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Chapel Hill, North Carolina

City · North Carolina, United States

Applications on record
4,663
FY2025
236
FY2026 to 30 June
158
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$94,758
Median wage$94,758certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Applications by fiscal year — Chapel Hill, North Carolina

203405FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
203405FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008405
FY2009318
FY2010348
FY2011223
FY2012277
FY2013225
FY2014259
FY2015241
FY2016253
FY2017215
FY2018249
FY2019270
FY2020181
FY2021179
FY2022235
FY2023179
FY2024212
FY2025236
FY2026*158
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*21497
FY202552256
FY202462042
FY202351677
FY202212268
FY2021016811
FY202001756
FY2019025911
FY2018023712
FY2017019817
FY2016022528
FY2015122911
FY201402509
FY201302196
FY2012026413
FY2011021112
FY2010027276
FY2009030810
FY20080289116
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Applications by employer
  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2,861
  2. HR Prime LLC162
  3. Tibco Software, Inc.158
  4. WiseTech Global (US) Inc.52
  5. University of North Carolina49
  6. Unc-ch33
  7. TMW Systems, Inc.22
  8. PS International, Ltd21
  9. PS International, LLC.21
  10. Ipas, Inc.18
  11. HCL America, Inc.18
  12. Howard Hughes Medical Institute18
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Biochemists and Biophysicists806
  2. Software Developers417
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists344
  4. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers162
  5. Computer Systems Analysts147
  6. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary143
  7. Computer Programmers119
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other117
  9. Business Teachers, Postsecondary99
  10. Statisticians98
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,945
  2. PERM labour certification368
  3. E-3 (Australia)49
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers20
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $94,758; middle half $69,160 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $72,312 (marker) · 542 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina ranks #10 of 254 cities in North Carolina by work visa applications on record, with 1.38% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in North Carolina
10 of 254
Share of North Carolina's city applications
1.38%
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Cities in North Carolina with the most applications
  1. Charlotte, NC114,664
  2. Durham, NC44,649
  3. Raleigh, NC32,247
  4. Cary, NC29,142
  5. Morrisville, NC19,513
  6. Greensboro, NC11,574
  7. Research Triangle Park, NC9,202
  8. Winston-Salem, NC7,426
  9. Mooresville, NC5,400
  10. Chapel Hill, NC4,663
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Research Assistant Professor
  • Research Associate
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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