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 %
Uzbekistan 2 $102,804 33.33%
Bermuda 2 $44,242 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $80,788 40.00%
Finland 2 $63,454 40.00%
Morocco 2 $92,853 40.00%
Barbados 2 $45,785 40.00%
Yemen 2 $24,253 50.00%
Dominican Republic 2 $132,215 50.00%
Sudan 2 $88,151 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $123,500 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iconsoft Inc 42 $84,396 91.30%
Dataquest Corp 42 $83,728 93.33%
Markit North America Inc 42 $96,795 93.33%
Research Triangle Institute Rti International 41 $79,134 91.11%
North Carolina Agriculture And Technical State University 41 $57,315 91.11%
Savantis Solutions Llc 41 $86,942 91.11%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 41 $60,242 91.11%
Compest Solutions Inc 41 $72,518 91.11%
Citco Technology Management Inc 41 $99,722 91.11%
Trigger It Llc 41 $77,051 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Socrates Academy Charter 2 $53,747 33.33%
Dp World Americas Ro Inc 2 $219,783 33.33%
Synchrony Bank 2 $86,237 33.33%
Express Cleaning Service Inc 2 $20,342 33.33%
Capfinancial Partners Llc 2 $110,999 33.33%
Inmar Supply Chain Solutions Llc 2 $33,342 33.33%
Data Domain Llc 2 $102,534 33.33%
J A Stone Work Llc 2 $42,203 33.33%
Bakkavor Foods Usa Inc 2 $116,698 33.33%
Ecolab Inc 2 $129,959 33.33%

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