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 %
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 %
Guatemala 5 $22,539 45.45%
Greece 4 $50,324 40.00%
Kazakhstan 4 $19,641 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $18,985 44.44%
Ghana 4 $23,389 50.00%
Portugal 3 $73,845 37.50%
Indonesia 3 $41,066 37.50%
Chile 3 $75,788 37.50%
Ireland 3 $45,964 42.86%
Belarus 3 $49,643 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raps Consulting Inc 17 $90,630 89.47%
Incedo Inc 17 $107,163 89.47%
Belk Inc 17 $122,692 89.47%
Greenwood Genetic Center 16 $54,005 84.21%
Chesterfield County School District 16 $36,309 84.21%
Laurens School District 55 16 $44,593 88.89%
Rock Hill School District No 3 Of York County South Carolina 16 $41,751 88.89%
Resurgent Capital Services Lp 16 $63,269 88.89%
Dice It Solutions Llc 16 $76,789 88.89%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional Corporation 16 $150,158 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriservices Inc Of The Pee Dee Area 1 $33,280 100.00%
Traywick Son Farm 1 $24,357 100.00%
Edge Steve 1 $23,566 100.00%
Elite Pak Usa Lp 1 $24,939 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ss22 1 $24,939 100.00%
S2 Farms Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc 2 1 $20,800 100.00%
Parker Lawn Landscape Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Td Hughey 1 $24,939 100.00%
Lubbers Farms Inc 1 $28,267 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluegranite Inc 1 $106,163 33.33%
Spartanburg Gymnastics Training Center Inc 1 $54,060 33.33%
Air 1st Aviation Companies Inc 1 $68,037 33.33%
Korean Free Presbyterian Church Of Greenville 1 $33,238 33.33%
Shayona Llc 1 $32,323 33.33%
Cbi Project Services Group Llc 1 $86,507 33.33%
Borgwarner Torqtransfer Systems Inc 1 $66,726 33.33%
Florence County School District Four 1 $46,890 33.33%
Chargeurs Wool Usa Inc 1 $46,799 33.33%
China Kitchen Of Columbia Llc Dba China Kitchen 1 $21,902 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