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 %
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 32 $108,030 88.89%
Salesforce Inc 32 $112,971 88.89%
Aptiva Corp 32 $79,206 88.89%
Verizon Data Services Llc 32 $98,908 88.89%
Talent9 Inc 32 $72,803 91.43%
Solomons International Llc 32 $80,396 91.43%
Arista Networks Inc 32 $85,452 91.43%
Techpillars Inc 32 $71,912 91.43%
Neoage Services Llc 32 $96,379 91.43%
Gomiapp Llc 32 $80,915 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shivam Inc Of Fayetteville 1 $40,248 25.00%
Toa Llc 1 $26,749 25.00%
Moses Cone Health System 1 $118,914 25.00%
Food Lion Llc 1 $52,354 25.00%
Johnson Bros Utility Paving Co Inc 1 $28,454 25.00%
Daedong Usa Inc Dba Kioti Tractor Division 1 $52,707 25.00%
Arvato Digital Services Llc 1 $47,154 25.00%
Cleveland County Healthcare System 1 $97,760 25.00%
Catalina Marketing Corp 1 $37,294 25.00%
The Montessori School Of Raleigh Inc 1 $32,730 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 61 $28,000 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 52 $25,044 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 49 $24,141 100.00%
Potato Farming 39 $26,998 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,613 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 35 $28,282 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $27,550 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $27,929 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,347 100.00%
Apiculture 24 $27,965 100.00%

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