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 %
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 %
Technicon Design Corporation 10 $88,814 83.33%
I Cubed Holding Inc 10 $89,627 83.33%
Expandtree Inc 10 $79,766 83.33%
Archer Grey Llc 10 $100,327 83.33%
Power Grid Engineering Llc 10 $86,320 83.33%
Windsun Technologies Llc 10 $92,612 83.33%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc An Abb Company 10 $89,894 90.91%
Neutronit Inc 10 $90,688 90.91%
Grifols Shared Services North America Inc 10 $97,427 90.91%
Etek It Services Inc 10 $89,488 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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