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 %
Black Veatch Corporation 52 $73,948 86.67%
Agap Technologies Inc 52 $64,425 86.67%
Fayetteville State University 52 $59,032 86.67%
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation 52 $82,992 88.14%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 52 $62,290 88.14%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 52 $71,187 88.14%
Lincoln National Corporation 51 $103,212 86.44%
Fmr Llc 51 $86,332 87.93%
Tekstrom Inc 51 $59,285 87.93%
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 51 $84,285 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chicopee Inc 2 $58,427 25.00%
Software Corporation International 2 $76,398 25.00%
Chowan University 2 $40,850 25.00%
Asheboro City Schools 2 $34,785 25.00%
Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatric Center Pa 2 $123,417 25.00%
Lps Management Llc 2 $60,154 25.00%
Datafirst Corporation 2 $62,567 25.00%
Global Knowledge Training Llc 2 $74,412 25.00%
Patheon Manufacturing Services Llc 2 $71,999 25.00%
Integrated Systems Design Inc 2 $70,866 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 22 $27,866 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $30,181 100.00%
Apple Orchards 14 $25,600 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $28,211 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 12 $28,210 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $24,219 91.67%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $28,230 90.91%
Corn Farming 10 $27,857 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 10 $28,556 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 9 $27,528 90.00%

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