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 %
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,074 $85,496 95.58%
Mechanical Engineers 1,941 $73,012 90.15%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,768 $81,595 92.86%
Electrical Engineers 1,741 $82,885 91.54%
Statisticians 1,672 $84,800 88.28%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,429 $49,844 78.34%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,394 $89,056 89.82%
Accountants and Auditors 1,351 $61,530 92.09%
Web Developers 1,349 $57,459 95.40%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,308 $40,909 94.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $29,938 5.41%
Food Preparation Workers 4 $24,711 3.74%
Farm Labor Contractors 4 $29,453 4.00%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2 $31,949 2.56%
Construction Laborers 2 $27,903 2.90%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $25,875 3.03%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $30,160 1.52%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 1 $29,453 1.89%
Cooks, All Other 1 $32,885 1.89%
Commercial Pilots 1 $47,029 1.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 201 $89,812 59.82%
Electrical Engineers 157 $86,478 58.58%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 153 $24,121 57.95%
Internists, General 151 $161,317 61.38%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 133 $17,333 67.86%
Mechanical Engineers 128 $77,940 65.98%
Database Administrators 126 $92,864 73.26%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 115 $20,144 76.16%
Industrial Engineers 111 $77,100 79.29%
Accountants and Auditors 104 $73,044 75.36%
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 %
Lenovo United States Inc 525 $86,055 85.92%
Kforce Inc 522 $91,118 91.90%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc 500 $76,855 88.97%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 496 $75,804 91.68%
Wake Forest University Health Sciences 495 $78,332 93.22%
Charter Communications Inc 481 $105,252 93.95%
Lexisnexis Usa 475 $100,033 92.77%
Murphy Brown Llc 450 $34,875 90.36%
Ust Global Inc 427 $64,386 90.85%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 421 $89,333 95.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jones Sweet Potato Equipment Inc 17 $27,235 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 17 $28,387 100.00%
Richard J Freeman 17 $26,959 100.00%
Rob Glover Farming Llc 16 $28,402 100.00%
John Chefas 16 $27,953 100.00%
Boykin Farms Inc 16 $26,061 100.00%
Rwl Farms Inc 16 $22,265 100.00%
Tom Vinson Jr 16 $25,815 100.00%
Nc Growers Association Inc Ncga 16 $24,003 100.00%
William B Vernon Sr 16 $23,828 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honeywell International Inc 38 $114,796 39.18%
Tibco Software Inc 37 $72,432 39.36%
Lpl Financial Llc 35 $93,807 37.23%
Syneos Health Llc 35 $94,365 38.04%
Biogen Inc 34 $112,336 37.78%
Iqvia Rds Inc 33 $97,887 37.08%
Arch Us Mi Services Inc 33 $98,394 37.93%
Dynpro Inc 30 $99,211 35.29%
Davis Landscape Ltd 30 $25,917 36.14%
Frontline Consulting Services Inc 28 $87,626 33.73%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Convention And Trade Show Organizers 3 $62,399 100.00%
Beauty Salons 3 $17,607 100.00%
Commercial Screen Printing 3 $49,788 100.00%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 3 $89,676 100.00%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors 3 $73,466 100.00%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 3 $65,520 100.00%
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing 3 $79,546 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 2 $85,509 66.67%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2 $90,594 66.67%
Fuel Dealers 2 $99,310 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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