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 %
Vedicsoft 40 $56,090 90.91%
Synopsys Inc 39 $96,761 88.64%
Tribis Inc 39 $81,634 88.64%
Xtglobal Inc 39 $84,901 88.64%
Alcami Carolinas Corporation 39 $78,557 88.64%
Wilson Preparatory Academy 39 $45,292 88.64%
Computer Task Group Inc 39 $75,283 90.70%
Innosoul Inc 39 $75,221 90.70%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 39 $68,105 90.70%
Premier Inc 39 $105,733 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mike Gaster 1 $22,298 100.00%
Jeffery C Lee Farms Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Charles Wainright 1 $17,963 100.00%
Tuckers Farm And Nursery 1 $23,837 100.00%
Monroe Brenda Isley 1 $20,530 100.00%
Joseph R Williford Jr 1 $23,837 100.00%
Hilda Santiago Gomez 1 $32,885 100.00%
Martin W Harper 1 $23,442 100.00%
Arklamiss Harvesting Llc 1 $21,097 100.00%
Iw Whitfield Agri Ops Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arch Insurance Group Inc 2 $146,411 40.00%
Envestnet Financial Technologies Inc 2 $108,638 40.00%
Reged Inc 2 $127,067 40.00%
Cryovac Llc 2 $137,145 40.00%
Zimmer Group Us Inc 2 $129,334 40.00%
Panorama Holdings Llc 2 $53,945 40.00%
Nutec Inc 2 $98,634 40.00%
Apivista Llc 2 $90,147 40.00%
Ecs Southeast Llc 2 $58,573 40.00%
Niagara Machine Inc 2 $69,899 40.00%

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