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 %
Family and General Practitioners 133 $139,802 89.86%
Actuaries 132 $102,657 89.80%
Computer User Support Specialists 130 $49,652 93.53%
General and Operations Managers 120 $107,118 88.24%
Materials Scientists 114 $59,008 83.82%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 113 $57,147 84.33%
Graphic Designers 112 $45,069 87.50%
Psychiatrists 109 $136,752 85.83%
Coaches and Scouts 107 $30,597 84.92%
Industrial Production Managers 104 $96,587 83.20%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 13 $55,389 46.43%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 13 $20,947 46.43%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $48,277 42.86%
Chief Executives 12 $190,157 42.86%
Compliance Officers 12 $80,969 42.86%
Mathematicians 12 $76,702 44.44%
Family and General Practitioners 12 $150,904 44.44%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $57,583 40.74%
Purchasing Managers 11 $102,767 40.74%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 11 $67,008 42.31%
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 %
Portugal 7 $83,029 41.18%
Peru 7 $50,282 43.75%
Indonesia 7 $47,396 43.75%
Chile 7 $74,875 43.75%
United States Of America 6 $84,618 40.00%
Kenya 6 $68,034 40.00%
Jordan 6 $79,478 42.86%
Bahamas 6 $80,253 42.86%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 5 $21,653 38.46%
Switzerland 5 $87,736 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Inc 57 $102,760 90.48%
Premier Healthcare Solutions Inc 57 $104,573 90.48%
Stratapult Inc 56 $80,970 88.89%
Allscripts Healthcare Llc 56 $94,021 90.32%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 56 $76,172 90.32%
Bluecross Blueshield Of North Carolina 56 $92,398 90.32%
The Matlen Silver Group Inc 55 $107,456 88.71%
Svk Systems Inc 55 $80,323 88.71%
Prime Consulting Llc 55 $97,206 90.16%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 54 $70,202 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leybold Optics Usa Inc 2 $89,149 25.00%
Iron Data Solutions Llc 2 $81,557 25.00%
Twin Dragons Of Brevard Inc 2 $20,946 25.00%
Readsoft Us Solutions Lab Inc 2 $105,477 25.00%
Aptargroup Inc 2 $115,898 25.00%
Ideas 2 $88,109 25.00%
Ewj Company Llc 2 $24,513 25.00%
Telerent Leasing Corporation 2 $92,425 25.00%
Triad Adult And Pediatric Medicine Inc 2 $152,693 25.00%
Kinsale Holdings Inc 2 $3,545,859 25.00%

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