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 %
Marion County School District 58 $39,522 90.63%
Palmetto Gba Llc 58 $91,167 92.06%
Otis Elevator Company 58 $76,343 93.55%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 55 $73,906 88.71%
Drive Automotive Industries Of America Inc 55 $71,399 88.71%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 55 $59,567 91.67%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 54 $59,808 90.00%
Fog To Cloud Technologies Inc 54 $57,576 90.00%
Mercedes Benz Vans Llc 53 $85,848 89.83%
Electrolux Home Products Inc 53 $75,135 94.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jade Collins Farms 5 $32,473 100.00%
Cotton Hills Farm Llc 4 $22,511 100.00%
Office Services Of Columbia Llc 4 $26,593 100.00%
Farmland Conversion Consultants Llc 4 $26,559 100.00%
The Townsend Companies Inc 4 $24,606 100.00%
Hill Creek Farm Llc 4 $27,383 100.00%
Calhoun Farms 4 $28,610 100.00%
Titan Fruit Vegetable Co Inc 4 $19,448 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 4 $19,622 100.00%
M Marsh Farms Inc 4 $27,118 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greystar Management Services Lp 5 $79,818 27.78%
Kinectra Llc 5 $99,636 27.78%
General Electric Company 5 $108,609 27.78%
Yellowstone Landscape Southeast Llc 5 $26,749 27.78%
Hubbell Power Systems Inc 4 $73,206 23.53%
Insys Inc 4 $82,488 23.53%
Self Regional Healthcare 4 $117,088 23.53%
Arvato Systems Nainc 4 $90,662 23.53%
Citibank Na 4 $77,584 25.00%
Sage Automotive Interiors Inc 4 $80,917 25.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

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