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 %
Computer Network Support Specialists 140 $67,448 87.50%
General and Operations Managers 139 $107,663 88.54%
Family and General Practitioners 133 $139,802 89.26%
Computer User Support Specialists 130 $49,652 87.25%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 124 $57,654 86.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 123 $45,461 86.01%
Industrial Production Managers 122 $98,280 85.92%
Graphic Designers 120 $46,032 85.11%
Materials Scientists 120 $58,854 85.71%
Physicists 118 $58,333 85.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 14 $31,554 42.42%
Computer Network Support Specialists 14 $63,153 43.75%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 13 $18,139 40.63%
Purchasing Managers 13 $102,536 40.63%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $48,277 38.71%
Compliance Officers 12 $80,969 38.71%
Mathematicians 12 $76,702 40.00%
Chief Executives 12 $190,157 40.00%
Family and General Practitioners 12 $150,904 41.38%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 12 $67,307 41.38%
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 %
Retail Business Services Llc 31 $112,193 91.18%
Intel Corporation 31 $105,101 91.18%
Timesquare It Inc 31 $86,511 91.18%
Trane Technologies Company Llc 31 $120,341 91.18%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 31 $123,714 91.18%
Teksky Llc 31 $84,477 91.18%
Wellnecity Llc 31 $71,105 91.18%
Coolsoft Llc 31 $78,707 91.18%
Torque Technologies Llc 31 $86,574 91.18%
Mindlance Inc 31 $99,954 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benjamin Coleman Whitfield Jr 1 $25,480 100.00%
James B Benson 1 $17,654 100.00%
Storeys Tree Farm 1 $22,298 100.00%
Carroll E Garland 1 $20,134 100.00%
Christmas Mountain Fraser Fir Llc 1 $23,837 100.00%
Harry B Yates 1 $17,451 100.00%
Fransisco Valadez Jr 1 $19,510 100.00%
Randall Parker 1 $20,530 100.00%
Cline Church 1 $17,454 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 77 1 1 $190 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Charter School 1 $38,783 25.00%
Bay Area Techworkers 1 $73,382 25.00%
Meridian Industries Inc 1 $50,773 25.00%
Achieve Technologies 1 $98,010 25.00%
Ki Hyun Chun Associates Inc 1 $55,141 25.00%
K Chung Enterprise Llc 1 $53,810 25.00%
Joyner Masonry Works Inc 1 $56,618 25.00%
Lok Wok Corporation 1 $26,728 25.00%
Gfi Usa Inc 1 $110,531 25.00%
Mayer Textile Machine Corporation 1 $47,840 25.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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