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 %
Biological Technicians 95 $36,720 87.16%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 95 $70,083 87.16%
Compliance Officers 93 $59,223 85.32%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 93 $57,599 86.11%
Accountants 91 $59,430 85.85%
Surgeons 91 $101,267 87.50%
Aerospace Engineers 88 $89,792 85.44%
Instructional Coordinators 88 $50,082 86.27%
Hospitalists 88 $156,652 89.80%
Economists 87 $74,764 88.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $88,814 38.46%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 10 $51,927 38.46%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $63,028 38.46%
Economists 10 $76,026 38.46%
Engineers, All Other 10 $83,165 38.46%
Soil and Plant Scientists 9 $48,251 36.00%
Computer Programmers 9 $77,473 37.50%
Biomedical Engineers 9 $94,088 37.50%
Veterinarians 9 $80,247 37.50%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $42,149 37.50%
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 %
Sallie B Howard School For The Arts And Education 68 $43,329 89.47%
Wissen Infotech Inc 68 $66,114 89.47%
Apple Inc 68 $108,247 89.47%
Hitachi Energy Usa Inc 68 $95,919 89.47%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 68 $87,840 89.47%
Infostretch Corporation 68 $85,821 89.47%
Salesforce Inc 67 $116,943 89.33%
Vkan Tech Solutions Inc 67 $88,457 89.33%
E Giants Technologies Llc 67 $88,541 89.33%
Cytel Inc 67 $108,432 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aa Plants Inc 3 $31,117 100.00%
John Chefas Dba Hart Tree Farm 3 $18,360 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 3 $21,336 100.00%
Worldwide Harvesting Co Llc 3 $29,453 100.00%
Cabot Lee Crawley Farms 3 $24,253 100.00%
Jose Perez Lopez 3 $27,719 100.00%
Son Rise Farms Llc 3 $29,564 100.00%
Kevin Wayne Mills 3 $31,117 100.00%
Fisher Farms Partnership 3 $22,298 100.00%
Phillips Acres Inc 3 $29,273 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Levvel Llc 3 $108,347 30.00%
Sumptuous Inc 3 $17,264 30.00%
Pike Enterprises Llc 3 $61,707 30.00%
Akoustis Inc 3 $82,936 30.00%
Seqirus Inc 3 $86,001 30.00%
Zoetis Inc 3 $94,897 30.00%
Zinger Software Solutions Inc 3 $75,442 30.00%
Polygal Inc 3 $82,160 30.00%
Swapstech Incorporated 3 $122,762 30.00%
Pivotal Software Inc 3 $105,387 30.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 24 $107,467 85.71%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 24 $106,682 85.71%
Other Individual And Family Services 24 $81,498 85.71%
Packaging And Labeling Services 24 $82,079 85.71%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 24 $80,196 88.89%
Credit Card Issuing 24 $114,495 88.89%
Satellite Telecommunications 24 $92,769 88.89%
Payroll Services 24 $100,139 88.89%
Credit Unions 24 $88,682 92.31%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 23 $113,455 88.46%
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