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
186,138 91.74% $81,499 H-1B
11,603 5.72% $97,179 PERM
4,006 1.97% $24,871 H-2A
1,161 0.57% $86,420 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Carolina has seen a total of 202,908 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Carolina is the H-1B visa with 186,138 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.74% of North Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,603 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.72% of North Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,026 $40,026 91.61%
Industrial Engineers 900 $73,621 87.21%
Financial Analysts 782 $72,643 87.08%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 757 $55,177 88.54%
Physical Therapists 703 $69,857 88.99%
Business Intelligence Analysts 669 $83,126 92.28%
Civil Engineers 636 $67,733 90.86%
Information Security Analysts 577 $94,360 95.53%
Internists, General 528 $154,480 88.59%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 519 $39,713 89.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Engineers 70 $91,205 66.04%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 67 $38,621 65.69%
Helpers--Production Workers 65 $24,385 64.36%
Computer Network Architects 59 $100,966 62.11%
Management Analysts 59 $90,918 62.11%
Marketing Managers 54 $127,256 58.70%
Operations Research Analysts 53 $54,785 63.10%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $59,718 63.29%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 49 $23,231 70.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 47 $111,232 70.15%
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 19,801 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,818 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in North Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saudi Arabia 1 $62,234 33.33%
Turkmenistan 1 $34,820 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $72,384 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $30,389 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $39,170 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $63,419 50.00%
Libya 1 $38,220 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $76,170 50.00%
Marshall Islands 1 $37,918 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $34,070 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Duke Energy Business Services Llc 23 $92,822 88.46%
Wellnecity Llc 23 $69,060 88.46%
Cloudwick Technologies Inc 23 $74,954 88.46%
Arch Mortgage Insurance Company 23 $94,879 88.46%
On Demand Agility Solutions Inc 23 $94,113 88.46%
Fortune Minds Inc 23 $72,358 88.46%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 23 $100,393 88.46%
Polakams Llc 23 $89,637 88.46%
Martin Marietta Materials Inc 23 $110,566 88.46%
Datalore Technologies Inc 23 $95,148 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ki Hyun Chun Associates Inc 1 $55,141 33.33%
Achieve Technologies 1 $98,010 33.33%
Accurate Title Group Llc 1 $49,234 33.33%
Centerprise Services Inc 1 $72,030 33.33%
N Software Inc 1 $85,488 33.33%
Menlo Logistics Inc Dba Menlo Worldwide Log 1 $82,909 33.33%
Barloworld Handling Llc 1 $72,030 33.33%
Flow Sciences Inc 1 $50,814 33.33%
Kl Gates Llp 1 $94,120 33.33%
Vt Leeboy Inc 1 $89,024 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,199 $78,378 92.45%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,271 $84,824 93.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,789 $83,358 88.54%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,949 $58,140 81.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,029 $83,175 96.33%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 4,278 $104,624 94.33%
Commercial Banking 4,257 $93,572 98.38%
Other Computer Related Services 2,963 $79,436 88.74%
Engineering Services 2,920 $74,693 90.68%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,607 $84,128 97.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 710 $28,351 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 591 $25,023 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 467 $25,892 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 203 $26,141 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 161 $28,580 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 152 $26,557 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 82 $23,415 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 75 $22,109 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 71 $26,121 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 64 $27,918 100.00%

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 $81,499. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage