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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 %
Algeria 8 $18,470 47.06%
Honduras 7 $53,554 46.67%
Argentina 7 $81,530 46.67%
Hungary 7 $53,931 46.67%
Malaysia 6 $54,936 40.00%
Kenya 6 $36,261 40.00%
Peru 6 $18,339 42.86%
Jordan 5 $115,344 41.67%
Guatemala 5 $22,539 41.67%
Australia 5 $82,900 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sterling 5 Inc 39 $69,074 92.86%
Greenville Health System 38 $113,003 92.68%
The Citadel 38 $60,434 92.68%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 38 $76,243 95.00%
Nacittech Llc 38 $106,380 95.00%
South Carolina State University 37 $47,698 92.50%
Harsco Corporation 37 $77,124 92.50%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 37 $56,993 92.50%
Enstar Us Inc 37 $90,298 94.87%
Deelak Realtors Llc 37 $65,007 94.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gregory Landscape Services Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Carolina Agriculture Llc 3 $23,254 100.00%
Sun Gro Horticulture Processing Inc 3 $37,787 100.00%
Melo Business Ventures Llc 3 $28,898 100.00%
Coosaw Ag Llc Dba Coosaw Farms 3 $17,397 100.00%
Watson Farms Of Lowrys Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc South Carolina 3 $27,914 100.00%
Easler Farms 3 $23,324 100.00%
Craven Farms 3 $17,853 100.00%
Cottle Holdings Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Afl Telecommunications 3 $83,928 27.27%
Daimler Trucks North America Llc 3 $68,293 30.00%
Mekra Lang North America Llc 3 $65,153 30.00%
Abb Inc 3 $104,423 30.00%
Abb Motors And Mechanical Inc 3 $97,836 30.00%
Wabco Compressor Manufacturing 3 $95,417 30.00%
Prettl Manufacturing Corp 3 $113,665 30.00%
Adc Finishinginc 3 $109,567 30.00%
Hinduja Tech Inc 3 $81,730 30.00%
Grey Matter Solutions Llc 3 $87,700 30.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage