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 %
Speech-Language Pathologists 35 $62,361 87.50%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 35 $70,644 87.50%
Credit Analysts 34 $62,990 87.18%
Quality Control Systems Managers 34 $107,283 87.18%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 34 $88,871 87.18%
Clergy 33 $35,806 89.19%
Logistics Engineers 31 $73,200 86.11%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 31 $83,077 86.11%
Mechatronics Engineers 30 $90,741 85.71%
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $39,162 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $50,470 31.25%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $62,923 31.25%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $40,770 31.25%
Human Resources Managers 5 $116,971 31.25%
Human Resources Specialists 5 $69,260 31.25%
Office Clerks, General 5 $30,830 31.25%
Psychiatrists 5 $165,281 31.25%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 5 $27,281 31.25%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 5 $51,343 33.33%
Training and Development Specialists 5 $65,316 33.33%
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 %
Costa Rica 15 $73,036 48.39%
Argentina 15 $70,690 50.00%
Zimbabwe 15 $41,538 55.56%
Poland 14 $76,709 51.85%
Sri Lanka 14 $73,651 53.85%
Malaysia 13 $75,798 54.17%
El Salvador 10 $38,572 43.48%
Sweden 10 $86,705 47.62%
Chile 9 $83,866 42.86%
Ireland 9 $97,389 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fmc Lithium Usa Corp 6 $97,826 100.00%
Entit Software Llc 6 $87,801 100.00%
Perry L Jeffries Dds And Associates Pa 6 $135,100 100.00%
Abn Tech Corporation 6 $93,357 100.00%
Masonite Corporation 6 $88,345 100.00%
Qualitas Infotech Inc 6 $85,412 100.00%
E Advance Llc 6 $90,535 100.00%
Trinamix Inc 6 $96,183 100.00%
Nd Global Consulting Services Inc 6 $82,611 100.00%
Smart It Staffing Inc 6 $91,298 100.00%
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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 86,618 $80,172 92.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,522 $87,167 94.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,536 $85,309 88.70%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,750 $59,258 81.85%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,398 $84,482 96.21%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 5,690 $109,505 98.92%
Commercial Banking 4,878 $97,005 94.04%
Engineering Services 3,315 $76,740 90.28%
Other Computer Related Services 3,274 $81,640 89.90%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,036 $40,726 91.83%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 907 $29,266 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 673 $26,038 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 651 $27,950 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 261 $27,962 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 206 $28,293 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 179 $29,003 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $24,331 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 86 $28,026 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 83 $27,054 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 81 $22,152 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,610 $155,579 100.00%
Poultry Processing 3,309 $21,743 100.00%
Janitorial Services 1,856 $17,931 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,482 $93,979 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,050 $57,458 100.00%
Commercial Banking 906 $95,155 100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 798 $94,648 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 629 $95,544 100.00%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 600 $89,614 100.00%
Engineering Services 549 $83,989 100.00%

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