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 %
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $69,650 100.00%
Distance Learning Coordinators 1 $70,491 100.00%
Fashion Designers 1 $71,469 100.00%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 1 $71,906 100.00%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $73,216 100.00%
Genetic Counselors 1 $73,840 100.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 1 $78,520 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $81,931 100.00%
Wind Energy Project Managers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 1 $110,864 100.00%
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 19,801 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 %
Venezuela 26 $62,488 38.24%
Bangladesh 25 $51,777 43.10%
Australia 25 $100,775 43.86%
Ukraine 25 $66,475 45.45%
Turkey 25 $70,744 45.45%
Italy 24 $79,059 43.64%
Ecuador 22 $48,184 40.74%
France 20 $97,801 38.46%
Israel 19 $99,969 43.18%
Japan 19 $71,429 43.18%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnn It Corp Inc 5 $96,882 83.33%
Lilax Technologiesinc 5 $93,251 83.33%
Professional Computer Resources Inc 5 $94,407 83.33%
Auto Club Services Inc 5 $110,402 83.33%
Softtune Technologies Inc 5 $90,243 83.33%
V2software Technologies Llc 5 $95,206 83.33%
Objects On Net Inc 5 $101,575 83.33%
Ssc Technologies Inc 5 $119,549 83.33%
Svats Inc 5 $95,597 83.33%
Cloud Infra It Solutions Inc 5 $89,282 83.33%
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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 79,199 $78,378 92.45%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,271 $84,824 93.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,789 $83,358 88.54%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,949 $58,140 81.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,029 $83,175 96.33%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 4,278 $104,624 94.33%
Commercial Banking 4,257 $93,572 98.38%
Other Computer Related Services 2,963 $79,436 88.74%
Engineering Services 2,920 $74,693 90.68%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,607 $84,128 97.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 710 $28,351 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 591 $25,023 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 467 $25,892 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 203 $26,141 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 161 $28,580 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 152 $26,557 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 82 $23,415 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 75 $22,109 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 71 $26,121 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 64 $27,918 100.00%

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