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 %
India 4,148 $152,233 49.12%
China 521 $58,394 36.72%
South Korea 423 $25,177 38.91%
Mexico 380 $43,539 38.42%
Vietnam 213 $27,868 25.51%
Canada 181 $94,675 43.10%
Brazil 122 $74,554 36.53%
Iran 80 $34,429 35.56%
United Kingdom 64 $91,938 40.25%
Pakistan 51 $90,059 32.28%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,374 $85,386 98.59%
Wipro Limited 2,205 $71,377 91.91%
Randstad Technologies Llc 1,981 $94,484 88.28%
Ibm Corporation 1,809 $82,596 87.48%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,788 $85,573 91.60%
Lowes Companies Inc 1,781 $98,567 98.51%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 1,669 $88,356 97.09%
Cisco Systems Inc 1,506 $97,280 88.59%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 1,349 $109,145 87.65%
Duke University And Medical Center 1,332 $50,346 87.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Inc 77 $82,307 26.83%
Herbalife International 77 $102,407 27.02%
Truist Bank 75 $95,695 30.74%
Bbt 72 $84,434 32.73%
Chesapeake Containment Systems Inc 67 $27,347 32.37%
Neo Prism Solutions 67 $84,227 32.52%
Qorvo Us Inc 66 $93,644 40.99%
Cree Inc 63 $83,049 39.38%
United Maintenance Corporation 61 $17,500 39.61%
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings 58 $101,450 40.56%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drafting Services 1 $101,109 50.00%
Airport Operations 1 $42,765 50.00%
Automotive Oil Change And Lubrication Shops 1 $54,267 50.00%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1 $85,842 50.00%
Siding Contractors 1 $37,606 50.00%
Executive Offices 1 $62,275 50.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 1 $52,250 50.00%
Clay Building Material And Refractories Manufacturing 1 $145,870 50.00%
General Freight Trucking 1 $42,661 50.00%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 1 $77,376 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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