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 %
Data Systems Integration Group Inc 20 $67,865 90.91%
Hill Rom Manufacturing Inc 20 $95,395 90.91%
Moodys Analytics Inc 20 $119,441 90.91%
Passport Labs Inc 20 $109,137 90.91%
Computer Global Solutions Inc 20 $82,042 90.91%
Vaarg Inc 20 $78,228 90.91%
P3 Geeks Inc 20 $87,731 90.91%
Fortrea Inc 20 $119,218 90.91%
Ics Global Soft Inc 20 $91,670 90.91%
Exa Data Solutions Inc 20 $87,221 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tridium Inc 1 $103,418 50.00%
Hazen And Sawyer Pc 1 $69,722 50.00%
Green Bean Battery Llc 1 $75,130 50.00%
Balasai Pharmacyllc Dba Durham Pharmacy 1 $104,166 50.00%
United Air Temp Heating Air Conditioning Of Nc I 1 $56,909 50.00%
Thai Houseinc Dba Thai House At Uncc 1 $20,925 50.00%
Debnam Services Incorporated 1 $21,902 50.00%
Frank Howey Family Farms 1 $86,258 50.00%
Metallix Refining Inc 1 $88,026 50.00%
Lumberton Food Group Inc 1 $110,510 50.00%

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