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 %
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 %
Digipulse Technologies Inc 143 $111,800 89.38%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 143 $97,153 89.94%
Perficient Inc 137 $77,878 86.71%
Deloitte Tax Llp 137 $76,896 87.26%
Genpact Llc 137 $83,949 87.26%
Eminence It Solutions Inc 137 $65,068 87.82%
Cree Inc 136 $77,556 88.31%
Winston Salemforsyth County Schools 136 $45,465 88.31%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 136 $98,694 88.89%
Synapsis Inc 135 $87,191 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carolina Agriculture Llc 6 $26,221 100.00%
Elk River Evergreens Inc 6 $23,258 100.00%
Blue Ridge Fish Hatchery 6 $23,657 100.00%
Hart T Tree Farms 6 $22,870 100.00%
Pope Bros Farm 6 $18,076 100.00%
Holts Apiaries Llc 6 $28,239 100.00%
Englebright Farms 6 $24,672 100.00%
Al Baucom Co Inc 6 $27,425 100.00%
Battleboro Ag Partnership 6 $29,678 100.00%
Juan Carlos Diego Mendez 6 $30,545 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Datalore Technologies Inc 8 $110,734 30.77%
Halal Meat Slaughter House Inc 8 $31,702 30.77%
Lee Brothers Tae Kwon Do Inc 7 $30,870 26.92%
Progress Software Corporation 7 $90,031 28.00%
Vimalraj Inc 7 $88,938 28.00%
Opnet Technologies Inc 7 $73,543 28.00%
Red Storm Entertainment 7 $65,229 29.17%
Spirent Communications 7 $94,607 29.17%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 7 $113,806 29.17%
Family Health International Dba Fhi360 7 $92,670 29.17%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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