State trend · SC

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in South Carolina

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in South Carolina, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
11,167
Employers (2026)
271
Median Wage (2026)
$24,960

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of South Carolina-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. 954 PERM
  2. 2. Defender Services, Inc. 333 PERM
  3. 3. Amick Farms LLC 212 PERM
  4. 4. Omnipotent Brands ESO, LLC 210 PERM
  5. 5. Southeastern Janitorial of SC 201 PERM
  6. 6. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 185 PERM
  7. 7. JKS&K, INC 156 PERM
  8. 8. Clemson University 136 PERM
  9. 9. Hamrick Mills, Inc. 131 PERM
  10. 10. WMC Holdings LP 126 PERM
  11. 11. Schaeffler Group USA Inc 117 PERM
  12. 12. INSULATION BY COHENS LLC 116 PERM
  13. 13. JKSK CORPORATION INC. 115 PERM
  14. 14. Valdes Enterprises, LLC 113 PERM
  15. 15. Arch Enterprises, LLC 102 PERM
  16. 16. PruittHealth 98 PERM
  17. 17. Bo Benton, Inc. 90 PERM
  18. 18. SEJ Services, LLC 86 PERM
  19. 19. LIZARDS THICKET, INC 83 PERM
  20. 20. Orrba Systems LLC 82 PERM

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