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 %
Conservation Scientists 4 $62,239 100.00%
Customer Service Representatives 4 $29,775 100.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 3 $80,108 75.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 3 $25,060 75.00%
Pathologists 3 $118,858 75.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 3 $100,277 75.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $47,779 75.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 3 $29,231 75.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 3 $75,982 75.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 3 $70,394 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $37,690 14.29%
Art Directors 1 $65,166 14.29%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1 $23,130 14.29%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 1 $42,037 14.29%
Billing and Posting Clerks 1 $27,456 14.29%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 1 $33,301 14.29%
Musicians and Singers 1 $41,600 14.29%
Designers, All Other 1 $52,354 14.29%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $53,410 14.29%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $98,093 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 %
Retail Business Services Llc 31 $112,193 91.18%
Intel Corporation 31 $105,101 91.18%
Timesquare It Inc 31 $86,511 91.18%
Trane Technologies Company Llc 31 $120,341 91.18%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 31 $123,714 91.18%
Teksky Llc 31 $84,477 91.18%
Wellnecity Llc 31 $71,105 91.18%
Coolsoft Llc 31 $78,707 91.18%
Torque Technologies Llc 31 $86,574 91.18%
Mindlance Inc 31 $99,954 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benjamin Coleman Whitfield Jr 1 $25,480 100.00%
James B Benson 1 $17,654 100.00%
Storeys Tree Farm 1 $22,298 100.00%
Carroll E Garland 1 $20,134 100.00%
Christmas Mountain Fraser Fir Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Harry B Yates 1 $17,451 100.00%
Fransisco Valadez Jr 1 $19,510 100.00%
Randall Parker 1 $20,530 100.00%
Cline Church 1 $17,454 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 77 1 1 $190 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Charter School 1 $38,783 25.00%
Bay Area Techworkers 1 $73,382 25.00%
Meridian Industries Inc 1 $50,773 25.00%
Achieve Technologies 1 $98,010 25.00%
Ki Hyun Chun Associates Inc 1 $55,141 25.00%
K Chung Enterprise Llc 1 $53,810 25.00%
Joyner Masonry Works Inc 1 $56,618 25.00%
Lok Wok Corporation 1 $26,728 25.00%
Gfi Usa Inc 1 $110,531 25.00%
Mayer Textile Machine Corporation 1 $47,840 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 79 $29,113 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 64 $26,648 100.00%
Potato Farming 53 $29,477 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 52 $30,147 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 50 $24,316 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 45 $29,144 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 40 $28,140 100.00%
Apiculture 36 $29,521 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $28,276 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 26 $27,673 100.00%

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 $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