US stateNCRank #11Updated Sep 2026
H-1B sponsorship in North Carolina
278,273 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in North Carolina across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.
Total filings
16,181
Rank #11 nationally · FY2026
National share
3.7%
of US H-1B filings · FY2026
Top sponsor share
7.0%
INFOSYS LIMITED · all years
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Develop… · all years
Top sponsoring employers
Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in North Carolina. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.
| # | Employer | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INFOSYS LIMITED | 12,241 | 7.0% |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 7,506 | 4.3% |
| 3 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 4,655 | 2.7% |
| 4 | IBM India Private Limited | 3,641 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 3,446 | 2.0% |
| 6 | CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 2,523 | 1.4% |
| 7 | HCL AMERICA INC | 2,314 | 1.3% |
| 8 | BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | 2,275 | 1.3% |
| 9 | WIPRO LIMITED | 2,181 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 2,171 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Accenture LLP | 2,165 | 1.2% |
| 12 | IBM Corporation | 2,076 | 1.2% |
| 13 | Synechron Inc. | 2,065 | 1.2% |
| 14 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | 1,989 | 1.1% |
| 15 | DB Global Technology, Inc. | 1,816 | 1.0% |
INFOSYS LIMITED
12,241
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
7,506
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …
4,655
IBM India Private Limited
3,641
Fidelity Technology Group,…
3,446
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
2,523
HCL AMERICA INC
2,314
BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
2,275
WIPRO LIMITED
2,181
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
2,171
Accenture LLP
2,165
IBM Corporation
2,076
Synechron Inc.
2,065
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLI…
1,989
DB Global Technology, Inc.
1,816
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most for worksites in North Carolina.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 97,283 |
| 2 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 28,102 |
| 3 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 24,459 |
| 4 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 14,533 |
| 5 | 15-1251 | Computer Programmers | 9,385 |
| 6 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 8,968 |
| 7 | 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6,115 |
| 8 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 5,707 |
| 9 | 15-1242 | Database Administrators | 4,517 |
| 10 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,173 |
Software Developers
97,283
Computer Occupations, All …
28,102
Computer Systems Analysts
24,459
Software Quality Assurance…
14,533
Computer Programmers
9,385
Data Scientists
8,968
Computer and Information S…
6,115
Management Analysts
5,707
Database Administrators
4,517
Medical Scientists, Except…
3,173
Filings by fiscal year
North Carolina H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 6,858 |
| FY2011 | 7,783 |
| FY2012 | 10,413 |
| FY2013 | 11,668 |
| FY2014 | 13,551 |
| FY2015 | 17,414 |
| FY2016 | 18,848 |
| FY2017 | 17,134 |
| FY2018 | 18,491 |
| FY2019 | 2,470 |
| FY2020 | 20,828 |
| FY2021 | 27,391 |
| FY2022 | 21,680 |
| FY2023 | 24,281 |
| FY2024 | 21,021 |
| FY2025 | 22,261 |
| FY2026 | 16,181 |
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