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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 25940) · United States

Applications on record
2,034
FY2025
180
FY2026 to 30 June
210
Share of U.S. total
0.02%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$48,943
Median wage$48,943certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC.

Applications by fiscal year — Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

105210FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
105210FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200845
FY200978
FY201069
FY201139
FY201233
FY201324
FY201439
FY201582
FY201687
FY2017107
FY2018100
FY2019168
FY2020129
FY2021128
FY2022146
FY2023207
FY2024163
FY2025180
FY2026*210
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*131012967
FY202519715931
FY202420636911
FY202320689029
FY202221414143
FY202114381759
FY202017463135
FY201918663747
FY20181251298
FY20171150406
FY20161022505
FY2015416575
FY201430324
FY201300222
FY201200276
FY201100327
FY2010005415
FY200900699
FY200800423
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC.

Applications by employer
  1. Jasper County School District284
  2. Sea Pines Resort, LLC75
  3. Booth Restaurant Management LLC DBA McDonalds72
  4. Atlantic Resort Managers71
  5. Atlantic Resort Managers, Inc.66
  6. Marriott Resorts Hospitality Corporation63
  7. Island Subway, Inc.60
  8. Farm Op Kuzzens H2A, LLC57
  9. Hes Facilities, LLC51
  10. Global Teachers Solutions LLC41
  11. Columbia Sussex Corporation40
  12. Sonesta International Hotels Corporation39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Fast Food and Counter Workers173
  2. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse149
  3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education138
  4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers129
  5. Cooks, Restaurant97
  6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education94
  7. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners87
  8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners77
  9. Waiters and Waitresses76
  10. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education74
Visa routes
  1. H-1B741
  2. H-2B non-agricultural workers633
  3. PERM labour certification392
  4. H-2A agricultural workers182
  5. E-3 (Australia)19
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $48,943; middle half $45,415 to $70,987 · median prevailing wage $45,650 (marker) · 150 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. General Farm Workers21
  2. Tomatoes13
  3. Watermelons5
  4. Agricultural Equipment Operators5
  5. Sod4
  6. General Farmworker2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Hilton Head Island, SC709
  2. Ridgeland, SC334
  3. Bluffton, SC299
  4. Hardeeville, SC190
  5. Saint Helena Island, SC162
  6. Beaufort, SC154
  7. Hilton Head, SC71
  8. Port Royal, SC67
  9. Fairfax, SC4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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