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 %
Coaches and Scouts 115 $31,049 84.56%
Microbiologists 114 $50,976 85.07%
Cost Estimators 110 $55,413 82.71%
Natural Sciences Managers 109 $109,968 84.50%
Psychiatrists 109 $136,752 88.62%
Environmental Engineers 108 $65,582 90.76%
Dentists, General 101 $143,979 87.07%
Training and Development Specialists 100 $56,445 86.21%
Construction Managers 98 $86,913 87.50%
Risk Management Specialists 97 $70,385 88.99%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupational Therapists 11 $65,715 37.93%
Chemical Engineers 11 $88,723 39.29%
Computer User Support Specialists 11 $61,135 39.29%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $46,370 39.29%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 11 $26,790 39.29%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $57,583 39.29%
Chefs and Head Cooks 11 $48,267 39.29%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 10 $51,927 37.04%
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $88,814 37.04%
Environmental Engineers 10 $72,434 38.46%
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 %
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 37 $81,513 92.50%
Mythri Consulting Llc 37 $86,562 92.50%
Orrba Systems Llc 37 $91,153 92.50%
Oakton Technologies Llc 37 $90,801 92.50%
Genesis Corp 37 $112,006 92.50%
Paramount Software Solutions 36 $65,614 90.00%
Perk Systems Inc 36 $62,256 90.00%
Bandwidth Inc 36 $111,699 90.00%
Verizon Data Services Llc 36 $102,400 90.00%
Conflux Systems Inc 36 $87,782 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chuck Puckett 1 $17,454 100.00%
Derrick Joyce 1 $23,442 100.00%
C V Pilson Farm 1 $21,466 100.00%
Lucas Bautista 1 $29,453 100.00%
Steve Mitchell 1 $17,654 100.00%
Cv Pilson Farm 1 $23,442 100.00%
Garrett Johnson 1 $25,480 100.00%
Danny Joe Pope Farms 1 $23,837 100.00%
Love Mill Farms Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Richard Shane Whitaker 1 $20,530 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Winston Salem Industries For The Blind 1 $44,762 20.00%
Dominion Management Group Llc 1 $37,398 20.00%
Case Farms 1 $77,043 20.00%
Mecatron Technology Ltd 1 $59,987 20.00%
Toreros V Mexican Restaurant 1 $29,890 20.00%
Robeson Health Care Corporation 1 $120,349 20.00%
Renesas Technology America Inc 1 $67,974 20.00%
Polylinks Inc 1 $50,190 20.00%
Monterrey Mexican Restaurant 1 $20,384 20.00%
Thai Lanna Inc 1 $40,622 20.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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