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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 %
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	13	$64,107	86.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	12	$39,034	80.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists	12	$71,881	80.00%
Life Scientists, All Other	12	$58,514	80.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	12	$58,307	80.00%
Regulatory Affairs Managers	12	$107,014	85.71%
Financial Examiners	11	$71,357	78.57%
Designers, All Other	11	$38,446	78.57%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	11	$37,839	84.62%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	11	$29,666	84.62%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2	$46,436	20.00%
Librarians	2	$58,365	20.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$47,414	20.00%
Materials Scientists	2	$91,874	20.00%
Automotive Specialty Technicians	2	$31,741	20.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$52,645	22.22%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2	$69,826	22.22%
Physician Assistants	2	$77,959	22.22%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	2	$72,301	22.22%
Agricultural Inspectors	2	$38,366	22.22%

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 %
India	4,148	$152,233	49.12%
China	521	$58,394	36.72%
South Korea	423	$25,177	38.91%
Mexico	380	$43,539	38.42%
Vietnam	213	$27,868	25.51%
Canada	181	$94,675	43.10%
Brazil	122	$74,554	36.53%
Iran	80	$34,429	35.56%
United Kingdom	64	$91,938	40.25%
Pakistan	51	$90,059	32.28%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mindteck Inc	40	$81,760	90.91%
Control Infotech Inc	40	$67,996	90.91%
Inteliroute Technologies Llc	39	$88,400	88.64%
Fidelity Workplace Investing Llc	39	$96,895	88.64%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc	39	$69,719	88.64%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp	39	$68,105	88.64%
Fusion Global Solutions Llc	39	$76,173	88.64%
Infoshare Systems Inc	39	$87,848	88.64%
Techdata Service Company Llc	39	$90,763	88.64%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	39	$129,131	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rcr Race Operations Llc	2	$104,229	33.33%
Pepero Enterprise Inc	2	$38,813	33.33%
Castle Branch Inc	2	$206,201	33.33%
Roush Fenway Racing Llc	2	$68,245	33.33%
Waverly Bistro Inc	2	$24,502	33.33%
Wqs Food Verification Llc	2	$62,650	33.33%
Cryovac Inc	2	$113,870	33.33%
Aon Benfield Inc	2	$79,435	33.33%
Masonite Corporation	2	$106,517	33.33%
Family Hospitality Llc	2	$32,105	40.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	10	$92,389	76.92%
Other Food Manufacturing	10	$65,624	76.92%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	10	$62,531	76.92%
New Car Dealers	10	$86,921	76.92%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	10	$92,507	76.92%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	10	$59,340	83.33%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	10	$94,286	83.33%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	10	$62,225	83.33%
Other Animal Food Manufacturing	10	$95,017	83.33%
Legal Services	10	$70,356	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 $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.