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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
Crop Production 26 $28,347 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 22 $27,866 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 18 $30,313 100.00%
Apple Orchards 17 $26,886 100.00%
Corn Farming 14 $29,294 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $30,181 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $24,941 85.71%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 12 $28,210 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $28,711 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 11 $28,483 91.67%

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