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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 %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 7 $57,791 87.50%
Database Architects 7 $101,976 87.50%
Conservation Scientists 7 $36,243 100.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 6 $51,258 85.71%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 6 $69,303 85.71%
Transportation Engineers 6 $75,289 85.71%
Food Service Managers 6 $41,062 85.71%
Animal Scientists 6 $58,084 85.71%
Neurologists 6 $196,852 85.71%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $37,257 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Guatemala 5 $22,539 45.45%
Greece 4 $50,324 40.00%
Kazakhstan 4 $19,641 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $18,985 44.44%
Ghana 4 $23,389 50.00%
Portugal 3 $73,845 37.50%
Indonesia 3 $41,066 37.50%
Chile 3 $75,788 37.50%
Ireland 3 $45,964 42.86%
Belarus 3 $49,643 42.86%

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 %
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