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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $50,149 14.29%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $33,301 14.29%
Technical Writers 1 $88,109 14.29%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1 $122,117 14.29%
Bakers 1 $25,667 14.29%
Forensic Science Technicians 1 $40,310 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 19,801 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 %
Guatemala 18 $35,039 43.90%
Hong Kong 16 $20,404 41.03%
Honduras 16 $53,173 44.44%
Argentina 15 $70,690 44.12%
Romania 15 $72,714 45.45%
Sri Lanka 14 $73,651 43.75%
Poland 14 $76,709 43.75%
Thailand 14 $47,105 45.16%
Spain 14 $71,030 46.67%
Egypt 14 $82,162 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whiz It Solutions Inc 106 $56,658 90.60%
Feather Technologies Inc 106 $68,806 91.38%
Winston Salemforsyth County Schools 106 $45,642 92.17%
New Breed Inc 106 $72,433 92.17%
Allscripts Software Llc 105 $83,399 92.11%
Xdin Inc 105 $65,301 92.11%
Dynpro Inc 103 $75,249 90.35%
3i Infotech Inc 101 $70,599 88.60%
Cyberthink Inc 101 $74,895 88.60%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 100 $73,559 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inventiv Health Inc 5 $83,225 26.32%
Syntelli Solutions Inc 5 $96,916 27.78%
Avalara Inc 5 $118,410 27.78%
Bioagilytix Labs Llc 5 $71,718 27.78%
Marelli North Carolina Usa Llc 5 $78,462 27.78%
Credit Karma Inc 5 $91,395 27.78%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 5 $111,178 27.78%
Splunk 5 $117,998 27.78%
Zenta Mortgage Services 5 $79,194 29.41%
Exela Pharma Sciences Llc 5 $53,739 29.41%

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