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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 326 $80,554 92.09%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 325 $86,146 95.59%
Ppd Development Lp 320 $80,886 96.10%
Collabera Inc 304 $89,420 91.57%
Infomerica Inc 294 $63,344 89.36%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 292 $80,810 88.75%
Fujitsu America Inc 291 $76,856 92.68%
Bbt Corporation 288 $81,848 91.72%
Abb Inc 269 $83,702 87.06%
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings 269 $104,174 88.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fujifilm Medical Systems Usa Inc 19 $95,055 28.36%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 19 $87,461 28.79%
Spectraforce Technologies Inc 19 $96,440 29.23%
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Dba 19 $98,432 29.23%
United Guaranty Corporation 19 $87,584 29.69%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 18 $120,573 28.13%
Wilson County Schools 18 $33,865 28.57%
Freudenberg It 18 $97,221 29.03%
Kpmg Llp 17 $82,658 27.42%
Tyco Electronics Corporation 16 $80,747 26.23%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 61 $28,000 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 52 $25,044 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 49 $24,141 100.00%
Potato Farming 39 $26,998 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,613 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 35 $28,282 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $27,550 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $27,929 100.00%
Crop Production 26 $28,347 100.00%
Apiculture 24 $27,965 100.00%

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