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
208,374 91.72% $83,844 H-1B
12,712 5.60% $95,508 PERM
4,759 2.09% $26,131 H-2A
1,335 0.59% $90,896 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Carolina has seen a total of 227,180 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Carolina is the H-1B visa with 208,374 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.72% of North Carolina's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 12,712 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.60% of North Carolina's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Carolina (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Network Support Specialists 140 $67,448 87.50%
General and Operations Managers 139 $107,663 88.54%
Family and General Practitioners 133 $139,802 89.26%
Computer User Support Specialists 130 $49,652 87.25%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 124 $57,654 86.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 123 $45,461 86.01%
Industrial Production Managers 122 $98,280 85.92%
Graphic Designers 120 $46,032 85.11%
Materials Scientists 120 $58,854 85.71%
Physicists 118 $58,333 85.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aerospace Engineers 14 $96,432 42.42%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $47,194 43.75%
Purchasing Managers 13 $102,536 40.63%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 13 $18,139 40.63%
Family and General Practitioners 12 $150,904 38.71%
Chief Executives 12 $190,157 38.71%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $48,277 40.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 12 $67,307 40.00%
Mathematicians 12 $76,702 41.38%
Compliance Officers 12 $80,969 41.38%
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 19,474 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,902 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in North Carolina From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,664 $148,483 48.37%
China 566 $59,024 39.89%
Vietnam 444 $28,310 37.22%
Mexico 428 $44,118 43.28%
South Korea 423 $25,177 43.52%
Canada 192 $94,455 42.48%
Brazil 136 $75,659 40.72%
Iran 83 $35,568 29.12%
United Kingdom 68 $91,504 37.57%
Pakistan 64 $79,632 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Satin Solutions Llc 24 $77,841 88.89%
Jnit Technologies Inc 24 $85,519 88.89%
Telligen Tech Inc 24 $79,900 88.89%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 24 $89,838 88.89%
Img Systems Inc 24 $76,299 88.89%
Insight Intelli Inc 24 $83,410 88.89%
Vaarida Technologies Llc 24 $100,953 88.89%
Golden Tech Systems Inc 24 $91,284 88.89%
Avalara Inc 24 $113,116 88.89%
Relic Solutions Llc 24 $79,923 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steven L Harnage 1 $26,354 100.00%
Vegetable Harvesting Llc 1 $32,885 100.00%
Jason Stuart Daniel 1 $23,442 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc 12 1 $32,885 100.00%
Eddie Lee Farms 1 $21,466 100.00%
Deep Greens Nursery Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
James Vernon Britt 1 $17,654 100.00%
J Rivera Harvesting Inc 1 $20,511 100.00%
Catalina Galaviz 1 $29,453 100.00%
Applewood Harvesting Llc 1 $25,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Studio Tk 1 $70,054 33.33%
Storeworks Technologies Limited 1 $150,363 33.33%
Merinos Furniture And Carpet Inc 1 $77,397 33.33%
Verisk Health Inc 1 $70,803 33.33%
Superfici America Inc 1 $97,136 33.33%
Mj Y Corporation Inc 1 $18,262 33.33%
Pyvera Llc 1 $105,934 33.33%
Kovaiser Llc 1 $83,803 33.33%
Htl Furniture Inc 1 $153,795 33.33%
Chois Construction Inc 1 $27,456 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 3 $33,280 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $23,451 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $28,649 100.00%
Floriculture Production 3 $31,117 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $27,615 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 3 $26,721 100.00%
Peanut Farming 2 $27,590 66.67%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance 2 $37,814 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $25,095 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 2 $23,639 100.00%

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 $83,844. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage