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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 545 $56,662 89.93%
Chemists 536 $63,539 88.74%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 531 $104,353 89.09%
Internists, General 527 $154,378 89.17%
Sales Engineers 520 $98,594 92.36%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 475 $149,925 87.16%
Computer Network Architects 380 $96,130 94.53%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 333 $59,264 88.56%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 315 $79,657 84.68%
Engineers, All Other 308 $67,335 83.92%
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 %
Hanesbrands Inc 23 $85,552 88.46%
Conch Technologies Inc 23 $79,175 88.46%
Albemarle Corporation 23 $118,821 88.46%
Worldwide Clinical Trials Holdings Inc 23 $86,617 88.46%
Tsq Systems Inc 23 $80,679 88.46%
Amgen Inc 23 $95,888 88.46%
Multivision Llc 23 $94,353 88.46%
3s Business Corporation 23 $86,164 88.46%
Cloudwick Technologies Inc 23 $74,954 88.46%
Arch Mortgage Insurance Company 23 $94,879 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rogelio Santiago 1 $32,885 100.00%
Bo Stone 1 $17,454 100.00%
David B Etheridge 1 $22,298 100.00%
Navaro P Guzman 1 $26,354 100.00%
Charles Perry Thornton 1 $18,782 100.00%
Irmael Labor Company Llc 1 $31,013 100.00%
Danny Lee Sowers 1 $32,885 100.00%
Jerry Lynch 1 $16,926 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc Nc 2 Cooks 1 $32,885 100.00%
Rivers Edge Nursery Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cape Fear Family Medical Care 1 $123,968 33.33%
Locus Technologies 1 $66,248 33.33%
Zafran Kabab Palace Inc 1 $17,805 33.33%
Aliaeo Pizzeria Inc 1 $78,957 33.33%
American Zinc Recycling Corp 1 $72,800 33.33%
Hiki Inc 1 $100,714 33.33%
Mayne Pharma Llc 1 $50,627 33.33%
Oms Pineville Llc 1 $93,454 33.33%
Golden Plaza Enterprises Inc 1 $44,658 33.33%
Hyster Yale Group Inc 1 $79,529 33.33%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 3 $33,280 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $23,451 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $28,649 100.00%
Floriculture Production 3 $31,117 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $27,615 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 3 $26,721 100.00%
Peanut Farming 2 $27,590 66.67%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance 2 $37,814 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $25,095 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 2 $23,639 100.00%

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