Utility patents granted
3,603
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in North Carolina
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
37.5
2020 · USPTO total patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
6,406
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
33,824
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Utility Patents
Utility patents granted
3,603
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in North Carolina
Utility patents granted
1992–20203,603▲ 323%
USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in North Carolina (FRED PATENTUSNCUTILITY).
Patents per Capita
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
37.5
2020 · USPTO total patents
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
1992–202037.5▲ 172%
USPTO total patents (PATENTUSNCTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (NCPOP).
Electrical Engineering Patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
6,406
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
$149,263
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
2014–20256,406▼ 7%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
2014–2025$149,263▲ 82%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Innovation Hubs
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
33,824
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
75,926
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
2014–202533,824▲ 82%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
2014–202575,926▲ 68%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.