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 %
Logisticians 214 $62,674 88.80%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 213 $46,174 91.03%
Chemical Engineers 202 $79,305 87.45%
Marketing Managers 198 $115,304 85.71%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 194 $58,426 84.72%
Biomedical Engineers 192 $68,233 84.96%
Soil and Plant Scientists 190 $49,701 84.82%
Financial Managers 176 $118,298 79.28%
Human Resources Specialists 175 $56,047 90.21%
Animal Breeders 167 $27,002 86.98%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Costa Rica 14 $67,355 50.00%
Malaysia 13 $75,798 48.15%
Syria 12 $105,631 50.00%
Ghana 11 $70,503 50.00%
El Salvador 10 $38,572 45.45%
Sweden 9 $86,544 42.86%
New Zealand 8 $69,489 40.00%
Netherlands 8 $76,485 40.00%
Ireland 8 $90,634 40.00%
Singapore 7 $63,529 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,374 $85,386 98.59%
Wipro Limited 2,205 $71,377 91.91%
Randstad Technologies Llc 1,981 $94,484 88.28%
Ibm Corporation 1,809 $82,596 87.48%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,788 $85,573 91.60%
Lowes Companies Inc 1,781 $98,567 98.51%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 1,669 $88,356 97.09%
Cisco Systems Inc 1,506 $97,280 88.59%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 1,349 $109,145 87.65%
Duke University And Medical Center 1,332 $50,346 87.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Inc 77 $82,307 26.83%
Herbalife International 77 $102,407 27.02%
Truist Bank 75 $95,695 30.74%
Bbt 72 $84,434 32.73%
Chesapeake Containment Systems Inc 67 $27,347 32.37%
Neo Prism Solutions 67 $84,227 32.52%
Qorvo Us Inc 66 $93,644 40.99%
Cree Inc 63 $83,049 39.38%
United Maintenance Corporation 61 $17,500 39.61%
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings 58 $101,450 40.56%

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%

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