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 %
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	2	$94,598	100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers	2	$64,782	100.00%
Community Health Workers	2	$40,726	100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$28,340	100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians	2	$56,659	100.00%
Recreational Therapists	2	$44,117	100.00%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	2	$36,525	100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	2	$110,251	100.00%
Investment Fund Managers	2	$131,529	100.00%
Microsystems Engineers	2	$93,164	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Volvo Group North America Llc	240	$87,092	89.22%
Vidant Medical Group Llc	238	$145,883	89.47%
Zenmonics Inc	237	$83,585	89.10%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	236	$87,509	89.39%
Amazoncom Services Llc	234	$92,213	89.66%
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	233	$51,222	89.27%
It People Corporation	233	$75,825	90.66%
Euclid Innovations Inc	232	$79,340	90.63%
Apogee Medical Group North Carolina Pc	227	$150,754	90.44%
Cummins Inc	227	$70,536	90.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cotton Services Inc	11	$28,174	100.00%
Gene Parker Farms Llc	10	$22,785	100.00%
Sky Top Orchard	10	$28,768	100.00%
Triple B Farms Inc	10	$24,901	100.00%
Harvestco Llc	10	$29,179	100.00%
North Carolina Harvesting Llc	10	$29,459	100.00%
Koopman Dairies Inc	10	$26,761	100.00%
Burch Equipment Llc	10	$24,382	100.00%
Sandhill Turf Inc	10	$19,494	100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc	10	$30,187	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insight Intelli Inc	15	$103,799	28.85%
Controlled Contamination Services	15	$19,934	29.41%
Dimension Data North America	14	$88,959	27.45%
The Vanguard Group	14	$113,327	28.00%
Super Global Mart Charlotte Llc Dba Super G Mart	14	$17,928	28.00%
Midas Hospitality Llc	14	$17,323	28.57%
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc	14	$123,755	28.57%
Strata Solutions Inc	13	$92,197	26.53%
Quality Education Academy	13	$38,608	27.08%
Luxoft Usa Inc	13	$82,218	27.66%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	872	$152,623	87.81%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	855	$95,412	87.24%
Temporary Help Services	831	$92,467	86.11%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	827	$82,879	86.15%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	795	$88,709	89.93%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	719	$91,260	89.88%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	645	$99,100	90.08%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	629	$68,865	89.99%
Office Administrative Services	582	$79,828	83.38%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	554	$106,682	85.49%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Production	26	$28,347	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	22	$27,866	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	18	$30,313	100.00%
Apple Orchards	17	$26,886	100.00%
Corn Farming	14	$29,294	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	14	$30,181	100.00%
Hay Farming	12	$24,941	85.71%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	12	$28,210	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	12	$28,711	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$28,483	91.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	198	$90,110	100.00%
Insurance Carriers	193	$103,170	100.00%
Masonry Contractors	173	$27,236	100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	158	$99,323	100.00%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	144	$101,513	100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	137	$102,009	100.00%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	133	$81,357	100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	131	$90,359	100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	130	$106,214	100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	119	$39,156	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.