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 %
First Consulting Group Llc 26 $73,345 89.66%
Automotive Robotics Inc 26 $69,150 92.86%
Ford Motor Company 25 $107,019 89.29%
Webilent Technology Inc 25 $79,428 89.29%
Alight Solutions Llc 25 $87,202 89.29%
Savvy Info Systems Inc 25 $85,365 89.29%
Thomasville City Schools 25 $35,055 89.29%
Vance County Public Schools 25 $40,623 89.29%
Wells Fargo Bank Na A Subsidiary Of Wells Farg 25 $75,459 89.29%
Duke University Health Systems 25 $44,482 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William Franklin Starling 1 $23,837 100.00%
French Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
G C And W Hillfarms Inc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc Sup 4 1 $31,013 100.00%
Kenneth Ray Watkins 1 $17,654 100.00%
Bennie T Barham 1 $23,442 100.00%
Carolina Boxwood 1 $22,298 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc 1 $19,319 100.00%
Stone Mountain Farms 1 $23,837 100.00%
Turf Today Inc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saf Blissberry Ga Inc 1 $41,933 33.33%
Hms Holdings Lp 1 $91,707 33.33%
Fiss Environmental Solutions Inc 1 $79,830 33.33%
Lorom America 1 $83,637 33.33%
Sirona Dental Inc 1 $87,734 33.33%
The Quartz Corp Usa 1 $117,811 33.33%
Appsense Inc 1 $66,477 33.33%
Team Information Services Inc 1 $73,798 33.33%
Wix Filtration 1 $91,707 33.33%
Finch And Company Inc 1 $34,029 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonresidential Building Construction 4 $60,373 80.00%
Nonferrous Forging 4 $84,947 80.00%
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing 4 $79,482 80.00%
Music Publishers 4 $82,061 80.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 4 $56,068 80.00%
Remediation Services 4 $63,685 80.00%
Other Services Related To Advertising 4 $109,570 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $114,275 100.00%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries 4 $76,825 100.00%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 4 $52,156 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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