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 %
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 2 $94,598 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $64,782 100.00%
Community Health Workers 2 $40,726 100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $28,340 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians 2 $56,659 100.00%
Recreational Therapists 2 $44,117 100.00%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 2 $36,525 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 2 $110,251 100.00%
Investment Fund Managers 2 $131,529 100.00%
Microsystems Engineers 2 $93,164 100.00%
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 %
Netherlands 8 $76,485 42.11%
Peru 8 $46,405 42.11%
New Zealand 8 $69,489 44.44%
Singapore 7 $63,529 38.89%
Indonesia 7 $47,396 43.75%
Portugal 7 $83,029 43.75%
United States Of America 6 $84,618 40.00%
Jordan 6 $79,478 42.86%
Switzerland 6 $90,017 42.86%
Bahamas 6 $80,253 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 14,320 $72,990 99.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 8,489 $90,234 98.31%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 5,814 $69,936 99.33%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 3,972 $104,285 99.28%
Synechron Inc 3,133 $84,540 85.93%
Hcl America Inc 3,117 $82,100 93.86%
Bank Of America Na 3,063 $92,720 94.42%
Ibm India Private Limited 3,008 $70,934 94.98%
Capgemini America Inc 2,950 $90,549 95.62%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,779 $89,473 98.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The North Carolina Growers Association Inc 536 $27,517 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Association Inc 378 $31,218 100.00%
North Carolina Growers Association Inc Ncga 42 $19,234 100.00%
Fann Farms Inc 40 $22,921 100.00%
Norton Creek Farms Inc 39 $24,801 100.00%
Wf Partnership 33 $22,764 100.00%
Florida Orange Gold Llc 32 $28,856 100.00%
Shady Ridge Corp 32 $25,499 100.00%
P Marin Harvesting Inc 30 $27,996 100.00%
Rock Hill Farms 30 $22,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Defender Services Inc 1,316 $17,021 100.00%
Case Farms Processing Inc 1,051 $21,156 88.99%
Microsoft Corporation 378 $85,339 35.10%
Tabner Inc 180 $111,685 16.74%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 142 $91,567 13.51%
Ibm Corporation 136 $86,368 18.04%
Metlife Group Inc 115 $103,200 16.64%
East Carolina University 102 $79,674 15.74%
Truist Bank 99 $101,099 20.63%
Accenture Llp 94 $112,991 24.87%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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