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 %
Denmark 3 $85,620 50.00%
Bolivia 3 $58,673 50.00%
Austria 3 $99,819 50.00%
Laos 3 $19,823 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $108,444 60.00%
Belgium 3 $104,804 60.00%
Yemen 2 $24,253 40.00%
Panama 2 $41,050 40.00%
Tanzania 2 $25,771 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $65,406 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Carolina (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 62 $112,736 89.86%
Fidelity Workplace Investing Llc 62 $105,478 91.18%
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies Inc 61 $88,872 89.71%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 61 $98,009 89.71%
Novant Health Inc 61 $91,693 89.71%
Novant Medical Group Inc 61 $214,697 89.71%
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation 61 $83,640 89.71%
Svk Systems Inc 60 $82,382 89.55%
Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority 60 $84,692 89.55%
Diyotta Inc 60 $75,818 89.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William Brinkley 2 $23,067 100.00%
Ultra Mart And Sports Shop 2 $21,882 100.00%
Pascual Francisco 2 $31,949 100.00%
Andrew Tyson 2 $19,092 100.00%
Tnt Family Farms 2 $32,885 100.00%
Remus Jennings Outlaw Jr 2 $24,324 100.00%
Paul Spaulding Smith 2 $18,530 100.00%
Kurt Vance 2 $18,894 100.00%
Center Pivot Farms 2 $24,658 100.00%
Owens Farming Llc 2 $31,949 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kearey Builders Inc 3 $75,123 30.00%
Real Food Durham Llc Dba Guasaca 3 $63,884 30.00%
Kims Yongin Martial Arts School Inc 3 $22,097 30.00%
Synchrony Bank 3 $103,834 33.33%
E2open Llc 3 $109,200 33.33%
Express Cleaning Service Inc 3 $19,746 33.33%
Jeldwen Inc 3 $90,029 33.33%
Centric Brands Holding Llc 3 $97,219 33.33%
Power Relaying Solutions Pllc 3 $66,269 33.33%
Ampere Computing Llc 3 $120,842 33.33%

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