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 %
Truist Bank 489 $104,920 95.32%
Metlife Group Inc 478 $96,065 93.91%
Lenovo United States Inc 474 $84,619 94.05%
Kforce Inc 472 $88,066 94.78%
Lexisnexis Usa 467 $99,723 94.15%
Wake Forest University Health Sciences 461 $76,675 96.04%
Murphy Brown Llc 448 $34,813 93.92%
Charter Communications Inc 409 $103,663 90.09%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 409 $69,817 92.53%
Ust Global Inc 399 $62,605 92.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arch Us Mi Services Inc 32 $98,369 35.96%
Honeywell International Inc 30 $113,469 34.09%
Iqvia Rds Inc 29 $99,638 33.72%
Dynpro Inc 29 $98,416 34.12%
Addepto It Solutions Llc 29 $85,842 34.94%
Resers Fine Foods Inc 28 $25,522 35.00%
Nextgen Solutions Inc 28 $90,065 35.90%
Frontline Consulting Services Inc 28 $87,626 35.90%
Te Connectivity Corporation 27 $97,385 35.06%
Apex Analytix Llc 25 $94,186 32.47%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 1 $79,706 100.00%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 1 $90,200 100.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 1 $63,419 100.00%
Hospitals 1 $109,450 100.00%
Wheat Farming 1 $52,936 100.00%
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing 1 $36,046 100.00%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers 1 $88,670 100.00%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 1 $67,704 100.00%
Wineries 1 $87,880 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 1 $182,936 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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