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 %
Clergy	30	$34,526	85.71%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	30	$59,682	88.24%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	29	$74,903	85.29%
Physical Scientists, All Other	29	$51,273	87.88%
Neurologists	29	$154,483	87.88%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	28	$44,147	84.85%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	28	$39,808	87.50%
Recreation Workers	27	$24,317	84.38%
Survey Researchers	27	$47,515	87.10%
Auditors	27	$64,256	87.10%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Animal Scientists	5	$47,977	35.71%
Human Resources Managers	5	$116,971	35.71%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$40,770	35.71%
Human Resources Specialists	5	$69,260	35.71%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$46,658	28.57%
Training and Development Specialists	4	$73,388	28.57%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4	$35,235	28.57%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$51,488	28.57%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	4	$58,666	28.57%
Urban and Regional Planners	4	$47,710	28.57%

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 %
Uzbekistan	2	$102,804	33.33%
Bermuda	2	$44,242	40.00%
Rwanda	2	$80,788	40.00%
Finland	2	$63,454	40.00%
Morocco	2	$92,853	40.00%
Barbados	2	$45,785	40.00%
Yemen	2	$24,253	50.00%
Dominican Republic	2	$132,215	50.00%
Sudan	2	$88,151	50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago	2	$123,500	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mindteck Inc	40	$81,760	90.91%
Control Infotech Inc	40	$67,996	90.91%
Inteliroute Technologies Llc	39	$88,400	88.64%
Fidelity Workplace Investing Llc	39	$96,895	88.64%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc	39	$69,719	88.64%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp	39	$68,105	88.64%
Fusion Global Solutions Llc	39	$76,173	88.64%
Infoshare Systems Inc	39	$87,848	88.64%
Techdata Service Company Llc	39	$90,763	88.64%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	39	$129,131	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rcr Race Operations Llc	2	$104,229	33.33%
Pepero Enterprise Inc	2	$38,813	33.33%
Castle Branch Inc	2	$206,201	33.33%
Roush Fenway Racing Llc	2	$68,245	33.33%
Waverly Bistro Inc	2	$24,502	33.33%
Wqs Food Verification Llc	2	$62,650	33.33%
Cryovac Inc	2	$113,870	33.33%
Aon Benfield Inc	2	$79,435	33.33%
Masonite Corporation	2	$106,517	33.33%
Family Hospitality Llc	2	$32,105	40.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	2,770	$20,517	84.12%
Commercial Banking	829	$93,184	29.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	751	$93,337	42.67%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	360	$88,258	24.69%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	280	$94,706	27.40%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	258	$159,851	31.12%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	176	$89,580	23.44%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	123	$104,954	20.57%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	120	$90,112	21.13%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	111	$99,444	22.42%

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.