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 %
Coty Us Llc 36 $66,268 90.00%
Asta Crs Inc 36 $81,397 90.00%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 36 $62,407 90.00%
Premier Inc 36 $104,865 90.00%
Technodeed Llc 36 $88,952 90.00%
Ibm India Private Ltd 36 $71,513 90.00%
Kitware Inc 36 $78,153 90.00%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 36 $73,994 90.00%
First Cloud Tech Inc 36 $90,271 92.31%
Ncs Pearson Inc 36 $108,317 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inc Research Inc 2 $49,504 40.00%
Bsh Home Appliances Corp 2 $68,089 40.00%
Dillard Academy Inc 2 $35,905 40.00%
Redprairie Corporation 2 $79,623 40.00%
Linear Technology Corporation 2 $69,909 40.00%
Anco Eaglin Inc 2 $61,225 40.00%
Trinity Episcopal School 2 $40,792 40.00%
Ernst Young Llp 2 $69,244 40.00%
Randall Shawn Rich Dba Shawn Rich Mechanical 1 $34,674 20.00%
White Tiger Taekwondo Martial Arts 1 $30,193 20.00%

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