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 %
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 %
Ramps International Inc 33 $79,267 89.19%
Ls Solutions Inc 33 $82,959 89.19%
American Tower Corporation 33 $91,344 89.19%
Transunion Llc 33 $92,694 89.19%
Xoriant Corporation 33 $81,797 89.19%
The Evolvers Group Lp 33 $87,920 89.19%
Ingersoll Rand Industrial Us Inc 33 $92,170 89.19%
Devansee Analytics Llc 33 $89,352 89.19%
Harbor Hat Inc 33 $92,086 91.67%
Solomons International Llc 33 $81,089 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Circle B Farmsgene Parker Farms Llc 1 $15,080 100.00%
Craven Smith 1 $20,134 100.00%
Page Farms 1 $23,837 100.00%
Drake Farms Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Paul R Harris Llc 1 $22,298 100.00%
Barnes Farming Corporation Bfc 1 $19,344 100.00%
Hacienda Farms Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Castillo Harvesting Llc 1 $20,857 100.00%
C J Nursery Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Triple M Family Farms Inc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North Carolina Property Consultants 1 $36,421 25.00%
Smith Insulation Inc 1 $44,824 25.00%
North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction 1 $72,530 25.00%
The Montessori School Of Raleigh Inc 1 $32,730 25.00%
Randolph Hospital 1 $90,792 25.00%
Wheeler Industriesinc 1 $23,941 25.00%
Nc State Laboratory Of Public Health 1 $52,354 25.00%
Calico Technologies Inc 1 $67,621 25.00%
Atlantic Coast Waterproofing Inc 1 $41,392 25.00%
Entegeeinc Dba Additional Technical Support I 1 $53,602 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 7 $25,305 63.64%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 6 $28,756 85.71%
Cotton Ginning 6 $29,588 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,807 83.33%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 5 $26,383 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,747 80.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 4 $29,068 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 4 $19,915 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $21,466 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 3 $32,885 75.00%

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