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 %
Norway 1 $101,005 33.33%
United Arab Emirates 1 $22,027 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $22,027 33.33%
Brunei 1 $96,762 50.00%
Marshall Islands 1 $38,563 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $39,970 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $70,266 50.00%
Algeria 1 $42,310 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $55,557 50.00%
Botswana 1 $68,390 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fayetteville State University 57 $59,088 90.48%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 57 $57,065 90.48%
Unify Solutions Inc 57 $72,312 90.48%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 56 $86,397 90.32%
Stratapult Inc 56 $80,970 90.32%
Lincoln National Corporation 56 $107,800 90.32%
Vencedor Software Group Inc 56 $75,302 90.32%
Fmr Llc 56 $88,576 90.32%
Bluecross Blueshield Of North Carolina 56 $92,398 90.32%
Prime Consulting Llc 56 $97,835 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Critcher Brothers Produce Inc 2 $25,480 100.00%
James B Henson 2 $17,654 100.00%
Carol Sue Blueberry Farm Inc 2 $31,169 100.00%
Melvin Brent Adcock Jr 2 $19,560 100.00%
Billy Ray Adcock Jr 2 $21,788 100.00%
H D Farms Inc 2 $20,857 100.00%
H H Farms Produce Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Hernandez Harvesting Llc 2 $32,885 100.00%
Ronnie E Wood 2 $22,295 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nc 5 2 $31,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kings Motors Inc 2 $31,741 22.22%
Digital Designs Inc 2 $76,690 22.22%
Computerway Food Systems Inc 2 $87,537 22.22%
Techpillarsinc 2 $62,358 22.22%
Novella Clinical 2 $64,636 22.22%
Mechanical Contractors Inc 2 $66,019 22.22%
T N T Carports Inc 2 $88,796 22.22%
H Stadiem Inc 2 $19,323 22.22%
Carolinas Anson Healthcare Inc Dba A Community Ho 2 $126,495 25.00%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Comm 2 $129,204 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