,381	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	102	$24,563	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	67	$25,350	100.00%
Potato Farming	61	$26,916	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	50	$26,739	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	41	$28,387	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	28	$27,195	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	1,166	$16,793	100.00%
Janitorial Services	957	$2,030,537	100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	708	$18,540	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	553	$88,140	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	520	$52,723	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	355	$40,463	100.00%
Full Service Restaurants	256	$22,318	100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	171	$24,385	100.00%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	161	$17,683	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	156	$145,263	100.00%

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.