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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Managers 35 $104,191 62.50%
Materials Engineers 35 $85,423 64.81%
General and Operations Managers 34 $113,452 62.96%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 32 $37,615 59.26%
Information Security Analysts 31 $102,903 58.49%
Chemists 31 $66,560 58.49%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 31 $57,411 62.00%
Financial Managers 29 $124,075 60.42%
Cooks, Restaurant 29 $23,797 61.70%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $62,686 63.04%
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 %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 7 $25,305 63.64%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 6 $28,756 85.71%
Cotton Ginning 6 $29,588 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,807 83.33%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 5 $26,383 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,747 80.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 4 $29,068 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 4 $19,915 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $21,466 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 3 $32,885 75.00%

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