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 %
United Kingdom 22 $67,927 46.81%
Thailand 21 $24,311 45.65%
Nigeria 21 $41,196 48.84%
Hong Kong 20 $19,473 46.51%
Costa Rica 16 $23,163 37.21%
Venezuela 16 $32,586 37.21%
Dominican Republic 15 $29,359 37.50%
Romania 14 $47,769 40.00%
South Africa 13 $32,389 37.14%
France 11 $84,257 34.38%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 206 $74,761 97.17%
Lexington County School District One 189 $40,694 90.43%
Accenture Llp 187 $78,422 93.50%
Nagarro Inc 174 $74,103 92.06%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 165 $61,153 92.70%
Orangeburg County School District 161 $44,276 92.00%
Jasper County School District 155 $40,318 90.12%
Itron Inc 154 $68,638 90.06%
Zettaprime Inc 154 $64,920 92.77%
International Technology Solutions Inc 135 $56,320 82.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fowlers Peaches Vegetables 12 $24,740 100.00%
Steven Edge 12 $25,847 100.00%
Nimmer Turf Tree Farm Inc 11 $23,625 100.00%
Humphrey Coker Seed Co 11 $28,661 100.00%
Trejo Bros Produce Llc 11 $26,308 100.00%
Carolina Farms Harvesting Inc 11 $27,029 100.00%
Baxley Family Farms Llc 10 $24,032 100.00%
Red Hill Growers Inc 10 $27,818 100.00%
Melendez Harvesting Llc 10 $22,681 100.00%
Del Valle Fresh Inc 10 $22,516 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infor Us Inc 22 $80,966 33.33%
Nose Dive 22 $17,659 34.38%
Summit Landscape Group Llc 21 $27,340 34.43%
Itron Inc 20 $76,098 32.79%
316 Restaurant Group Llc 20 $18,013 33.33%
V3tech Solutions Inc 19 $82,098 33.33%
General Electric Co Ge Healthcare 18 $77,462 32.14%
American Credit Acceptance 18 $91,800 32.14%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc 18 $17,306 32.14%
Sysintel Inc 18 $70,298 33.33%

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