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 %
Bill and Account Collectors 1 $30,410 50.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $43,514 50.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $66,352 50.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $54,350 50.00%
Avionics Technicians 1 $41,642 50.00%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1 $22,734 100.00%
Document Management Specialists 1 $60,611 100.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $120,500 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $69,650 100.00%
Biologists 1 $55,557 100.00%
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 %
Iceland 1 $115,586 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $48,200 100.00%
Madagascar 1 $34,070 100.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $76,170 100.00%
Mali 1 $86,760 100.00%
Guyana 1 $19,781 100.00%
Grenada 1 $87,444 100.00%
Moldova 1 $59,060 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $43,340 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amensys Inc 37 $72,816 90.24%
United Pharma Technologies Inc 37 $87,365 90.24%
Yashco Systems Inc 37 $81,423 90.24%
Spx Corporation 37 $70,619 90.24%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp 37 $89,190 90.24%
Kitware Inc 37 $79,023 90.24%
Becton Dickinson And Company 37 $93,898 90.24%
It Keysourceinc 37 $72,845 90.24%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanbay 37 $82,635 90.24%
Aptiva Corp 37 $83,052 92.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ncga Ncga 1 $21,840 100.00%
Smith Barkley Farms 1 $25,480 100.00%
John Rogers Walker 1 $17,654 100.00%
Gregory Tyndall Farms 1 $23,442 100.00%
Cervini Farms North Carolina Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
James H Inscoe 1 $20,134 100.00%
Thomas Family Farms Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Zackly Rite Farms 1 $19,510 100.00%
Bentwood Farms Llc Et Al 1 $26,354 100.00%
Hart T Tree Farms Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shiela Incorporated Dba Family Market 1 $30,014 20.00%
Dr Bryant Norman Jr Dds Pa 1 $34,278 20.00%
Data Tech Ventures Llc 1 $71,406 20.00%
Thomas And Farris Pa 1 $50,149 20.00%
Ingles Markets 1 $78,270 20.00%
Nabils Alteration 1 $22,277 20.00%
Ymca Of High Point 1 $38,917 20.00%
Fortress Systems International Inc 1 $38,854 20.00%
Gannett Pacific Dba The Asheville Citizen Times 1 $24,856 20.00%
Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina 1 $43,805 20.00%

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