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 %
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 %
Mindtree Limited 386 $73,704 91.04%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 381 $70,967 91.15%
Igate Technologies Inc 381 $69,004 97.19%
System Soft Technologies Llc 380 $74,885 96.94%
East Carolina University 361 $79,596 92.09%
Emc Corporation 335 $91,457 87.24%
Fis Management Services Llc 335 $100,344 90.30%
Red Hat Inc 334 $93,930 90.03%
Belk Inc 330 $105,037 90.41%
Mitchellmartin Inc 327 $115,822 90.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Be Aerospace Inc 24 $89,962 31.17%
Torque Technologies Llc 24 $88,152 31.17%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 23 $94,818 30.67%
Gkn Driveline North America Inc 22 $84,401 29.33%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc 22 $95,580 30.14%
Triad Math And Science Academy Company 21 $48,039 29.17%
Reveille Technologiesinc 21 $93,246 29.17%
Nokia Of America Corporation 21 $93,467 30.00%
Scor Global Life Americas Reinsurance Company 20 $105,166 28.99%
Data Caliper Llc 20 $100,229 29.85%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 22 $27,866 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $30,181 100.00%
Apple Orchards 14 $25,600 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $28,211 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 12 $28,210 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $24,219 91.67%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $28,230 90.91%
Corn Farming 10 $27,857 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 10 $28,556 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 9 $27,528 90.00%

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