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 %
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 73 $58,354 89.02%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 67 $67,798 83.75%
Clinical Data Managers 67 $93,411 87.01%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 66 $58,285 86.84%
Animal Scientists 65 $49,327 85.53%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $52,902 86.30%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 62 $50,396 86.11%
Public Relations Specialists 61 $44,025 87.14%
Pediatricians, General 61 $122,155 87.14%
Lawyers 60 $100,666 86.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Nepal 49 $76,709 37.98%
Philippines 48 $63,567 39.67%
Germany 48 $90,505 42.48%
Cambodia 47 $20,214 44.76%
Colombia 43 $60,539 44.79%
Jamaica 39 $42,306 41.49%
South Africa 38 $81,275 40.43%
Taiwan 36 $45,191 42.35%
Nigeria 28 $98,712 35.90%
Russia 26 $102,179 34.21%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3a Soft Inc 6 $52,891 85.71%
Techpoint Llc 6 $60,930 85.71%
Clever Devices 6 $70,443 85.71%
Patagonia Health Inc 6 $89,825 85.71%
Xpedite Technologies Inc 6 $53,678 85.71%
Clipperdata Llc 6 $59,436 85.71%
Citadel Llc 6 $53,667 85.71%
Orchestra Technology Inc 6 $51,917 85.71%
Western Overseas Corporation 6 $51,452 85.71%
Mueller Systems Llc 6 $84,122 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,199 $78,378 92.45%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,271 $84,824 93.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,789 $83,358 88.54%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,949 $58,140 81.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,029 $83,175 96.33%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 4,278 $104,624 94.33%
Commercial Banking 4,257 $93,572 98.38%
Other Computer Related Services 2,963 $79,436 88.74%
Engineering Services 2,920 $74,693 90.68%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,607 $84,128 97.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 710 $28,351 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 591 $25,023 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 467 $25,892 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 203 $26,141 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 161 $28,580 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 152 $26,557 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 82 $23,415 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 75 $22,109 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 71 $26,121 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 64 $27,918 100.00%

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