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 %
Artech Information Systems Llc 66 $89,576 89.19%
Cumberland County Hospital System Inc 66 $125,326 89.19%
Matrix Resources Inc 66 $98,100 89.19%
Perigon Infotech Inc 66 $83,497 90.41%
Benecias Llc 66 $76,873 90.41%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 66 $90,081 91.67%
Black Veatch Corporation 65 $76,589 90.28%
Rgb Systems 65 $75,452 90.28%
Research Triangle Institute 65 $68,918 90.28%
Indotronix International Corporation 64 $73,070 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eddie Wood Thornton Ii 3 $31,117 100.00%
Frank Patterson Farms Inc 3 $23,871 100.00%
Lennard Ag 3 $30,417 100.00%
Miller And Sons Produce 3 $24,932 100.00%
Reynaldo Galarza 3 $19,038 100.00%
Frym F Merino Son Harvesting Hauling Inc 3 $20,742 100.00%
Ernest Odell Jones Iii 3 $31,117 100.00%
Luis Alfonso Barajas 3 $32,261 100.00%
Brodnax Seed Company Inc 3 $23,871 100.00%
Cranberry Tree Services Inc 3 $22,915 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Wheel Fortune Inc 3 $17,222 30.00%
Beverly Knit Inc 3 $59,613 30.00%
Rubrik Inc 3 $95,957 30.00%
Family Hospitality Llc 3 $30,992 30.00%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 3 $111,162 30.00%
Ati Specialty Materials 3 $116,487 30.00%
Cooper Electrical Construction Company 3 $55,058 30.00%
Global Process Automation Llc 3 $111,973 30.00%
Envy Nail Spa Highpoint Inc 3 $17,971 30.00%
C B Lucky Inc 3 $51,140 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