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 %
Risk Management Specialists 102 $70,628 82.93%
Natural Sciences Managers 101 $107,665 84.87%
Environmental Engineers 101 $65,023 87.07%
Microbiologists 99 $48,675 90.00%
Cost Estimators 95 $53,963 87.16%
Physicists 94 $55,506 86.24%
Accountants 92 $59,438 85.19%
Surgeons 91 $101,267 84.26%
Training and Development Specialists 91 $55,470 85.05%
Hospitalists 91 $158,345 85.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Quantitative Analysts 11 $67,008 42.31%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $57,583 42.31%
Computer User Support Specialists 11 $61,135 44.00%
Economists 10 $76,026 40.00%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 10 $51,927 40.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $88,814 40.00%
Engineers, All Other 10 $83,165 40.00%
Environmental Engineers 10 $72,434 41.67%
Chemical Engineers 10 $89,228 41.67%
Dentists, General 9 $159,976 37.50%
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 %
Cybersolve It Inc 5 $71,722 100.00%
Iblesoft Inc Duns791327054 5 $76,914 100.00%
Peoplefluent Inc 5 $74,729 100.00%
Samru Systems Llc 5 $82,277 100.00%
Infusiondev Llc 5 $89,203 100.00%
Edvensoft Solutions Llc 5 $69,264 100.00%
Talari Networks Inc 5 $90,264 100.00%
Lydall Thermalacoustical Inc 5 $72,588 100.00%
Data Science Technologies Llc 5 $80,645 100.00%
Phononic Inc 5 $92,385 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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