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 %
Commercial and Industrial Designers 166 $51,786 87.83%
Validation Engineers 165 $77,756 88.71%
Materials Engineers 161 $72,440 87.50%
Bioinformatics Scientists 158 $76,366 91.86%
Computer Hardware Engineers 143 $85,574 84.62%
Computer Network Support Specialists 140 $67,448 84.85%
Sales Managers 140 $97,045 85.37%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 137 $68,934 84.05%
Veterinarians 136 $54,262 86.62%
Biostatisticians 135 $87,495 90.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 17 $29,061 48.57%
Clergy 15 $37,170 44.12%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 15 $56,085 44.12%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $47,194 43.75%
Computer Network Support Specialists 14 $63,153 45.16%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 14 $54,401 45.16%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 14 $31,554 45.16%
Roofers 14 $33,114 48.28%
Biological Scientists, All Other 14 $56,952 48.28%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 13 $20,947 46.43%
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 %
Venezuela 26 $62,488 38.24%
Bangladesh 25 $51,777 43.10%
Australia 25 $100,775 43.86%
Ukraine 25 $66,475 45.45%
Turkey 25 $70,744 45.45%
Italy 24 $79,059 43.64%
Ecuador 22 $48,184 40.74%
France 20 $97,801 38.46%
Israel 19 $99,969 43.18%
Japan 19 $71,429 43.18%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sas Institute Inc 671 $91,821 91.54%
Netapp Inc 639 $99,922 88.14%
International Business Machines Corporation 609 $96,094 88.39%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 585 $90,190 89.59%
Randstad Technologies Lp 568 $75,256 88.89%
Persistent Systems Inc 567 $69,333 89.15%
Deloitte Touche Llp 563 $70,695 96.24%
Tabner Inc 515 $83,447 89.88%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc 505 $76,494 88.29%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 496 $75,804 87.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ally Bank 46 $106,982 44.66%
Lendingtree 43 $98,596 42.16%
Ettain Group 41 $111,433 40.20%
Cam Contracting Llc 40 $38,293 39.60%
Cummins Inc 38 $78,718 37.62%
Tibco Software Inc 37 $72,432 37.76%
Lpl Financial Llc 35 $93,807 36.08%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 34 $108,555 35.42%
Syneos Health Llc 33 $93,801 35.11%
Biogen Inc 32 $112,148 34.04%

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