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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 %
Biostatisticians 6 $55,235 85.71%
Statistical Assistants 6 $40,303 85.71%
Nurse Practitioners 6 $74,707 85.71%
Speech-Language Pathologists 6 $56,999 85.71%
Judicial Law Clerks 6 $35,984 85.71%
Curators 5 $22,823 71.43%
Anesthesiologists 5 $190,628 71.43%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 5 $66,868 71.43%
Urban and Regional Planners 5 $52,844 71.43%
Clergy 5 $35,672 71.43%
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 %
Morocco 1 $17,181 50.00%
Denmark 1 $102,710 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $18,907 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 50.00%
Senegal 1 $102,398 50.00%
Macau 1 $21,362 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $75,150 50.00%
Grenada 1 $61,770 100.00%
Sudan 1 $18,013 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dorchester School District Two 42 $45,333 89.36%
Appstream Technologies Llc 42 $84,147 91.30%
Global Teachers Solutions Llc 42 $41,827 91.30%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 41 $107,099 91.11%
China Construction America Of South Carolina Inc 41 $54,663 91.11%
Mphasis Corporation 41 $68,554 95.35%
Verian Technologies Llc 40 $62,210 93.02%
Virtuoso Technologies Inc 40 $53,880 93.02%
Mega Informatics Inc 40 $54,365 95.24%
Ge Gas Turbines Greenville Llc 40 $83,098 95.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oak Three Farms 3 $30,056 100.00%
Jose M Gracia Harvesting Inc 3 $23,059 100.00%
Moore Brothers Farm 3 $28,669 100.00%
Bates Houck Farm 3 $27,969 100.00%
Corrin F Bowers Son 3 $27,969 100.00%
Boyds Bonnie Bay Farm Llp 3 $30,278 100.00%
Noland Custom Agriculture Llc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Dixie Belle Peach Farms 1 3 $18,956 100.00%
Lees Nursery Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Baxley Family Farms 3 $29,134 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vinocom Llc Dba Total Beverage Solution 3 $79,631 23.08%
Marion School District 7 3 $38,274 23.08%
Charleston Development Academy Inc 3 $38,269 25.00%
Mcleod Physician Associates Ii 3 $111,557 25.00%
Formel D Usa Inc 3 $97,545 25.00%
Affection Company Llc Dba Tokyo Restaurant 3 $42,370 25.00%
Softcons Inc 3 $62,871 27.27%
Lear Corporation 3 $62,331 27.27%
Seibels Services Group Inc 3 $92,421 27.27%
Metlife Group Inc 3 $82,798 27.27%

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