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 %
Information Technology Project Managers 131 $84,836 80.37%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 127 $62,662 81.94%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 127 $41,282 86.39%
Financial Analysts 125 $63,058 86.81%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 122 $40,630 88.41%
Web Developers 120 $56,999 88.89%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 119 $40,390 88.81%
Engineers, All Other 112 $64,553 84.85%
Statisticians 112 $59,162 85.50%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 108 $71,231 88.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $57,776 68.18%
Logisticians 15 $58,833 68.18%
Industrial Production Managers 13 $89,540 65.00%
Chemists 13 $61,738 65.00%
Sales Engineers 12 $89,771 60.00%
Management Analysts 12 $63,050 63.16%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 12 $40,758 66.67%
Civil Engineers 11 $66,146 61.11%
Materials Engineers 11 $70,468 64.71%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 11 $48,617 68.75%
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 %
Morocco 1 $17,181 50.00%
Denmark 1 $102,710 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $18,907 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $17,306 50.00%
Senegal 1 $102,398 50.00%
Macau 1 $21,362 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $75,150 50.00%
Grenada 1 $61,770 100.00%
Sudan 1 $18,013 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $16,848 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Technology Consulting Llc 1 $72,530 100.00%
Themesoft Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Krypto It Solutions Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Softstandard Solutions Llc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Pomeroy It Solutions Sales Company Inc 1 $72,592 100.00%
Corporate Solutions General Inc 1 $72,654 100.00%
Source Mantra Inc 1 $72,779 100.00%
Omega Construction Inc 1 $72,800 100.00%
Cypress Creek Renewables Llc 1 $72,821 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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