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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 %
India 4,664 $148,483 48.37%
China 566 $59,024 39.89%
Vietnam 444 $28,310 37.22%
Mexico 428 $44,118 43.28%
South Korea 423 $25,177 43.52%
Canada 192 $94,455 42.48%
Brazil 136 $75,659 40.72%
Iran 83 $35,568 29.12%
United Kingdom 68 $91,504 37.57%
Pakistan 64 $79,632 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Retail Business Services Llc 31 $112,193 91.18%
Intel Corporation 31 $105,101 91.18%
Timesquare It Inc 31 $86,511 91.18%
Trane Technologies Company Llc 31 $120,341 91.18%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 31 $123,714 91.18%
Teksky Llc 31 $84,477 91.18%
Wellnecity Llc 31 $71,105 91.18%
Coolsoft Llc 31 $78,707 91.18%
Torque Technologies Llc 31 $86,574 91.18%
Mindlance Inc 31 $99,954 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benjamin Coleman Whitfield Jr 1 $25,480 100.00%
James B Benson 1 $17,654 100.00%
Storeys Tree Farm 1 $22,298 100.00%
Carroll E Garland 1 $20,134 100.00%
Christmas Mountain Fraser Fir Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Harry B Yates 1 $17,451 100.00%
Fransisco Valadez Jr 1 $19,510 100.00%
Randall Parker 1 $20,530 100.00%
Cline Church 1 $17,454 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 77 1 1 $190 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Charter School 1 $38,783 25.00%
Bay Area Techworkers 1 $73,382 25.00%
Meridian Industries Inc 1 $50,773 25.00%
Achieve Technologies 1 $98,010 25.00%
Ki Hyun Chun Associates Inc 1 $55,141 25.00%
K Chung Enterprise Llc 1 $53,810 25.00%
Joyner Masonry Works Inc 1 $56,618 25.00%
Lok Wok Corporation 1 $26,728 25.00%
Gfi Usa Inc 1 $110,531 25.00%
Mayer Textile Machine Corporation 1 $47,840 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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