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 %
Siemens Energy Inc	295	$82,991	92.48%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc	293	$102,566	92.14%
Ally Bank	293	$116,466	93.31%
Fujitsu America Inc	291	$76,856	92.68%
Bbt Corporation	288	$81,848	92.90%
Siemens Industry Inc	285	$83,721	92.23%
Abb Inc	282	$85,025	91.86%
Herbalife International Of America Inc	273	$107,319	89.22%
National Financial Llc	265	$79,270	87.75%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc	265	$103,373	88.93%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Daniel Harvesting Inc	14	$27,090	100.00%
Rouse Farming Inc	13	$24,864	100.00%
J R Farms Of Lagrange Inc	13	$27,521	100.00%
Badillo Brothers Inc	13	$27,221	100.00%
South River Berry Farms Inc	13	$28,310	100.00%
Buds Blooms Nursery Inc	13	$24,275	100.00%
H2a Usa Llc	13	$33,576	100.00%
Hispanic Women Farmers	12	$28,423	100.00%
Jose M Gracia Harvesting Inc	12	$21,887	100.00%
Reh Farms Inc	12	$23,853	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fujifilm Medical Systems Usa Inc	19	$95,055	30.16%
Wilson County Schools	18	$33,865	29.03%
Freudenberg It	18	$97,221	29.03%
Kpmg Llp	17	$82,658	27.87%
Harris Teeter	17	$115,332	27.87%
Bandwidth Inc	17	$117,500	27.87%
Smartint Technologies Llc	17	$110,456	27.87%
Tyco Electronics Corporation	16	$80,747	27.12%
Compleat Rehab And Sports Therapy Center	16	$65,572	28.07%
Carolinas Physicians Network	16	$179,272	28.07%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,024	$88,039	97.30%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	2,268	$98,187	95.98%
Home Centers	2,133	$102,552	91.82%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	1,782	$80,393	97.97%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,665	$93,487	93.33%
Management Consulting Services	1,509	$78,836	97.73%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1,055	$99,051	91.42%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,047	$76,627	94.49%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	980	$122,925	89.66%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	896	$98,934	89.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cotton Farming	79	$29,113	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	64	$26,648	100.00%
Potato Farming	53	$29,477	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	52	$30,147	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	50	$24,316	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	45	$29,144	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	40	$28,140	100.00%
Apiculture	36	$29,521	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	32	$28,276	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	26	$27,673	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	547	$105,292	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	519	$39,759	100.00%
Home Centers	483	$102,254	100.00%
Landscaping Services	412	$27,889	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	380	$89,557	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	285	$95,447	100.00%
Temporary Help Services	272	$849,557	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	263	$159,551	100.00%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	260	$90,241	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	231	$78,720	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.