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 %
Iconsoft Inc	42	$84,396	91.30%
Dataquest Corp	42	$83,728	93.33%
Markit North America Inc	42	$96,795	93.33%
Research Triangle Institute Rti International	41	$79,134	91.11%
North Carolina Agriculture And Technical State University	41	$57,315	91.11%
Savantis Solutions Llc	41	$86,942	91.11%
Corporate Computer Services Inc	41	$60,242	91.11%
Compest Solutions Inc	41	$72,518	91.11%
Citco Technology Management Inc	41	$99,722	91.11%
Trigger It Llc	41	$77,051	91.11%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Socrates Academy Charter	2	$53,747	33.33%
Dp World Americas Ro Inc	2	$219,783	33.33%
Synchrony Bank	2	$86,237	33.33%
Express Cleaning Service Inc	2	$20,342	33.33%
Capfinancial Partners Llc	2	$110,999	33.33%
Inmar Supply Chain Solutions Llc	2	$33,342	33.33%
Data Domain Llc	2	$102,534	33.33%
J A Stone Work Llc	2	$42,203	33.33%
Bakkavor Foods Usa Inc	2	$116,698	33.33%
Ecolab Inc	2	$129,959	33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sports And Recreation Instruction	38	$28,714	88.37%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	38	$88,191	90.48%
Sales Financing	37	$81,465	88.10%
Advertising Agencies	37	$67,377	88.10%
Industrial Design Services	36	$70,337	85.71%
Motor Vehicle Supplies And New Parts Merchant Wholesalers	35	$73,167	83.33%
Hardware Manufacturing	35	$74,107	83.33%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	35	$102,696	85.37%
Landscape Architectural Services	35	$51,490	87.50%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing	34	$100,589	87.18%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	2	$82,160	16.67%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing	2	$86,029	18.18%
Cut Stock Resawing Lumber And Planing	2	$70,689	18.18%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	2	$54,860	18.18%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	2	$89,243	18.18%
Administration Of Housing Programs Urban Planning And Community Development	2	$52,458	18.18%
Plastics Packaging Film And Sheet Including Laminated Manufacturing	2	$57,512	18.18%
Other Specialty Food Retailers	2	$38,813	18.18%
All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	2	$161,065	18.18%
Individual And Family Services	2	$52,229	18.18%

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.