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 %
Only It Solutions Inc 47 $44,702 92.16%
3d Systems Inc 47 $87,108 94.00%
Marlboro County School District 46 $41,035 92.00%
Gp Technologies Llc 46 $54,047 93.88%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 46 $71,135 93.88%
Hyper V Solutions Llc 46 $66,524 93.88%
Orangeburg Consolidated School District Four 44 $37,472 91.67%
Roh Technologies Llc 44 $66,237 91.67%
Williamsburg County School District 43 $39,749 89.58%
Nan Ya Plastics Corp America 42 $49,197 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chapman Sod Llc 4 $22,693 100.00%
Pait Show Horses 4 $26,499 100.00%
Joshua Thomas Jahagirdar 4 $29,484 100.00%
William Andrew Burroughs Jr 4 $25,626 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 4 $23,962 100.00%
Kuzzens Inc 4 $19,731 100.00%
Galloway Farms Llc 4 $28,610 100.00%
Bellview Farms 4 $24,648 100.00%
Bradbury Farms 4 $27,118 100.00%
Yu An Farms Co 3 $24,620 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vituity South Carolina Llc 4 $208,000 28.57%
Motorola Solutions Inc 4 $88,353 28.57%
Moody National Management Lp 4 $20,696 28.57%
Mlj Llc Dba Mei Thai Restaurant 4 $23,213 28.57%
Capital Japan Inc 3 $46,779 21.43%
Jago Link Inc 3 $42,599 23.08%
Globalpundits Technology Consultancy Inc 3 $74,263 23.08%
Publix Super Markets Inc 3 $103,612 23.08%
Carolina Health Care Pa Of Florence 3 $147,822 23.08%
Columbia Miyabi Inc 3 $37,773 23.08%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 12 $26,523 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $33,921 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 11 $25,514 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 10 $28,130 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 9 $27,283 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 9 $25,674 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 6 $27,872 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 6 $26,702 100.00%
Hay Farming 5 $27,439 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 5 $26,520 100.00%

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