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 %
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 12 $75,343 80.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 12 $71,881 80.00%
Compliance Managers 12 $103,990 80.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 12 $39,034 80.00%
Financial Examiners 12 $75,536 85.71%
Geneticists 12 $57,366 85.71%
Treasurers and Controllers 11 $131,870 78.57%
Lodging Managers 11 $40,692 78.57%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 11 $59,127 84.62%
Education Administrators, All Other 11 $44,464 84.62%
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 %
Paraguay 1 $75,130 33.33%
Iceland 1 $115,586 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $48,200 33.33%
Madagascar 1 $34,070 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $76,170 50.00%
Mali 1 $86,760 50.00%
Guyana 1 $19,781 50.00%
Grenada 1 $87,444 50.00%
Moldova 1 $59,060 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $43,340 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Resource America Information Technology Inc 36 $68,454 92.31%
Ashley Furniture Industries Llc 36 $95,432 92.31%
Renee Systems Inc 36 $73,874 92.31%
Exela Pharma Sciences Llc 36 $63,569 92.31%
Coty Us Llc 36 $66,268 92.31%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 36 $62,407 92.31%
Pcb Apps Llc 35 $64,700 89.74%
Ven Soft Llc 35 $76,035 89.74%
Saxon Global Inc 35 $75,387 89.74%
Insight Global Llc 35 $118,147 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Richard B Todd 1 $17,654 100.00%
Darrell Hugh Davis Jr 1 $23,442 100.00%
Bettin On Blue Farms Llc 1 $29,453 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Association Inc Ncga Ncga And Its Employer Members Are Joint Employers Fo 1 $22,880 100.00%
Chino Harvesting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Robert Blake Lane 1 $20,134 100.00%
Robert Ratcliff 1 $23,837 100.00%
Yarborough Farm Management Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
David Parker Farms Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
William W Burroughs Jr 1 $20,530 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russells Paint Construction Llc 1 $38,251 20.00%
Choicepoint Services Inc 1 $61,859 20.00%
R H Donnelley Inc 1 $73,861 20.00%
Corvid Technologies Inc 1 $68,141 25.00%
Stabilus Inc 1 $84,531 25.00%
Somotsoft International Inc 1 $44,491 25.00%
Taproot Systems Inc 1 $72,530 25.00%
Csx Transportation Inc 1 $41,392 25.00%
Lesala Construction Inc Dba The Tile And Marble G 1 $41,642 25.00%
Angel Medical Center 1 $133,307 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