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 %
Coaches and Scouts 115 $31,049 84.56%
Microbiologists 114 $50,976 85.07%
Cost Estimators 110 $55,413 82.71%
Natural Sciences Managers 109 $109,968 84.50%
Psychiatrists 109 $136,752 88.62%
Environmental Engineers 108 $65,582 90.76%
Dentists, General 101 $143,979 87.07%
Training and Development Specialists 100 $56,445 86.21%
Construction Managers 98 $86,913 87.50%
Risk Management Specialists 97 $70,385 88.99%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupational Therapists 11 $65,715 37.93%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 11 $26,790 39.29%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $46,370 39.29%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $57,583 39.29%
Chefs and Head Cooks 11 $48,267 39.29%
Computer User Support Specialists 11 $61,135 39.29%
Chemical Engineers 11 $88,723 39.29%
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $88,814 37.04%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 10 $51,927 37.04%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $63,028 38.46%
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 %
Credit Karma Inc 22 $97,724 88.00%
Stellent Solutions Inc 22 $63,856 88.00%
Gilbarco Inc 22 $97,639 88.00%
The Financial Risk Group Inc 22 $73,782 88.00%
Teradata Operations Inc 22 $99,903 88.00%
Beverly Knits Inc 22 $59,842 88.00%
Zume It Inc 22 $73,025 88.00%
Enterprise Qa Labs Inc 22 $69,082 88.00%
Terarecon Inc 22 $82,212 88.00%
Pro Tek Consulting 22 $83,002 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Martinez And Serrano Harvesting Services 1 $26,354 100.00%
Mark Wheeler 1 $20,134 100.00%
Fuller Farms Inc 1 $23,837 100.00%
April M Tanner 1 $32,885 100.00%
William C Harrell 1 $15,080 100.00%
Cassandra J Pacheco 1 $20,857 100.00%
Mitchell Lawrence Poe 1 $22,298 100.00%
Triple J Produce Inc 1 $36,858 100.00%
Triple S Harvesting Quotllcquot 1 $22,932 100.00%
Daniel Allen 1 $16,926 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zm Financial Systems Inc 1 $86,195 33.33%
Alliance Architecture 1 $128,814 50.00%
Yhl Inc 1 $66,664 50.00%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 1 $92,456 50.00%
Elma Garcia Films Inc 1 $33,134 50.00%
Epizyme Inc 1 $94,099 50.00%
Conitex Sonoco Usa Inc 1 $181,022 50.00%
Fairystone Fabrics Inc 1 $85,779 50.00%
Carolina Psychiatry Pc 1 $67,434 50.00%
North Carolina Football Club 1 $26,793 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