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 %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 98 $113,054 87.50%
Materials Engineers 98 $70,068 92.45%
Family and General Practitioners 94 $131,652 93.07%
Business Intelligence Analysts 92 $74,043 92.00%
Information Security Analysts 90 $74,898 92.78%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 78 $56,656 82.11%
Chemical Engineers 76 $73,226 80.00%
Logisticians 72 $54,905 82.76%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 69 $32,138 84.15%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $45,959 79.27%
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 %
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 %
Sterling 5 Inc 39 $69,074 92.86%
Greenville Health System 38 $113,003 92.68%
The Citadel 38 $60,434 92.68%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 38 $76,243 95.00%
Nacittech Llc 38 $106,380 95.00%
South Carolina State University 37 $47,698 92.50%
Harsco Corporation 37 $77,124 92.50%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 37 $56,993 92.50%
Enstar Us Inc 37 $90,298 94.87%
Deelak Realtors Llc 37 $65,007 94.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gregory Landscape Services Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Carolina Agriculture Llc 3 $23,254 100.00%
Sun Gro Horticulture Processing Inc 3 $37,787 100.00%
Melo Business Ventures Llc 3 $28,898 100.00%
Coosaw Ag Llc Dba Coosaw Farms 3 $17,397 100.00%
Watson Farms Of Lowrys Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc South Carolina 3 $27,914 100.00%
Easler Farms 3 $23,324 100.00%
Craven Farms 3 $17,853 100.00%
Cottle Holdings Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Afl Telecommunications 3 $83,928 27.27%
Daimler Trucks North America Llc 3 $68,293 30.00%
Mekra Lang North America Llc 3 $65,153 30.00%
Abb Inc 3 $104,423 30.00%
Abb Motors And Mechanical Inc 3 $97,836 30.00%
Wabco Compressor Manufacturing 3 $95,417 30.00%
Prettl Manufacturing Corp 3 $113,665 30.00%
Adc Finishinginc 3 $109,567 30.00%
Hinduja Tech Inc 3 $81,730 30.00%
Grey Matter Solutions Llc 3 $87,700 30.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $26,079 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 5 $25,172 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 4 $26,889 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $25,849 100.00%
Aquaculture 3 $26,104 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 3 $27,969 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 3 $27,969 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $23,754 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 2 $27,737 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $24,752 100.00%

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