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South Carolina (SC)

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7,054

H-1B approvals (all yrs)

92.1%

LCA certification rate

1,088

Employers filing, latest yr

Top occupations shown

Where this fits nationally

// South Carolina highlighted

AKAlaska

MEMaine

WAWashington

MTMontana

NDNorth Dakota

MNMinnesota

WIWisconsin

MIMichigan

VTVermont

NHNew Hampshire

OROregon

IDIdaho

WYWyoming

SDSouth Dakota

IAIowa

ILIllinois

INIndiana

OHOhio

NYNew York

MAMassachusetts

RIRhode Island

CACalifornia

NVNevada

UTUtah

COColorado

NENebraska

KSKansas

MOMissouri

KYKentucky

WVWest Virginia

PAPennsylvania

NJNew Jersey

CTConnecticut

AZArizona

NMNew Mexico

OKOklahoma

ARArkansas

TNTennessee

VAVirginia

MDMaryland

DEDelaware

HIHawaii

TXTexas

LALouisiana

MSMississippi

ALAlabama

GAGeorgia

SCSouth Carolina

NCNorth Carolina

DCDistrict of Columbia

FLFlorida

LCA filings by year

// worksite in South Carolina

YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate

2025

3,370

3,06090.8%

2024

3,100

2,85692.1%

2023

3,336

3,02590.7%

2022

3,031

2,77391.5%

2021

4,165

3,90293.7%

2020

2,604

2,44994.0%

H-1B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

531

3494.0%

2024

714

6791.4%

2023

243

3487.7%

2022

757

3895.2%

2021

827

2597.1%

2020

583

9985.5%

2019

502

16175.7%

2018

392

10878.4%

2017

288

3888.3%

2016

300

H-2A petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

5,449

2399.6%

2024

5,281

0100.0%

2021

5,105

0100.0%

2020

3,893

0100.0%

2019

4,331

3099.3%

2018

3,523

0100.0%

2017

3,089

1099.7%

2016

2,847

9996.6%

2015

2,158

0100.0%

H-2B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

2,285

0100.0%

2024

4,218

1199.7%

2019

2,536

10396.1%

2017

0—

2016

0—

2015

0—

Top employers (H-1B, latest year)

Clemson University32

University of South Carolina32

Medical University of SC and Affiliates26

NK TECHNOLABS, LLC.16

Lexington County School District One15

Purpose Financial, Inc.14

RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE14

Virginia Electric and Power Company14

Top occupations (LCA, latest year)

Software Developers713

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education155

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects153

Mechanical Engineers145

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education135

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers130

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education108

Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE