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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $49,902 80.95%
Nuclear Engineers 17 $73,307 85.00%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 16 $42,998 80.00%
Statistical Assistants 16 $45,611 84.21%
Administrative Services Managers 15 $66,658 78.95%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 15 $112,171 83.33%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 15 $44,333 83.33%
Health Educators 15 $54,579 83.33%
Geographers 15 $57,106 83.33%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 15 $62,817 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Trainers 2 $30,680 18.18%
Nuclear Engineers 2 $98,613 18.18%
Loan Officers 2 $77,740 18.18%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 2 $55,713 18.18%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 2 $41,019 18.18%
Automotive Specialty Technicians 2 $31,741 18.18%
Biostatisticians 2 $67,590 18.18%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 2 $18,210 18.18%
Mechatronics Engineers 2 $145,268 18.18%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2 $22,267 18.18%
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 %
Vedicsoft 40 $56,090 90.91%
Synopsys Inc 39 $96,761 88.64%
Tribis Inc 39 $81,634 88.64%
Xtglobal Inc 39 $84,901 88.64%
Alcami Carolinas Corporation 39 $78,557 88.64%
Wilson Preparatory Academy 39 $45,292 88.64%
Computer Task Group Inc 39 $75,283 90.70%
Innosoul Inc 39 $75,221 90.70%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 39 $68,105 90.70%
Premier Inc 39 $105,733 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mike Gaster 1 $22,298 100.00%
Jeffery C Lee Farms Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Charles Wainright 1 $17,963 100.00%
Tuckers Farm And Nursery 1 $23,837 100.00%
Monroe Brenda Isley 1 $20,530 100.00%
Joseph R Williford Jr 1 $23,837 100.00%
Hilda Santiago Gomez 1 $32,885 100.00%
Martin W Harper 1 $23,442 100.00%
Arklamiss Harvesting Llc 1 $21,097 100.00%
Iw Whitfield Agri Ops Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arch Insurance Group Inc 2 $146,411 40.00%
Envestnet Financial Technologies Inc 2 $108,638 40.00%
Reged Inc 2 $127,067 40.00%
Cryovac Llc 2 $137,145 40.00%
Zimmer Group Us Inc 2 $129,334 40.00%
Panorama Holdings Llc 2 $53,945 40.00%
Nutec Inc 2 $98,634 40.00%
Apivista Llc 2 $90,147 40.00%
Ecs Southeast Llc 2 $58,573 40.00%
Niagara Machine Inc 2 $69,899 40.00%

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