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 %
Tour Guides and Escorts 2 $36,348 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $36,473 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2 $36,546 66.67%
Astronomers 2 $54,164 66.67%
Agricultural Technicians 2 $49,546 66.67%
Photographers 2 $17,968 66.67%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 2 $98,498 66.67%
Fundraisers 2 $33,124 66.67%
Social Workers, All Other 2 $38,189 66.67%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 2 $52,770 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 %
Paraguay 1 $75,130 33.33%
Iceland 1 $115,586 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $48,200 33.33%
Madagascar 1 $34,070 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $76,170 50.00%
Mali 1 $86,760 50.00%
Guyana 1 $19,781 50.00%
Grenada 1 $87,444 50.00%
Moldova 1 $59,060 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $43,340 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America 31 $108,877 88.57%
Palayekar Companies Inc 31 $98,287 91.18%
Midrex Technologies Inc 31 $92,498 91.18%
Everest Computers Inc 31 $82,404 91.18%
Bayer Us Llc 31 $101,280 91.18%
Martin Marietta Materials Inc 31 $113,262 91.18%
Broadcom Corporation 31 $99,276 91.18%
Infotek Groups Inc 31 $94,723 91.18%
Deere Company 31 $95,903 91.18%
Companion Professional Services Llc 31 $106,252 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marlowe Farm Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Miles Jackson 1 $15,080 100.00%
Xtreme Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
Hdl Enterprises Inc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Roanoke Cotton Gins Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Danny G Burleson 1 $17,454 100.00%
Kc Farms 1 $23,442 100.00%
Lewis Nursery Farms Inc 1 $18,782 100.00%
Samuel Storey 1 $16,926 100.00%
Yates Ivey Farms 1 $23,442 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barloworld Handling Llc 1 $72,030 25.00%
Centerprise Services Inc 1 $72,030 25.00%
N Software Inc 1 $85,488 25.00%
Menlo Logistics Inc Dba Menlo Worldwide Log 1 $82,909 25.00%
Selsoft Inc 1 $61,672 25.00%
Dimension Data 1 $89,440 25.00%
Integramed America 1 $46,925 25.00%
Lincoln Internal Medicine Pa 1 $166,400 25.00%
Autonomic Resources Llc 1 $83,970 25.00%
Longistics Llc 1 $37,482 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