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 %
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 %
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