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 %
Mechanical Drafters 6 $37,794 85.71%
Music Directors and Composers 6 $50,374 85.71%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 6 $56,996 85.71%
Radiologists 6 $141,630 85.71%
Surveyors 6 $59,495 85.71%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $41,812 71.43%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 5 $42,207 71.43%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 5 $46,342 83.33%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 5 $41,598 83.33%
Transportation Inspectors 5 $45,332 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Psychologists, All Other 1 $68,390 12.50%
Art Directors 1 $65,166 12.50%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 1 $42,037 12.50%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 1 $33,301 12.50%
Curators 1 $51,376 12.50%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $50,297 12.50%
Designers, All Other 1 $52,354 12.50%
Construction Carpenters 1 $33,446 14.29%
Avionics Technicians 1 $40,456 14.29%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1 $17,264 14.29%
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 %
Halifax County Public Schools 64 $37,157 90.14%
Highbrow Technology Inc 63 $91,455 88.73%
Salesforcecom Inc 63 $107,019 88.73%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center 63 $127,536 88.73%
Infolob Solutions Inc 63 $66,567 90.00%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division 63 $89,149 91.30%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 63 $108,308 91.30%
Digitek Software Inc 62 $101,632 89.86%
The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro 62 $46,363 89.86%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 62 $67,244 89.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anna Trivett 3 $19,439 100.00%
Richard V Linville 2 $20,548 100.00%
Rc Ag Llc 2 $30,233 100.00%
Joseph Kent Revels Sr Jr 2 $24,658 100.00%
Jeff Barnes Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Erika Serrano Villa 2 $28,402 100.00%
Rene Rodriguez 2 $20,684 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc 6 2 $15,601 100.00%
Roanoke Chowan Agricultural Consulting Research 2 $31,949 100.00%
H L Tobacco Llc 2 $26,354 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Printful Inc 3 $80,011 30.00%
Gt Recreation Inc 3 $28,773 30.00%
Clorox Services Company 3 $113,055 30.00%
Eadvance Llc 3 $94,037 30.00%
Fujifilm Diosynt Biotechnologies Usa Inc 3 $49,254 30.00%
Purilum Llc 3 $36,268 30.00%
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Dba A 3 $68,869 30.00%
Southeast Pathology Consultants Inc 3 $96,075 30.00%
River Country Estates And Resort Llc 3 $46,606 30.00%
International Drug Development Institute Inc 3 $71,885 30.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 7 $25,305 63.64%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 6 $28,756 85.71%
Cotton Ginning 6 $29,588 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,807 83.33%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 5 $26,383 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,747 80.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 4 $29,068 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 4 $19,915 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $21,466 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 3 $32,885 75.00%

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