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 %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 424 $42,811 93.60%
Electrical Engineers 374 $73,812 89.05%
Database Administrators 337 $66,193 90.84%
Management Analysts 322 $68,067 88.95%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 274 $62,442 88.67%
Operations Research Analysts 270 $62,594 91.53%
Civil Engineers 268 $61,810 91.78%
Internists, General 258 $163,552 90.21%
Accountants and Auditors 241 $52,427 84.56%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 226 $122,890 84.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $24,565 2.78%
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 %
India 529 $87,985 43.94%
China 317 $2,346,423 58.60%
South Korea 249 $1,990,532 51.23%
Brazil 246 $36,671 56.94%
Mexico 186 $34,836 53.14%
Nepal 156 $21,830 49.37%
Bangladesh 101 $19,078 42.62%
Vietnam 90 $17,935 43.27%
Philippines 80 $30,826 49.69%
Iran 73 $19,408 54.89%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marion County School District 58 $39,522 90.63%
Palmetto Gba Llc 58 $91,167 92.06%
Otis Elevator Company 58 $76,343 93.55%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 55 $73,906 88.71%
Drive Automotive Industries Of America Inc 55 $71,399 88.71%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 55 $59,567 91.67%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 54 $59,808 90.00%
Fog To Cloud Technologies Inc 54 $57,576 90.00%
Mercedes Benz Vans Llc 53 $85,848 89.83%
Electrolux Home Products Inc 53 $75,135 94.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jade Collins Farms 5 $32,473 100.00%
Cotton Hills Farm Llc 4 $22,511 100.00%
Office Services Of Columbia Llc 4 $26,593 100.00%
Farmland Conversion Consultants Llc 4 $26,559 100.00%
The Townsend Companies Inc 4 $24,606 100.00%
Hill Creek Farm Llc 4 $27,383 100.00%
Calhoun Farms 4 $28,610 100.00%
Titan Fruit Vegetable Co Inc 4 $19,448 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 4 $19,622 100.00%
M Marsh Farms Inc 4 $27,118 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greystar Management Services Lp 5 $79,818 27.78%
Kinectra Llc 5 $99,636 27.78%
General Electric Company 5 $108,609 27.78%
Yellowstone Landscape Southeast Llc 5 $26,749 27.78%
Hubbell Power Systems Inc 4 $73,206 23.53%
Insys Inc 4 $82,488 23.53%
Self Regional Healthcare 4 $117,088 23.53%
Arvato Systems Nainc 4 $90,662 23.53%
Citibank Na 4 $77,584 25.00%
Sage Automotive Interiors Inc 4 $80,917 25.00%

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