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 %
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 %
Satyam Computer Services Limited 43 $64,435 89.58%
Electric Power Research Institute Inc 43 $80,868 89.58%
Vsion Technologies Inc 43 $91,855 91.49%
Sourceinfotech Inc 43 $71,467 91.49%
Mutex Systems Inc 43 $75,026 91.49%
Majescomastek 43 $68,540 91.49%
Lorven Group Inc 43 $69,338 91.49%
Avant Systems Inc 42 $71,242 89.36%
Datastaff Inc 42 $101,254 89.36%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 42 $81,137 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cengage Learning Inc 2 $83,887 33.33%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 2 $146,411 33.33%
Piedmont Utility Group Inc 2 $45,843 33.33%
Reged Inc 2 $127,067 33.33%
Cryovac Llc 2 $137,145 33.33%
Envestnet Financial Technologies Inc 2 $108,638 33.33%
Nutec Inc 2 $98,634 33.33%
Telit Wireless Solutions 2 $80,933 33.33%
Morgan Corp 2 $59,707 33.33%
Clorox Services Company 2 $147,358 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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