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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 43 $53,599 86.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $48,134 84.00%
Chief Executives 42 $181,115 87.50%
Pharmacists 41 $103,018 85.42%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $68,502 87.23%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 39 $61,043 82.98%
Landscape Architects 38 $48,899 90.48%
Epidemiologists 37 $71,171 90.24%
Registered Nurses 35 $65,939 85.37%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 35 $61,813 85.37%
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 19,474 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 %
Kazakhstan 5 $83,924 45.45%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 5 $21,653 45.45%
Bulgaria 4 $79,898 36.36%
Dominican Republic 4 $98,269 40.00%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $47,177 40.00%
Belarus 4 $67,158 44.44%
Greece 4 $57,003 44.44%
Uzbekistan 4 $53,803 50.00%
Czech Republic 4 $81,822 50.00%
Nicaragua 4 $41,585 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 34 $62,325 89.47%
Nextgen Solutions Inc 34 $70,376 89.47%
Global Pharma Tek Llc 34 $56,200 89.47%
Softcom Systems Inc 34 $88,682 89.47%
Nenine Technologies Inc 34 $74,022 89.47%
Teknest Inc 34 $80,631 89.47%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 34 $66,842 89.47%
Appridat Solutions Llc 34 $84,443 91.89%
Pioneer Consulting Llc 34 $90,810 91.89%
Corecompete Inc 34 $87,613 91.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arnold Drew Smith 1 $23,837 100.00%
Derek Smith Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Crute Farms 1 $25,480 100.00%
Lewis Danny Winstead 1 $17,654 100.00%
Frym F Merino Son Harvesting And Hauling Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Alex D Watkins Jr 1 $20,134 100.00%
R A Wood Farms Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
N Jane Iseley 1 $20,530 100.00%
William J Hering Jr 1 $32,885 100.00%
Doug Perry Farms 1 $16,640 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Princeton Information Ltd 1 $72,259 25.00%
Textileclothing Technology Corporation 1 $71,011 25.00%
Fdh Decorative Fabrics Inc 1 $64,272 25.00%
Dominion Radio Supply Inc Dba Audio Express 1 $21,736 25.00%
Rr Donnelley 1 $54,267 25.00%
Central Carolina Holding Llc 1 $38,813 25.00%
American Board Of Pediatrics 1 $59,342 25.00%
Gamma Arredamenti International 1 $74,256 25.00%
Blakell North America Dba Europlacer 1 $46,114 25.00%
Ced 1 $59,550 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 86,618 $80,172 92.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,522 $87,167 94.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,536 $85,309 88.70%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,750 $59,258 81.85%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,398 $84,482 96.21%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 5,690 $109,505 98.92%
Commercial Banking 4,878 $97,005 94.04%
Engineering Services 3,315 $76,740 90.28%
Other Computer Related Services 3,274 $81,640 89.90%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,036 $40,726 91.83%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 907 $29,266 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 673 $26,038 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 651 $27,950 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 261 $27,962 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 206 $28,293 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 179 $29,003 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $24,331 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 86 $28,026 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 83 $27,054 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 81 $22,152 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,610 $155,579 100.00%
Poultry Processing 3,309 $21,743 100.00%
Janitorial Services 1,856 $17,931 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,482 $93,979 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,050 $57,458 100.00%
Commercial Banking 906 $95,155 100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 798 $94,648 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 629 $95,544 100.00%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 600 $89,614 100.00%
Engineering Services 549 $83,989 100.00%

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 $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