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 %
Speech-Language Pathologists 35 $62,361 87.50%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 35 $70,644 87.50%
Credit Analysts 34 $62,990 87.18%
Quality Control Systems Managers 34 $107,283 87.18%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 34 $88,871 87.18%
Clergy 33 $35,806 89.19%
Logistics Engineers 31 $73,200 86.11%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 31 $83,077 86.11%
Mechatronics Engineers 30 $90,741 85.71%
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $39,162 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 5 $51,343 31.25%
Training and Development Specialists 5 $65,316 31.25%
Office Clerks, General 5 $30,830 31.25%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $40,770 31.25%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 5 $27,281 31.25%
Animal Scientists 5 $47,977 31.25%
Human Resources Managers 5 $116,971 31.25%
Psychiatrists 5 $165,281 31.25%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $50,470 33.33%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $62,923 33.33%
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 %
Tek Ninjas Solutions Llc 25 $91,954 89.29%
Vankay Systems Inc 25 $75,267 89.29%
Aci Worldwide Corp 25 $88,433 89.29%
Deemsys Inc 25 $86,471 89.29%
Rocket Mortgage Llc 25 $108,074 89.29%
First Horizon Bank 25 $102,794 89.29%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 25 $88,088 89.29%
Att Services Inc 25 $101,155 92.59%
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company 25 $89,959 92.59%
Celoris Tech Llc 25 $89,190 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ball Berries Produce 1 $23,837 100.00%
Leslie Galarza 1 $32,885 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Associationinc Ncga Ncga And Its Employer Members Are Joint Employers For 1 $21,466 100.00%
Dennie Keith Parrish 1 $16,926 100.00%
Albaucom Co Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc Nc 4 1 $32,885 100.00%
Danny Rawls 1 $21,466 100.00%
Powells Nursery Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
J J Thompson Farms Inc 1 $25,480 100.00%
D L B Enterprises Inc 1 $17,654 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Consolidated Metco Inc 1 $80,371 33.33%
Rentenbach Constructors 1 $70,782 33.33%
Randolph Specialty Group Practice 1 $131,830 33.33%
Adara Media 1 $95,014 33.33%
City Of Greensboro 1 $43,181 33.33%
Kennametal Inc 1 $69,826 33.33%
Yang International Staffing Company Inc 1 $100,526 33.33%
Atrium Windows Doors 1 $92,955 33.33%
Acn Communication Services Llc 1 $105,248 33.33%
Silkroad Technology Inc 1 $59,842 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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