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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,591 $80,530 91.73%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,231 $66,206 92.31%
Computer Programmers 1,737 $60,149 87.73%
Mechanical Engineers 1,225 $70,912 89.35%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,218 $66,989 89.96%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 957 $42,116 91.49%
Industrial Engineers 665 $71,402 86.81%
Software Developers, Systems Software 586 $77,042 92.28%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 518 $39,106 83.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 514 $140,764 92.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 612 $2,020,331 92.59%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 333 $17,693 52.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 303 $16,768 60.84%
Software Developers, Applications 258 $91,590 61.72%
Helpers--Production Workers 241 $21,377 71.30%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 93 $16,858 31.42%
Industrial Engineers 85 $74,726 31.84%
Dishwashers 73 $18,011 30.93%
Mechanical Engineers 71 $77,195 43.56%
Food Preparation Workers 70 $22,822 43.48%
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 %
Palestinian Territories 1 $85,800 33.33%
Sweden 1 $29,682 50.00%
Uganda 1 $148,637 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $64,660 50.00%
Panama 1 $154,253 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $15,080 50.00%
Yemen 1 $17,451 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $21,362 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $125,632 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $17,306 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in South Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synechron Inc 23 $93,804 95.83%
Sumter Medical Specialists Pa 23 $169,032 95.83%
Spf North America Inc 22 $63,705 91.67%
Greenville County Schools 22 $43,618 91.67%
One World Technologies Inc 22 $74,782 91.67%
Sonoco Products Company 22 $72,931 91.67%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 22 $77,448 91.67%
Conway Hospital Community Services 22 $116,905 91.67%
Caliber It Solutions Inc 22 $87,944 91.67%
Adidas America Inc 22 $87,295 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Sph22 1 $24,939 100.00%
L Walthers Sons Inc 6 1 $27,914 100.00%
Mcleod Farms Inc 2 1 $19,531 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc St24 1 $30,534 100.00%
Jennifer M Noyola 1 $24,357 100.00%
Segars Farms Inc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Singing Cedar Apiary Llc 1 $24,939 100.00%
Crystal Tanner Sonnier 1 $24,357 100.00%
S2 Farms 1 $30,534 100.00%
Del Valle Fresh Inc 4 1 $24,565 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Joy Of Tokyo Vi Inc 2 $28,642 40.00%
La Nails Unlimited 2 $17,618 40.00%
Purem Novi Inc 2 $70,283 40.00%
Rollsroyce Solutions America Inc 2 $112,385 40.00%
Stoba Usa Corporation 2 $78,177 40.00%
Regional Management Corp 2 $101,244 40.00%
Kaseya Us Llc 2 $80,798 40.00%
Star Ev Corporation 2 $69,358 40.00%
Garcias Concrete Works 2 $25,584 40.00%
New Image 1 $21,299 20.00%

Top Industries in South Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Land Subdivision 2 $67,496 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 2 $113,079 100.00%
Fastener Button Needle And Pin Manufacturing 2 $57,408 100.00%
Other Outpatient Care Centers 2 $115,774 100.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation 2 $87,069 100.00%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $104,582 100.00%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing 2 $60,996 100.00%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors 2 $51,407 100.00%
Waste Collection 2 $88,463 100.00%
Flat Glass Manufacturing 2 $60,715 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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