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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 %
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 %
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