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 %
Agricultural Engineers 17 $56,968 80.95%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $53,561 85.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 17 $87,930 85.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 17 $106,064 89.47%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 16 $54,665 84.21%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 15 $42,815 78.95%
Geographers 15 $56,912 78.95%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 15 $48,952 83.33%
Health Educators 15 $54,579 83.33%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $51,853 83.33%
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 19,801 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 %
Guatemala 18 $35,039 43.90%
Hong Kong 16 $20,404 41.03%
Honduras 16 $53,173 44.44%
Argentina 15 $70,690 44.12%
Romania 15 $72,714 45.45%
Sri Lanka 14 $73,651 43.75%
Poland 14 $76,709 43.75%
Thailand 14 $47,105 45.16%
Spain 14 $71,030 46.67%
Egypt 14 $82,162 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Energy Inc 269 $82,103 89.37%
Oracle America Inc 267 $102,609 91.44%
National Financial Llc 265 $79,270 90.75%
Herbalife International Of America Inc 263 $105,890 90.38%
Mphasis Corporation 256 $77,156 89.51%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 252 $102,321 88.73%
Virtusa Corporation 246 $80,825 87.23%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 245 $66,859 88.77%
Siemens Industry Inc 241 $80,766 87.32%
Zenmonics Inc 237 $83,585 86.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compleat Rehab And Sports Therapy Center 16 $65,572 27.59%
Smartint Technologies Llc 16 $108,580 28.07%
Carolinas Physicians Network 16 $179,272 28.57%
Citco Fund Services Usa Inc 16 $62,963 28.57%
Barings Llc 16 $80,154 29.09%
Insight Intelli Inc 15 $103,799 27.27%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 15 $85,745 27.78%
Glaxosmithkline Llc 15 $102,840 27.78%
Ockham Development Group Inc 15 $65,474 27.78%
Aig Technologies Inc 15 $93,923 27.78%

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%

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.

State Avg Wage