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 %
Netapp Inc 716 $104,001 89.17%
Sas Institute Inc 692 $93,146 90.46%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 649 $92,682 92.32%
Truist Bank 621 $107,293 89.74%
Deloitte Touche Llp 620 $72,559 89.99%
Persistent Systems Inc 616 $70,404 94.33%
International Business Machines Corporation 597 $96,063 93.87%
Metlife Group Inc 571 $99,740 90.49%
Randstad Technologies Lp 568 $75,256 90.45%
Tabner Inc 560 $85,443 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nicolas Bahena 21 $27,449 100.00%
Oasis Harvesting Inc 21 $24,373 100.00%
Mm Plant Farms Inc 20 $26,808 100.00%
Cottle Farms Inc 20 $27,088 100.00%
Manzana Llc 19 $28,772 100.00%
Butler Farm Inc 19 $24,980 100.00%
Cartner Brothers Llc 18 $26,330 100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 18 $27,296 100.00%
Frank Howey Family Farms 18 $25,523 100.00%
Abel Tehandon Pineda 18 $25,204 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Group Usa Inc 49 $88,387 43.36%
Electrolux Home Products Inc 49 $90,875 43.75%
Executive Building Maintenanceinc 47 $16,861 41.96%
Lendingtree 47 $99,652 43.12%
Cummins Inc 43 $81,439 40.57%
Addepto It Solutions Llc 43 $90,813 42.16%
Ettain Group 41 $111,433 41.00%
Dycos Services Inc 40 $19,604 40.40%
Cam Contracting Llc 40 $38,293 40.82%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 39 $108,687 40.21%

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