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State comparison

North Carolina vs Pennsylvania

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
North Carolina
NCRank #11
State B
Pennsylvania
PARank #10

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricNorth CarolinaPennsylvania
Total filings270,482290,872▲
National share %2.90%3.12%▲
Rank nationally#11#10▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
Top sponsor share7.1%7.8%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

North Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20106,858
FY20117,783
FY201210,413
FY201311,668
FY201413,551
FY201517,414
FY201618,848
FY201717,134
FY201818,491
FY20192,470
FY202020,828
FY202127,391
FY202221,680
FY202324,281
FY202421,021
FY202522,261
FY20268,390
Pennsylvania
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,760
FY201112,899
FY201215,552
FY201316,780
FY201419,152
FY201522,202
FY201623,381
FY201721,600
FY201825,828
FY20192,987
FY202019,778
FY202126,091
FY202217,896
FY202318,176
FY202415,274
FY202515,987
FY20265,529

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 sponsors — Pennsylvania

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Pennsylvania

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