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 %
Mathematicians 273 $89,111 87.50%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 271 $86,588 92.18%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 241 $77,443 84.56%
Financial Specialists, All Other 230 $70,228 85.50%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 230 $38,259 87.12%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 227 $66,795 87.98%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 227 $120,701 90.08%
Data Warehousing Specialists 220 $87,594 88.00%
Database Architects 217 $92,800 86.80%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 215 $53,406 87.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 33 $115,211 61.11%
Sales Managers 32 $104,643 59.26%
Industrial Production Managers 32 $102,239 59.26%
Information Security Analysts 31 $102,903 58.49%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30 $56,399 61.22%
Chemists 28 $64,050 60.87%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $63,132 60.87%
Financial Managers 28 $123,098 62.22%
Cooks, Restaurant 27 $23,096 64.29%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 27 $47,777 64.29%
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 %
Guatemala 18 $35,039 43.90%
Hong Kong 16 $20,404 41.03%
Honduras 16 $53,173 44.44%
Argentina 15 $70,690 44.12%
Romania 15 $72,714 45.45%
Sri Lanka 14 $73,651 43.75%
Poland 14 $76,709 43.75%
Thailand 14 $47,105 45.16%
Spain 14 $71,030 46.67%
Egypt 14 $82,162 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nokia Of America Corporation 97 $99,255 89.81%
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools 97 $43,207 90.65%
Ltimindtree Limited 96 $84,526 89.72%
Ingersoll Rand Company 96 $88,424 89.72%
Tergus Pharma Llc 96 $66,486 91.43%
Syntel Consulting Inc 95 $71,596 91.35%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 95 $76,334 91.35%
Karwell Technologiies Inc 94 $65,882 91.26%
Triad Math And Science Academy Co 94 $48,009 91.26%
Cyient Inc 94 $65,281 91.26%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lendingtree Llc 5 $95,767 31.25%
Purdue Pharmaceuticals Lp 5 $76,656 31.25%
National General Management Corp 5 $95,389 31.25%
Aig Claims Inc 5 $100,048 31.25%
Renesas Electronics America Inc 5 $91,555 31.25%
Suwanas Thai Orchid Llc 4 $25,236 25.00%
Bosch Rexroth Corporation 4 $99,632 26.67%
Qms Capital Management Lp 4 $81,791 26.67%
Transunion 4 $75,535 26.67%
Arkema Inc 4 $101,842 26.67%

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