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 %
Libya 1 $38,220 50.00%
Liberia 1 $18,741 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $45,720 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $35,650 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $22,027 50.00%
Belize 1 $35,963 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $72,384 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $62,442 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $22,048 50.00%
Norway 1 $101,005 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
It America Inc 95 $66,951 90.48%
Syntel Consulting Inc 95 $71,596 90.48%
First Citizens Bank And Trust Co 95 $112,373 90.48%
Lending Tree Llc 94 $94,170 89.52%
Strategic Resources International Inc 94 $80,703 90.38%
Tergus Pharma Llc 94 $66,422 90.38%
Intone Networks Inc 93 $84,257 89.42%
Dataeconomy Inc 93 $112,878 89.42%
Data Inc 92 $108,477 89.32%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 92 $88,807 89.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pure Green Inc 4 $28,792 100.00%
Becerra Enterprise Inc 4 $27,903 100.00%
King King Farms Inc 4 $30,176 100.00%
Bullard Farming Corporation 4 $30,883 100.00%
Fresh Pik Produce Inc 4 $23,556 100.00%
Tri State Turf Inc 4 $18,942 100.00%
Jackson Farming Company Of Autryville 4 $28,933 100.00%
Randy C Blalock 4 $22,504 100.00%
Big Sky Farms Llc 4 $30,701 100.00%
Harrell Owens Farm 4 $21,582 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adroit Software Inc 4 $90,813 26.67%
Ria Solutions Group 4 $86,939 26.67%
Att Services Inc 4 $86,960 26.67%
Clariant Corporation 4 $130,130 26.67%
Richmond County Schools 4 $34,120 26.67%
Sgshl Inc 4 $41,350 26.67%
Mannhummel Usa Inc 4 $89,014 26.67%
Timco Aerosystems Llc 4 $103,621 26.67%
Rockwell Automation Inc 4 $108,098 26.67%
Smart Switch Llc 4 $85,873 26.67%

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