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 %
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 20 $54,442 83.33%
Civil Engineering Technicians 20 $47,207 83.33%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 20 $57,135 86.96%
Robotics Engineers 19 $94,808 82.61%
Agricultural Engineers 19 $57,350 86.36%
Automotive Engineers 19 $88,920 86.36%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 19 $51,232 86.36%
Critical Care Nurses 19 $67,365 86.36%
Anesthesiologists 18 $126,790 85.71%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 18 $23,260 85.71%
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 %
Grenada 1 $87,444 100.00%
Moldova 1 $59,060 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $43,340 100.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $103,507 100.00%
Bhutan 1 $23,525 100.00%
Slovakia 1 $63,419 100.00%
Libya 1 $38,220 100.00%
Liberia 1 $18,741 100.00%
Lithuania 1 $45,720 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teknosys Inc 35 $68,701 89.74%
Ipreo Us Llc 35 $89,561 89.74%
Premier Research International Llc 35 $90,069 89.74%
Friendly Consultants Inc 35 $78,328 89.74%
Sage It Inc 35 $79,272 89.74%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 35 $83,334 89.74%
Sarayu Consultants Inc 35 $73,823 89.74%
Wsp Usa Inc 35 $72,159 89.74%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 35 $95,726 89.74%
Urpan Technologies Inc 35 $82,900 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Daniel W Williams 1 $22,298 100.00%
Barr Evergreens 1 $21,466 100.00%
Frym F Merino Harvesting And Hauling Inc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Prime Work Force Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Danny Parker Watkins Jr 1 $23,442 100.00%
L F R Farms Greenhouses 1 $27,352 100.00%
Roger Critcher 1 $23,442 100.00%
Floridas Produce Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Omni Farm Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Garner Family Farms 1 $29,453 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blair Bohle Whitsitt Pllc 1 $40,373 25.00%
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1 $63,066 25.00%
Tri County Community Health Council Inc 1 $125,445 25.00%
Nc Ebenezer Inc Dba Charlies Beauty Supply 1 $55,370 25.00%
Professional Power Consultinginc 1 $96,450 25.00%
Julius Blum Inc 1 $54,267 25.00%
Dixon Hughes Pllc 1 $50,378 25.00%
Motec Systems East Inc 1 $41,829 25.00%
Inpatient Consultants Of North Carolina Pc 1 $101,629 25.00%
International Rectifier Corporation 1 $70,262 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