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 %
Software Developers, Applications 42,507 $90,178 91.79%
Computer Systems Analysts 28,897 $75,453 93.71%
Computer Programmers 12,498 $65,047 89.58%
Computer Occupations, All Other 11,345 $73,678 93.01%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,428 $95,761 90.18%
Database Administrators 2,625 $78,468 89.96%
Management Analysts 2,466 $78,540 93.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,235 $72,577 90.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,229 $135,861 93.03%
Operations Research Analysts 2,215 $69,561 93.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,467 $187,872 124.97%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 857 $22,575 74.72%
Computer Systems Analysts 804 $91,073 84.10%
Software Developers, Systems Software 461 $102,664 53.48%
Computer Occupations, All Other 423 $94,841 85.80%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 358 $17,405 78.85%
Statisticians 244 $71,903 60.25%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 232 $21,530 61.54%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 228 $138,011 62.81%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 208 $84,601 58.92%
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 %
Barbados 2 $45,785 50.00%
Uruguay 2 $56,326 50.00%
Haiti 2 $102,565 50.00%
Finland 2 $63,454 50.00%
Croatia 2 $112,172 50.00%
Morocco 2 $85,120 50.00%
Armenia 2 $37,853 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $123,500 50.00%
Sudan 2 $88,151 50.00%
Yemen 2 $24,253 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Extreme Networks Inc 98 $89,848 89.09%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 97 $101,380 88.99%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 97 $91,475 88.99%
Swift Solutions Inc 97 $68,255 89.81%
Conversant Solutions Inc 97 $77,996 89.81%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 96 $83,470 89.72%
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority 96 $80,179 89.72%
Cyient Inc 96 $65,557 90.57%
Ingersoll Rand Company 96 $88,424 90.57%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 95 $76,334 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zalsamoras Llc 4 $31,559 100.00%
Sebastian J Garcia 4 $31,949 100.00%
Eno River Farm Llc 4 $29,926 100.00%
Ruben V Serna 4 $19,915 100.00%
Speight Seed Farms Inc 4 $19,074 100.00%
Gilberto Lopez 4 $28,402 100.00%
M R Gomez Crops Inc 4 $31,481 100.00%
Parsons Farm Llc 4 $31,949 100.00%
Williams Produce 4 $23,655 100.00%
Hawksridge Farms Inc 4 $31,559 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guidepost A Llc 5 $40,205 31.25%
Gxo Logistics Corporate Services Inc 5 $77,722 31.25%
Source Cloud Technologies Inc 5 $81,952 31.25%
Blue Acorn Ici Inc 5 $144,381 31.25%
Ardor It Systems Llc 5 $106,184 31.25%
Sangrock International Taekwondo Inc 4 $28,062 25.00%
The Carter G Woodson School Of Challenge 4 $43,063 25.00%
Huber Technology Inc 4 $66,727 25.00%
Premiere Fibers Inc 4 $73,669 26.67%
Seven Seven Softwares Inc 4 $93,189 26.67%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

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