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 %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 14 $48,746 82.35%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 14 $73,594 82.35%
Transportation Planners 14 $63,311 82.35%
Librarians 14 $51,025 82.35%
Chefs and Head Cooks 14 $44,696 82.35%
Sociologists 13 $56,659 76.47%
Architectural Drafters 13 $47,534 81.25%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 12 $58,307 75.00%
Interpreters and Translators 12 $44,491 75.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 12 $58,514 75.00%
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 %
Kazakhstan 5 $83,924 45.45%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 5 $21,653 45.45%
Greece 4 $57,003 36.36%
Uzbekistan 4 $53,803 40.00%
Czech Republic 4 $81,822 40.00%
Nicaragua 4 $41,585 44.44%
Lebanon 4 $125,226 44.44%
Albania 4 $49,943 50.00%
Latvia 4 $83,743 50.00%
Palestine 4 $69,779 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of North Carolina At Asheville 33 $52,636 91.67%
Southeastern Regional Physician Services 33 $173,556 91.67%
Northeast Raleigh Charter Academy 33 $40,484 91.67%
Ifuturistics Inc 33 $55,289 91.67%
Browse Info Solutions Inc 33 $56,618 91.67%
Wisetech Global Us Inc 32 $95,699 88.89%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc 32 $104,518 88.89%
Maganti It Resources Llc 32 $85,202 88.89%
Vejars Technologies Inc 32 $88,846 91.43%
Ssa Tech Inc 32 $93,803 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Billy Wood 1 $17,454 100.00%
Apples Farms 1 $23,442 100.00%
S S Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Edwards Farm Equipment Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc Sup 2 1 $31,013 100.00%
Hc Seymour Farms Inc 1 $20,176 100.00%
Jerry Thomas Jordan 1 $21,466 100.00%
Roger E Lane 1 $23,837 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Association Inc Ncgaa 1 $20,176 100.00%
Stroud And Howard 1 $23,442 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies Llc 1 $81,973 25.00%
Ecmd Inc 1 $58,656 25.00%
Bloomberg Lp 1 $54,267 25.00%
Noah Computer Services Inc 1 $37,024 25.00%
Dunn Erwin Medical Center Inc 1 $67,662 25.00%
Campus Managment Corporation 1 $105,893 25.00%
Millstream Farms Inc 1 $12,771 25.00%
Mayflower Restaurant Of Durham No 16 1 $23,774 25.00%
Cmb Systems Inc 1 $45,469 25.00%
White Tiger Taekwondo Martial Arts 1 $30,193 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