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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North Carolina Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
186,138 91.74% $81,499 H-1B
11,603 5.72% $97,179 PERM
4,006 1.97% $24,871 H-2A
1,161 0.57% $86,420 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Carolina has seen a total of 202,908 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Carolina is the H-1B visa with 186,138 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.74% of North Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,603 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.72% of North Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 42,650 $90,181 92.10%
Computer Systems Analysts 28,917 $75,464 93.78%
Computer Programmers 12,501 $65,052 89.61%
Computer Occupations, All Other 11,349 $73,687 93.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,441 $95,761 90.47%
Database Administrators 2,626 $78,462 90.02%
Management Analysts 2,319 $77,424 93.81%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,237 $72,586 90.75%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,083 $85,528 95.29%
Operations Research Analysts 2,017 $67,518 92.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,464 $187,993 124.82%
Computer Systems Analysts 802 $91,099 83.89%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 634 $20,585 73.55%
Software Developers, Systems Software 461 $102,664 69.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 420 $94,821 88.98%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 333 $17,093 73.35%
Statisticians 236 $71,477 59.90%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 214 $136,376 58.47%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 208 $84,601 58.92%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 207 $20,810 61.61%
North Carolina Employees Over Time
North Carolina has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,313 employees were hired. North Carolina peaked in 2022 with 19,801 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,818 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in North Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,148 $152,233 49.12%
China 521 $58,394 36.72%
South Korea 423 $25,177 38.91%
Mexico 380 $43,539 38.42%
Vietnam 213 $27,868 25.51%
Canada 181 $94,675 43.10%
Brazil 122 $74,554 36.53%
Iran 80 $34,429 35.56%
United Kingdom 64 $91,938 40.25%
Pakistan 51 $90,059 32.28%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whiz It Solutions Inc 106 $56,658 90.60%
Feather Technologies Inc 106 $68,806 91.38%
Winston Salemforsyth County Schools 106 $45,642 92.17%
New Breed Inc 106 $72,433 92.17%
Allscripts Software Llc 105 $83,399 92.11%
Xdin Inc 105 $65,301 92.11%
Dynpro Inc 103 $75,249 90.35%
3i Infotech Inc 101 $70,599 88.60%
Cyberthink Inc 101 $74,895 88.60%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 100 $73,559 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inventiv Health Inc 5 $83,225 26.32%
Syntelli Solutions Inc 5 $96,916 27.78%
Avalara Inc 5 $118,410 27.78%
Bioagilytix Labs Llc 5 $71,718 27.78%
Marelli North Carolina Usa Llc 5 $78,462 27.78%
Credit Karma Inc 5 $91,395 27.78%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 5 $111,178 27.78%
Splunk 5 $117,998 27.78%
Zenta Mortgage Services 5 $79,194 29.41%
Exela Pharma Sciences Llc 5 $53,739 29.41%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 22 $27,866 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $30,181 100.00%
Apple Orchards 14 $25,600 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $28,211 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 12 $28,210 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $24,219 91.67%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $28,230 90.91%
Corn Farming 10 $27,857 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 10 $28,556 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 9 $27,528 90.00%

North Carolina Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in North Carolina to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in North Carolina over all years is $81,499. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage