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 %
Audiologists 3 $64,847 100.00%
Prosthodontists 2 $113,776 66.67%
Producers 2 $47,778 66.67%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 2 $65,000 66.67%
Photonics Engineers 2 $62,608 66.67%
Ophthalmologists 2 $207,615 66.67%
Environmental Economists 2 $56,493 66.67%
Music Directors 2 $41,610 66.67%
Choreographers 2 $30,846 66.67%
Urologists 2 $123,511 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Fayetteville State University 57 $59,088 90.48%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 57 $57,065 90.48%
Unify Solutions Inc 57 $72,312 90.48%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 56 $86,397 90.32%
Stratapult Inc 56 $80,970 90.32%
Lincoln National Corporation 56 $107,800 90.32%
Vencedor Software Group Inc 56 $75,302 90.32%
Fmr Llc 56 $88,576 90.32%
Bluecross Blueshield Of North Carolina 56 $92,398 90.32%
Prime Consulting Llc 56 $97,835 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Critcher Brothers Produce Inc 2 $25,480 100.00%
James B Henson 2 $17,654 100.00%
Carol Sue Blueberry Farm Inc 2 $31,169 100.00%
Melvin Brent Adcock Jr 2 $19,560 100.00%
Billy Ray Adcock Jr 2 $21,788 100.00%
H D Farms Inc 2 $20,857 100.00%
H H Farms Produce Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Hernandez Harvesting Llc 2 $32,885 100.00%
Ronnie E Wood 2 $22,295 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc 5 2 $31,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kings Motors Inc 2 $31,741 22.22%
Digital Designs Inc 2 $76,690 22.22%
Computerway Food Systems Inc 2 $87,537 22.22%
Techpillarsinc 2 $62,358 22.22%
Novella Clinical 2 $64,636 22.22%
Mechanical Contractors Inc 2 $66,019 22.22%
T N T Carports Inc 2 $88,796 22.22%
H Stadiem Inc 2 $19,323 22.22%
Carolinas Anson Healthcare Inc Dba A Community Ho 2 $126,495 25.00%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Comm 2 $129,204 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 24 $107,467 85.71%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 24 $106,682 85.71%
Other Individual And Family Services 24 $81,498 85.71%
Packaging And Labeling Services 24 $82,079 85.71%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 24 $80,196 88.89%
Credit Card Issuing 24 $114,495 88.89%
Satellite Telecommunications 24 $92,769 88.89%
Payroll Services 24 $100,139 88.89%
Credit Unions 24 $88,682 92.31%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 23 $113,455 88.46%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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