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 %
Budget Analysts 4 $67,834 28.57%
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $47,710 28.57%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 4 $44,252 28.57%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4 $62,318 28.57%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,658 28.57%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 3 $45,920 21.43%
Real Estate Sales Agents 3 $27,990 23.08%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 3 $16,723 23.08%
Medical and Health Services Managers 3 $120,661 23.08%
Auditors 3 $51,168 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 %
Talent9 Inc 32 $72,803 91.43%
Keen Info Tek Inc 32 $81,035 91.43%
Dev Systems Inc 32 $83,840 91.43%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 32 $79,181 91.43%
Trilliant Networks Inc 32 $96,363 91.43%
Ebsco Publishing 32 $98,762 91.43%
Smarttrak Llc 32 $81,121 91.43%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 31 $59,581 88.57%
Rally Systems Inc 31 $61,103 88.57%
Accenture Technology Solutions 31 $74,748 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gm Harvesting Inc Nc 2 1 $31,013 100.00%
James David Greeson 1 $21,466 100.00%
Adcocks Nursery 1 $23,837 100.00%
Mcneill Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Lawrence Brothers Farms Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc Sup 3 1 $31,013 100.00%
Terrell Johnny Williams 1 $17,654 100.00%
Golden Eagle Ag Labor Contracting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Flat Swamp Farms Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Gerald L Prince 1 $20,134 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scynexis Inc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Drs Alston Johal Dunning Pa 1 $166,400 25.00%
Sky Express Inc 1 $55,141 25.00%
Consert Inc 1 $82,098 25.00%
Hof Textiles Inc 1 $62,400 25.00%
Accelerated Innovators Inc 1 $76,398 25.00%
Evonik Stockhausen Llc 1 $92,165 25.00%
Louis Heating And Cooling Service Inc 1 $33,696 25.00%
Accurate Title Group Llc 1 $49,234 25.00%
Flow Sciences Inc 1 $50,814 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 24 $107,467 85.71%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 24 $106,682 85.71%
Other Individual And Family Services 24 $81,498 85.71%
Packaging And Labeling Services 24 $82,079 85.71%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 24 $80,196 88.89%
Credit Card Issuing 24 $114,495 88.89%
Satellite Telecommunications 24 $92,769 88.89%
Payroll Services 24 $100,139 88.89%
Credit Unions 24 $88,682 92.31%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 23 $113,455 88.46%
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