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 %
Itelligence Inc 23 $98,219 88.46%
Deere Company 23 $89,594 88.46%
Mastech Digital Services Inc 23 $93,524 92.00%
Hire It People Inc 23 $93,457 92.00%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of North Carolina 23 $115,647 92.00%
Centene Management Company Llc 23 $98,720 92.00%
Pristen It Systems Inc 23 $90,624 92.00%
Orange Data Cloud Llc 23 $92,191 92.00%
Decision Six Inc 23 $89,099 92.00%
Xpress Global It Solutions Llc 23 $102,076 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Icf Incorporated Llc 1 $44,970 33.33%
Scynexis Inc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Woods Charter School 1 $37,070 33.33%
Evonik Stockhausen Llc 1 $92,165 33.33%
Louis Heating And Cooling Service Inc 1 $33,696 33.33%
Drs Alston Johal Dunning Pa 1 $166,400 33.33%
Sky Express Inc 1 $55,141 33.33%
Consert Inc 1 $82,098 33.33%
Accelerated Innovators Inc 1 $76,398 33.33%
Hof Textiles Inc 1 $62,400 33.33%

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 $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