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
186,138 91.74% $81,499 H-1B
11,603 5.72% $97,179 PERM
4,006 1.97% $24,871 H-2A
1,161 0.57% $86,420 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Carolina has seen a total of 202,908 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Carolina is the H-1B visa with 186,138 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.74% of North Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,603 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.72% of North Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 491 $55,097 87.84%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 485 $104,686 88.99%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 477 $150,084 88.66%
Chemists 476 $62,141 89.14%
Sales Engineers 454 $95,279 92.28%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 435 $39,261 92.55%
Computer Network Architects 381 $96,150 94.78%
Engineers, All Other 303 $67,126 83.93%
Biological Scientists, All Other 296 $58,699 82.68%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 290 $58,892 88.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Specialists, All Other 44 $74,382 66.67%
Civil Engineers 44 $75,314 72.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 41 $157,226 68.33%
Highway Maintenance Workers 40 $38,293 68.97%
Financial Analysts 38 $80,622 66.67%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 37 $26,333 64.91%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 36 $30,596 63.16%
Construction Laborers 35 $24,290 62.50%
Materials Engineers 34 $83,704 60.71%
General and Operations Managers 33 $115,211 61.11%
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 19,801 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,818 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in North Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,148 $152,233 49.12%
China 521 $58,394 36.72%
South Korea 423 $25,177 38.91%
Mexico 380 $43,539 38.42%
Vietnam 213 $27,868 25.51%
Canada 181 $94,675 43.10%
Brazil 122 $74,554 36.53%
Iran 80 $34,429 35.56%
United Kingdom 64 $91,938 40.25%
Pakistan 51 $90,059 32.28%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dew Software Inc 6 $84,087 100.00%
Lumeova Inc 6 $72,627 100.00%
Kbr Inc 6 $67,506 100.00%
Clariant Corporation 6 $78,604 100.00%
Dvi Technologes Inc 6 $66,033 100.00%
Canoesys Inc 6 $78,125 100.00%
Duke Energy Carolinas Llc 6 $75,919 100.00%
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc 6 $71,531 100.00%
Vectorsoft Llc 6 $85,093 100.00%
Robert Gatto Associates Ltd 6 $78,669 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 61 $28,000 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 52 $25,044 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 49 $24,141 100.00%
Potato Farming 39 $26,998 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,613 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 35 $28,282 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $27,550 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $27,929 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,347 100.00%
Apiculture 24 $27,965 100.00%

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 $81,499. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage