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)

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 %
Singapore 2 $89,513 40.00%
Barbados 2 $85,884 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $27,541 40.00%
Bulgaria 2 $62,702 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $98,017 50.00%
Haiti 2 $45,968 50.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $59,062 50.00%
Moldova 2 $103,064 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $91,791 50.00%
Uruguay 2 $47,715 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prisma Health Medical Group Midlands 34 $212,816 91.89%
System Soft Technologies Llc 33 $70,162 89.19%
International Business Machines Corporation 33 $77,079 89.19%
Ge Precision Healthcare Llc 33 $80,354 91.67%
Tana Systems Inc 33 $72,705 91.67%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 33 $84,634 91.67%
Amazoncom Services Llc 32 $88,457 91.43%
Furman University 31 $52,339 88.57%
Winthrop University 31 $52,146 88.57%
Michelin North America Inc 31 $65,739 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunstate Harvesters Inc 3 $22,363 100.00%
Steven Boyd Dba Boyd Farms 3 $22,672 100.00%
Cotton Hills Farm 3 $24,551 100.00%
Joseph H Wilson Farm 3 $27,969 100.00%
Cottle Holdings Inc Dba 3 $26,610 100.00%
Fishers Orchard 3 $18,810 100.00%
Southland Fisheries Corp 3 $26,104 100.00%
Gracia And Sons Llc 3 $50,995 100.00%
Modern Turf Inc 3 $25,979 100.00%
St Charles Gin Company 3 $24,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greer Flooring Center Inc 2 $35,589 22.22%
Dong K Noh Inc 2 $54,933 22.22%
Amec Ec Services Inc 2 $66,789 22.22%
Charleston Neuroscience Institute 2 $62,993 22.22%
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System 2 $141,045 22.22%
Nucor Darlington 2 $87,277 22.22%
Voorhees College 2 $48,165 22.22%
Cooper Power Systems Inc 2 $73,695 22.22%
Lord Company Inc 2 $66,013 22.22%
Upstate Lung Critical Care Specialists Pc 2 $164,289 22.22%

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