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
208,374 91.72% $83,844 H-1B
12,712 5.60% $95,508 PERM
4,759 2.09% $26,131 H-2A
1,335 0.59% $90,896 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Carolina has seen a total of 227,180 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Carolina is the H-1B visa with 208,374 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.72% of North Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 12,712 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.60% of North Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 42,507 $90,178 91.79%
Computer Systems Analysts 28,897 $75,453 93.71%
Computer Programmers 12,498 $65,047 89.58%
Computer Occupations, All Other 11,345 $73,678 93.01%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,428 $95,761 90.18%
Database Administrators 2,625 $78,468 89.96%
Management Analysts 2,466 $78,540 93.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,235 $72,577 90.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,229 $135,861 93.03%
Operations Research Analysts 2,215 $69,561 93.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,467 $187,872 124.97%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 857 $22,575 74.72%
Computer Systems Analysts 804 $91,073 84.10%
Software Developers, Systems Software 461 $102,664 53.48%
Computer Occupations, All Other 423 $94,841 85.80%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 358 $17,405 78.85%
Statisticians 244 $71,903 60.25%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 232 $21,530 61.54%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 228 $138,011 62.81%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 208 $84,601 58.92%
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 19,474 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,902 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,664 $148,483 48.37%
China 566 $59,024 39.89%
Vietnam 444 $28,310 37.22%
Mexico 428 $44,118 43.28%
South Korea 423 $25,177 43.52%
Canada 192 $94,455 42.48%
Brazil 136 $75,659 40.72%
Iran 83 $35,568 29.12%
United Kingdom 68 $91,504 37.57%
Pakistan 64 $79,632 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Satin Solutions Llc 24 $77,841 88.89%
Jnit Technologies Inc 24 $85,519 88.89%
Telligen Tech Inc 24 $79,900 88.89%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 24 $89,838 88.89%
Img Systems Inc 24 $76,299 88.89%
Insight Intelli Inc 24 $83,410 88.89%
Vaarida Technologies Llc 24 $100,953 88.89%
Golden Tech Systems Inc 24 $91,284 88.89%
Avalara Inc 24 $113,116 88.89%
Relic Solutions Llc 24 $79,923 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steven L Harnage 1 $26,354 100.00%
Vegetable Harvesting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Jason Stuart Daniel 1 $23,442 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc 12 1 $32,885 100.00%
Eddie Lee Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Deep Greens Nursery Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
James Vernon Britt 1 $17,654 100.00%
J Rivera Harvesting Inc 1 $20,511 100.00%
Catalina Galaviz 1 $29,453 100.00%
Applewood Harvesting Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Studio Tk 1 $70,054 33.33%
Storeworks Technologies Limited 1 $150,363 33.33%
Merinos Furniture And Carpet Inc 1 $77,397 33.33%
Verisk Health Inc 1 $70,803 33.33%
Superfici America Inc 1 $97,136 33.33%
Mj Y Corporation Inc 1 $18,262 33.33%
Pyvera Llc 1 $105,934 33.33%
Kovaiser Llc 1 $83,803 33.33%
Htl Furniture Inc 1 $153,795 33.33%
Chois Construction Inc 1 $27,456 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hmo Medical Centers 11 $108,601 84.62%
Newspaper Publishers 11 $120,886 84.62%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 11 $74,235 84.62%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 11 $47,422 84.62%
Residential Building Construction 11 $63,892 84.62%
Document Preparation Services 11 $60,762 84.62%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 11 $73,562 84.62%
Legal Services 11 $73,369 84.62%
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 11 $105,789 84.62%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing 11 $79,447 84.62%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $83,844. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage