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 %
Mathematicians 5 $54,421 83.33%
Energy Engineers 5 $71,681 83.33%
Architectural Drafters 4 $51,537 66.67%
Recreation Workers 4 $26,962 80.00%
Supply Chain Managers 4 $107,588 80.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 $41,343 80.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 4 $52,718 80.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $52,845 80.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 4 $53,570 80.00%
Auditors 4 $43,030 80.00%
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 %
Palestinian Territories 1 $85,800 33.33%
Sweden 1 $29,682 50.00%
Uganda 1 $148,637 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $64,660 50.00%
Panama 1 $154,253 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $15,080 50.00%
Yemen 1 $17,451 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $21,362 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avco Consulting Inc 20 $80,231 90.91%
Tti Macao Commercial Offshore Limited 20 $66,886 90.91%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of South Carolina 20 $71,600 90.91%
Synnex Corporation 20 $68,247 90.91%
Ingevity Corporation 20 $82,602 90.91%
Proterra Inc 20 $83,118 90.91%
Rolls Royce Solutions America Inc 20 $92,736 90.91%
Dak Americas Llc 20 $81,939 90.91%
Sealed Air Corporation Us 19 $76,130 86.36%
The Esab Group Inc 19 $61,702 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paloma Harvesting Inc 1 $20,800 100.00%
Dixie Bell Peach Farms 1 $15,101 100.00%
Jameson Farms Inc 1 $18,970 100.00%
Norris Farms 1 $31,200 100.00%
T L Farms Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Je Cooley Farmsdba Jecooleycarolinasbestblackb I 1 $15,080 100.00%
Titan Peach Farms Inc 1 1 $19,531 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 24 1 $28,434 100.00%
Willis Produce Sales Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sq22 1 $24,939 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Georgetown Greenhouses Inc 1 $36,442 25.00%
Wallace Thomson Hospital 1 $126,942 25.00%
South Carolina Education Lottery 1 $23,629 25.00%
Lionel Smith Ltd 1 $22,090 25.00%
111 Industries Inc 1 $128,253 25.00%
Trane Us Inc 1 $73,549 25.00%
Edens Avant Realty Inc 1 $103,938 25.00%
Gold Italia South Carolina Inc 1 $33,114 25.00%
Pdit Inc Dba Modulant 1 $96,595 25.00%
Prysmian Communications Cables And Systems Usa Ll 1 $54,163 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