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 %
Denmark 3 $85,620 50.00%
Bolivia 3 $58,673 50.00%
Austria 3 $99,819 50.00%
Laos 3 $19,823 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $108,444 60.00%
Belgium 3 $104,804 60.00%
Yemen 2 $24,253 40.00%
Panama 2 $41,050 40.00%
Tanzania 2 $25,771 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $65,406 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diaspark Inc 30 $64,333 90.91%
Global Infotech Inc 30 $67,362 90.91%
Strategic Systems Inc 30 $74,499 90.91%
Sealed Air Corporation 30 $97,650 90.91%
I Link Solutions Inc 30 $86,666 90.91%
Apps Solutions Inc 30 $75,024 90.91%
Freudenberg It Lp 30 $96,085 90.91%
Vbridgeit Inc 30 $92,704 90.91%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 30 $96,927 90.91%
Sydata Inc 30 $88,437 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adcocks Nursery Plant Movers Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Mcdaniel Tree Farm 1 $22,298 100.00%
Tehandon Nursery 1 $20,530 100.00%
William K Strader 1 $23,837 100.00%
Martin C Daniel 1 $16,640 100.00%
King Fresh Tomato Inc 1 $19,510 100.00%
James Keith Smith 1 $23,837 100.00%
Beech Creek Farms Llc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Sanders Spreading And Farms Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Sm Harvesting Llc 1 $29,453 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Hawbridge School 1 $43,860 33.33%
Abm Electrical Power Solutions 1 $37 33.33%
Two Toasters Llc 1 $134,930 33.33%
Viscotec Automotive Products Llc 1 $41,122 33.33%
Accounting Experts Inc 1 $76,752 33.33%
Tailwind Associates 1 $105,206 33.33%
Ntt Data Inc 1 $77,522 33.33%
Ravenscroft School 1 $50,110 33.33%
Matchpoint Inc 1 $46,862 33.33%
Vt Hackney Inc 1 $45,781 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