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 %
Sallie B Howard School For The Arts And Education 68 $43,329 89.47%
Wissen Infotech Inc 68 $66,114 89.47%
Apple Inc 68 $108,247 89.47%
Hitachi Energy Usa Inc 68 $95,919 89.47%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 68 $87,840 89.47%
Infostretch Corporation 68 $85,821 89.47%
Salesforce Inc 67 $116,943 89.33%
Vkan Tech Solutions Inc 67 $88,457 89.33%
E Giants Technologies Llc 67 $88,541 89.33%
Cytel Inc 67 $108,432 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aa Plants Inc 3 $31,117 100.00%
John Chefas Dba Hart Tree Farm 3 $18,360 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 3 $21,336 100.00%
Worldwide Harvesting Co Llc 3 $29,453 100.00%
Cabot Lee Crawley Farms 3 $24,253 100.00%
Jose Perez Lopez 3 $27,719 100.00%
Son Rise Farms Llc 3 $29,564 100.00%
Kevin Wayne Mills 3 $31,117 100.00%
Fisher Farms Partnership 3 $22,298 100.00%
Phillips Acres Inc 3 $29,273 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Levvel Llc 3 $108,347 30.00%
Sumptuous Inc 3 $17,264 30.00%
Pike Enterprises Llc 3 $61,707 30.00%
Akoustis Inc 3 $82,936 30.00%
Seqirus Inc 3 $86,001 30.00%
Zoetis Inc 3 $94,897 30.00%
Zinger Software Solutions Inc 3 $75,442 30.00%
Polygal Inc 3 $82,160 30.00%
Swapstech Incorporated 3 $122,762 30.00%
Pivotal Software Inc 3 $105,387 30.00%

Top Industries in North Carolina (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 24 $107,467 85.71%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 24 $106,682 85.71%
Other Individual And Family Services 24 $81,498 85.71%
Packaging And Labeling Services 24 $82,079 85.71%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 24 $80,196 88.89%
Credit Card Issuing 24 $114,495 88.89%
Satellite Telecommunications 24 $92,769 88.89%
Payroll Services 24 $100,139 88.89%
Credit Unions 24 $88,682 92.31%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 23 $113,455 88.46%
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