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 %
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 %
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 %

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