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 %
Collaborate Solutions Inc 93 $91,056 90.29%
Relx Inc 93 $90,467 91.18%
Data Inc 92 $108,477 90.20%
Lending Tree Llc 92 $94,207 91.09%
It America Inc 92 $65,886 91.09%
Swift Solutions Inc 91 $67,232 90.10%
Artech Llc 91 $108,982 90.10%
Conversant Solutions Inc 90 $75,619 90.00%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 90 $99,460 90.00%
Astir It Solutions Inc 90 $71,814 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Caremark Llc 4 $82,732 26.67%
Q Dry Cleaners Inc 4 $17,654 26.67%
The Carter G Woodson School Of Challenge 4 $43,063 26.67%
Huber Technology Inc 4 $66,727 26.67%
Premiere Fibers Inc 4 $73,669 26.67%
Sangrock International Taekwondo Inc 4 $28,062 26.67%
Seven Seven Softwares Inc 4 $93,189 26.67%
It Worx Inc 4 $115,991 26.67%
Ecom Solutions Inc 4 $103,288 28.57%
Stratifyd Inc 4 $87,396 28.57%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 61 $28,000 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 52 $25,044 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 49 $24,141 100.00%
Potato Farming 39 $26,998 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,613 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 35 $28,282 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $27,550 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $27,929 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,347 100.00%
Apiculture 24 $27,965 100.00%

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