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 %
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 52 $83,097 88.14%
Corning Incorporated 52 $113,797 88.14%
Parexel International Llc 52 $113,696 88.14%
E Business International Inc 52 $86,391 88.14%
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 52 $95,917 88.14%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 52 $62,290 89.66%
St Tech Inc 52 $71,490 89.66%
Tekstrom Inc 51 $59,285 87.93%
Genome International Corporation 51 $61,137 87.93%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 51 $79,343 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carawans Enterprises Inc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Steve C Johnson 2 $29,619 100.00%
Caldwell County Nursery Tree Farm Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Brooks R Harper 2 $22,183 100.00%
William Bolton 2 $23,889 100.00%
Fidencio V Gonzalez 2 $29,182 100.00%
Sarah Michaels Farm 2 $30,233 100.00%
Gary M Thomas Sr 2 $31,949 100.00%
John Milton Beaman Farm 2 $20,998 100.00%
Dupree Farms Llc 2 $23,837 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beverly Knits Inc 2 $61,214 25.00%
China Star Of 88 Inc 2 $21,414 25.00%
Jl Taekwondo Academy Llc 2 $26,853 25.00%
Twin Dragons Of Brevard Inc 2 $20,946 25.00%
Leybold Optics Usa Inc 2 $89,149 25.00%
Kims Food Inc 2 $31,689 25.00%
Iron Data Solutions Llc 2 $81,557 25.00%
Readsoft Us Solutions Lab Inc 2 $105,477 25.00%
Ideas 2 $88,109 25.00%
T J Group Llc 2 $25,688 25.00%

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