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 %
Energy Engineers 27 $76,021 87.10%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $64,303 83.87%
Auditors 26 $64,346 83.87%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 26 $60,898 86.67%
Athletic Trainers 26 $35,808 89.66%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $56,777 86.21%
Human Resources Managers 25 $118,346 89.29%
Transportation Engineers 24 $77,955 88.89%
Clinical Research Coordinators 23 $103,642 85.19%
Supply Chain Managers 23 $99,896 85.19%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multimedia Artists and Animators 4 $44,252 28.57%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $45,645 28.57%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $54,557 28.57%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 $39,588 28.57%
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $47,710 28.57%
Physicists 3 $85,849 21.43%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $51,263 23.08%
Childcare Workers 3 $19,060 23.08%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 3 $43,271 23.08%
Managers, All Other 3 $113,256 23.08%
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 %
Reliable Software Resources 78 $85,901 88.64%
Syngenta Crop Protection Llc 78 $86,372 88.64%
Vimalraj Inc 77 $77,970 88.51%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 77 $69,725 88.51%
It Resources Inc 77 $87,180 89.53%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 77 $91,208 89.53%
Collabera Llc 77 $123,828 90.59%
Infosys Technologies Limited 77 $59,405 90.59%
Microinfo Itinc 76 $60,703 89.41%
Zaloni Inc 76 $90,107 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marion L Pridgen Farms Inc 3 $23,192 100.00%
Black Creek Farm Llc 3 $29,897 100.00%
Fulcher Brothers Farms 3 $31,117 100.00%
Riggs Brothers Farms 3 $23,871 100.00%
Bottomley Evergreens And Farms Inc 3 $23,740 100.00%
Stony Fork Farms Inc 3 $29,897 100.00%
Cool Springs Nursery Inc 3 $24,932 100.00%
Patterson Farm Inc 3 $23,871 100.00%
Clarks Evergreen Landscaping 3 $27,615 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 3 $26,354 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sealy Inc 3 $79,754 25.00%
Vance Charter School 3 $31,643 25.00%
Forsyth Memorial Hosptial 3 $132,552 25.00%
Geomagic Inc 3 $64,764 25.00%
Moses Cone Physician Services 3 $166,413 25.00%
Alltec Corporation 3 $55,175 25.00%
Duplin County Schools 3 $33,982 25.00%
Italian Homes Llc 3 $103,778 25.00%
Baltek Inc 3 $48,395 25.00%
Uhs Physicians Services Llc 3 $166,400 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hmo Medical Centers 11 $108,601 84.62%
Newspaper Publishers 11 $120,886 84.62%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 11 $74,235 84.62%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 11 $47,422 84.62%
Residential Building Construction 11 $63,892 84.62%
Document Preparation Services 11 $60,762 84.62%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 11 $73,562 84.62%
Legal Services 11 $73,369 84.62%
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 11 $105,789 84.62%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing 11 $79,447 84.62%
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