H1B Report
State comparison

North Carolina vs Washington

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
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricNorth CarolinaWashington
Total filings278,273422,396▲
National share %2.91%4.42%▲
Rank nationally#11#6▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share7.0%20.1%
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
FY202616,181
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202628,569

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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