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 %
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc Dba Nokia 21 $85,624 91.30%
Celgard Llc 21 $89,712 91.30%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 21 $88,134 91.30%
Snowstack Llc 21 $95,584 91.30%
Icloudnow Llc 21 $89,217 91.30%
Globallogic Inc 21 $101,457 91.30%
Netline Technologies Llc 21 $85,591 91.30%
Venturesoft Global Inc 21 $88,172 91.30%
Insightfinder Inc 21 $102,781 91.30%
Sansoft Llc 21 $91,343 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Distil Networks Inc 1 $116,938 50.00%
Bluecross Blueshield Of North Carolina 1 $92,498 50.00%
Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation 1 $97,677 50.00%
Teknor Apex North Carolina Company 1 $86,278 50.00%
Carters Family Pharamcy 1 $23,462 50.00%
Cumming Construction Managment Inc Dba Cumming 1 $98,114 50.00%
Center Line Productions Inc 1 $53,082 50.00%
Oceanx Llc 1 $76,024 50.00%
Pamlico Packing Co Inc 1 $25,106 50.00%
Desco Industries Inc 1 $37,274 50.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Farming 79 $29,113 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 64 $26,648 100.00%
Potato Farming 53 $29,477 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 52 $30,147 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 50 $24,316 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 45 $29,144 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 40 $28,140 100.00%
Apiculture 36 $29,521 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $28,276 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 26 $27,673 100.00%

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