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 %
Tek People Online Inc	50	$67,020	89.29%
Aspire Systems Inc	50	$75,716	89.29%
Skillstorm Commercial Services Llc	50	$105,252	89.29%
Abal Technologies Inc	50	$109,572	89.29%
Barings Llc	50	$91,924	89.29%
Innova Solutions Inc	50	$119,011	90.91%
Clear Thought Solutions Llc	49	$66,148	89.09%
Qualihi Software Solutions Inc	49	$57,908	89.09%
Tanisha Systems Inc	49	$80,861	89.09%
Frontline Consulting Services Inc	49	$74,805	89.09%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gp Collaboration And Management Services Inc	2	$108,524	28.57%
Kaco Usa Inc	2	$92,019	28.57%
Robertson Immigration Law Firm	2	$29,515	28.57%
Workplace Options Llc	2	$123,708	28.57%
Barton College	2	$44,112	28.57%
Lj Smith And Associates	2	$107,796	28.57%
Computer Services Inc	2	$72,925	28.57%
Saigon Cuisine Restaurant Inc	2	$19,302	28.57%
Zinovia Co Llc Dba Home Town Pharmacy	2	$105,924	28.57%
Sj Pak Llc	2	$33,946	28.57%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	2,770	$20,517	84.12%
Commercial Banking	829	$93,184	29.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	751	$93,337	42.67%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	360	$88,258	24.69%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	280	$94,706	27.40%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	258	$159,851	31.12%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	176	$89,580	23.44%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	123	$104,954	20.57%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	120	$90,112	21.13%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	111	$99,444	22.42%

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.