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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technical Writers 1 $88,109 14.29%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1 $122,117 14.29%
Epidemiologists 1 $98,550 14.29%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $53,410 14.29%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $98,093 14.29%
Furniture Finishers 1 $44,242 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 %
Mongolia 1 $26,333 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $34,820 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $39,170 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $20,259 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $104,395 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $75,130 50.00%
Iceland 1 $115,586 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $48,200 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $34,070 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $76,170 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Talent9 Inc 32 $72,803 91.43%
Keen Info Tek Inc 32 $81,035 91.43%
Dev Systems Inc 32 $83,840 91.43%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 32 $79,181 91.43%
Trilliant Networks Inc 32 $96,363 91.43%
Ebsco Publishing 32 $98,762 91.43%
Smarttrak Llc 32 $81,121 91.43%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 31 $59,581 88.57%
Rally Systems Inc 31 $61,103 88.57%
Accenture Technology Solutions 31 $74,748 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gm Harvesting Inc Nc 2 1 $31,013 100.00%
James David Greeson 1 $21,466 100.00%
Adcocks Nursery 1 $23,837 100.00%
Mcneill Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Lawrence Brothers Farms Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc Sup 3 1 $31,013 100.00%
Terrell Johnny Williams 1 $17,654 100.00%
Golden Eagle Ag Labor Contracting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Flat Swamp Farms Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Gerald L Prince 1 $20,134 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scynexis Inc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Drs Alston Johal Dunning Pa 1 $166,400 25.00%
Sky Express Inc 1 $55,141 25.00%
Consert Inc 1 $82,098 25.00%
Hof Textiles Inc 1 $62,400 25.00%
Accelerated Innovators Inc 1 $76,398 25.00%
Evonik Stockhausen Llc 1 $92,165 25.00%
Louis Heating And Cooling Service Inc 1 $33,696 25.00%
Accurate Title Group Llc 1 $49,234 25.00%
Flow Sciences Inc 1 $50,814 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 86,618 $80,172 92.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,522 $87,167 94.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,536 $85,309 88.70%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,750 $59,258 81.85%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,398 $84,482 96.21%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 5,690 $109,505 98.92%
Commercial Banking 4,878 $97,005 94.04%
Engineering Services 3,315 $76,740 90.28%
Other Computer Related Services 3,274 $81,640 89.90%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,036 $40,726 91.83%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 907 $29,266 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 673 $26,038 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 651 $27,950 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 261 $27,962 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 206 $28,293 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 179 $29,003 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $24,331 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 86 $28,026 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 83 $27,054 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 81 $22,152 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,610 $155,579 100.00%
Poultry Processing 3,309 $21,743 100.00%
Janitorial Services 1,856 $17,931 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,482 $93,979 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,050 $57,458 100.00%
Commercial Banking 906 $95,155 100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 798 $94,648 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 629 $95,544 100.00%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 600 $89,614 100.00%
Engineering Services 549 $83,989 100.00%

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