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 %
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 %
Israel 3 $77,830 42.86%
Finland 3 $59,332 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $22,935 50.00%
United States Of America 2 $30,130 33.33%
Netherlands 2 $76,620 33.33%
Cambodia 2 $16,547 33.33%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 2 $17,660 40.00%
Belgium 2 $104,218 40.00%
Slovakia 2 $61,308 40.00%
Singapore 2 $89,513 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc 9 $38,221 90.00%
Voorhees College 9 $44,304 90.00%
I28 Technologies Corporation 9 $50,536 90.00%
Fitesa Simpsonville Inc 9 $68,032 90.00%
Virtus Academy Of South Carolina 9 $43,922 90.00%
School District Of Pickens County 9 $44,791 90.00%
Codesoft International Inc 9 $47,893 90.00%
Dixon Hughes Goodman Llp 9 $45,134 90.00%
Insys Inc 9 $57,472 90.00%
Allied Air Enterprises 9 $69,313 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keymark Inc 1 $52,790 50.00%
Sc Department Of Health Environmental Control 1 $102,398 50.00%
Minghua Usainc 1 $57,179 50.00%
Palmetto Paper Trading Inc 1 $42,120 50.00%
Rummel Klepper Kahl Llp 1 $53,435 50.00%
Basic Kitchen Chs Llc 1 $40,269 50.00%
First Church Of The Nazarene 1 $53,602 50.00%
Animal Care Inc Dba Exotic Vet Care 1 $34,258 50.00%
Prisma Health University Of South Carolina Mg 1 $158,954 50.00%
Naz Doulat Llc 1 $35,464 50.00%

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