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 %
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 %
Resource America Information Technology Inc 36 $68,454 92.31%
Ashley Furniture Industries Llc 36 $95,432 92.31%
Renee Systems Inc 36 $73,874 92.31%
Exela Pharma Sciences Llc 36 $63,569 92.31%
Coty Us Llc 36 $66,268 92.31%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 36 $62,407 92.31%
Pcb Apps Llc 35 $64,700 89.74%
Ven Soft Llc 35 $76,035 89.74%
Saxon Global Inc 35 $75,387 89.74%
Insight Global Llc 35 $118,147 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Richard B Todd 1 $17,654 100.00%
Darrell Hugh Davis Jr 1 $23,442 100.00%
Bettin On Blue Farms Llc 1 $29,453 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Association Inc Ncga Ncga And Its Employer Members Are Joint Employers Fo 1 $22,880 100.00%
Chino Harvesting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Robert Blake Lane 1 $20,134 100.00%
Robert Ratcliff 1 $23,837 100.00%
Yarborough Farm Management Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
David Parker Farms Inc 1 $22,298 100.00%
William W Burroughs Jr 1 $20,530 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russells Paint Construction Llc 1 $38,251 20.00%
Choicepoint Services Inc 1 $61,859 20.00%
R H Donnelley Inc 1 $73,861 20.00%
Corvid Technologies Inc 1 $68,141 25.00%
Stabilus Inc 1 $84,531 25.00%
Somotsoft International Inc 1 $44,491 25.00%
Taproot Systems Inc 1 $72,530 25.00%
Csx Transportation Inc 1 $41,392 25.00%
Lesala Construction Inc Dba The Tile And Marble G 1 $41,642 25.00%
Angel Medical Center 1 $133,307 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 3 $33,280 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $23,451 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $28,649 100.00%
Floriculture Production 3 $31,117 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $27,615 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 3 $26,721 100.00%
Peanut Farming 2 $27,590 66.67%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance 2 $37,814 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $25,095 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 2 $23,639 100.00%

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