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 %
Singapore 2 $89,513 40.00%
Barbados 2 $85,884 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $27,541 40.00%
Bulgaria 2 $62,702 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $98,017 50.00%
Haiti 2 $45,968 50.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $59,062 50.00%
Moldova 2 $103,064 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $91,791 50.00%
Uruguay 2 $47,715 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self Regional Healthcare 22 $162,516 91.67%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 21 $46,716 87.50%
Keer America Corporation 21 $47,138 87.50%
Barnwell School District 19 21 $37,579 87.50%
Birlasoft Inc 21 $60,367 87.50%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 21 $51,594 87.50%
Marlabs Inc 21 $64,276 87.50%
Prodware Solutions Llc 21 $54,885 87.50%
Prettl Electric Corporation 21 $84,630 91.30%
Lear Corporation 21 $71,495 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc St22 1 $24,939 100.00%
L Walthers Sons Inc 3 1 $27,914 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H 2a Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Csmcleod Farms Inc 2 1 $20,800 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sd24 1 $30,534 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc Sc 1 $23,150 100.00%
Huggins Farms 1 $24,565 100.00%
Cs Mcleod Farms Inc 1 1 $19,531 100.00%
Judy L Best Billy F Ledford Dba Family Farm 1 $20,800 100.00%
Del Sur Harvesting Llc 1 $19,881 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mst Enterprise Group Inc 1 $72,966 20.00%
Revenue Solutions Inc 1 $86,403 20.00%
Mtr Hotels Llc 1 $35,693 20.00%
Deslee Textiles Usa Inc 1 $71,365 20.00%
Industrial Management Services Inc 1 $19,032 20.00%
Perfect Delivery Inc Dba Papa Johns 1 $42,952 20.00%
Subway Of Dunc An Inc 1 $42,952 20.00%
Greenville Hospital System 1 $57,075 20.00%
Holly Hill Academy 1 $32,780 20.00%
Carabo Capital Llc 1 $25,480 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