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 %
Funeral Attendants 1 $21,902 14.29%
Tax Preparers 1 $53,810 14.29%
Nannies 1 $18,907 14.29%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $29,266 14.29%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 1 $138,560 14.29%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 1 $37,835 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 %
Libya 1 $38,220 50.00%
Liberia 1 $18,741 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $45,720 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $35,650 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $22,027 50.00%
Belize 1 $35,963 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $72,384 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $62,442 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $22,048 50.00%
Norway 1 $101,005 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pristen It Systems Inc 30 $88,521 90.91%
Birlasoft Computer Corporation 30 $92,030 90.91%
Winsai Llc 30 $88,142 90.91%
Sky Systems Inc 30 $87,124 90.91%
Global Data Tek Inc 30 $87,192 90.91%
Addepto It Solutions Llc 30 $92,385 90.91%
Kube Clouds Inc 30 $101,285 90.91%
International Systems Technologies Inc 29 $77,628 87.88%
Param Consulting Services Inc 29 $72,354 87.88%
Populus Group 29 $69,275 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Van Wayne Hemric 1 $25,480 100.00%
Ricky M Sharpe 1 $17,654 100.00%
Matthew Grissom 1 $23,442 100.00%
R D Bees 1 $31,013 100.00%
B And S Farming Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
Howards Family Farm 1 $23,837 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 121150 1 $31,013 100.00%
Palafox Trucking Harvesting Inc 1 $19,510 100.00%
Eddie Davis Farms 1 $23,837 100.00%
Gustavo Martinez Dba Gm Harvesting 1 $18,158 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agile Sciences Inc 1 $71,344 33.33%
Cerner Corporation 1 $90,168 33.33%
Sfo Technologies Corporation 1 $83,637 33.33%
Barnhardt Manufacturing Co 1 $101,379 33.33%
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 1 $75,982 33.33%
Peoples Bank 1 $187,199 33.33%
Burke Long Term Care Facility 1 $42,848 33.33%
Loparex 1 $133,286 33.33%
Benecias Llc 1 $81,557 33.33%
Actega Wit Inc 1 $159,474 33.33%

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