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 %
Dental Assistants 1 $41,808 100.00%
Anthropologists 1 $42,037 100.00%
Biomass Power Plant Managers 1 $169,894 100.00%
Sound Engineering Technicians 1 $35,630 100.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1 $32,739 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $41,018 100.00%
Technical Directors/Managers 1 $85,966 100.00%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1 $38,605 100.00%
Electronic Drafters 1 $49,837 100.00%
Genetic Counselors 1 $73,840 100.00%
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 %
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $103,507 25.00%
Bhutan 1 $23,525 25.00%
Slovakia 1 $63,419 33.33%
Libya 1 $38,220 33.33%
Liberia 1 $18,741 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $45,720 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $35,650 33.33%
Lesotho 1 $22,027 33.33%
Belize 1 $35,963 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $72,384 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 62 $112,736 89.86%
Fidelity Workplace Investing Llc 62 $105,478 91.18%
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies Inc 61 $88,872 89.71%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 61 $98,009 89.71%
Novant Health Inc 61 $91,693 89.71%
Novant Medical Group Inc 61 $214,697 89.71%
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation 61 $83,640 89.71%
Svk Systems Inc 60 $82,382 89.55%
Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority 60 $84,692 89.55%
Diyotta Inc 60 $75,818 89.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William Brinkley 2 $23,067 100.00%
Ultra Mart And Sports Shop 2 $21,882 100.00%
Pascual Francisco 2 $31,949 100.00%
Andrew Tyson 2 $19,092 100.00%
Tnt Family Farms 2 $32,885 100.00%
Remus Jennings Outlaw Jr 2 $24,324 100.00%
Paul Spaulding Smith 2 $18,530 100.00%
Kurt Vance 2 $18,894 100.00%
Center Pivot Farms 2 $24,658 100.00%
Owens Farming Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kearey Builders Inc 3 $75,123 30.00%
Real Food Durham Llc Dba Guasaca 3 $63,884 30.00%
Kims Yongin Martial Arts School Inc 3 $22,097 30.00%
Synchrony Bank 3 $103,834 33.33%
E2open Llc 3 $109,200 33.33%
Express Cleaning Service Inc 3 $19,746 33.33%
Jeldwen Inc 3 $90,029 33.33%
Centric Brands Holding Llc 3 $97,219 33.33%
Power Relaying Solutions Pllc 3 $66,269 33.33%
Ampere Computing Llc 3 $120,842 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