We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Hawaii Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
4,928 81.81% $69,877 H-1B
533 8.85% $60,712 PERM
394 6.54% $80,994 E-3 Australian
169 2.81% $30,755 H-2A

As of May 2023, Hawaii has seen a total of 6,024 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Hawaii is the H-1B visa with 4,928 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.81% of Hawaii's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 533 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.85% of Hawaii's total visas.

Top Occupations in Hawaii (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2 $46,561 100.00%
Animal Trainers 2 $35,220 100.00%
Health Educators 2 $32,386 100.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 2 $32,854 100.00%
Nurse Practitioners 2 $83,689 100.00%
Psychiatrists 2 $97,302 100.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2 $26,250 100.00%
Clergy 2 $45,365 100.00%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 1 $108,840 50.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $67,309 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hawaii Employees Over Time
Hawaii has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 434 employees were hired. Hawaii peaked in 2012 with 507 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 38 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Hawaii From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lebanon 1 $75,924 50.00%
Austria 1 $42,390 50.00%
Ecuador 1 $141,294 50.00%
Georgia 1 $64,896 50.00%
Latvia 1 $60,000 50.00%
Finland 1 $51,667 50.00%
Hungary 1 $248,373 50.00%
Netherlands 1 $75,924 50.00%
Australia 1 $64,896 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $50,086 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitoshi Okada Cpa Inc 3 $39,000 75.00%
Menehune Water Company Inc 3 $45,303 75.00%
Kualoa Ranch Hawaii Inc 3 $39,915 75.00%
Db Hawaii Inc 3 $37,870 75.00%
Wayland Baptist University 3 $39,249 75.00%
St Lukes Clinic Ala Moana Inc 3 $41,856 75.00%
Kahala Hotel Investors Llc 3 $47,708 75.00%
Kwock Company Cpas 3 $39,548 75.00%
Pacific Business Specialists Ltd 3 $40,047 75.00%
Merrill Lynch 3 $47,521 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kaizen Dental Center 1 $83,262 100.00%
Pacific Dream Photography Inc 1 $39,458 100.00%
Chaney Brooks Company Llc 1 $76,086 100.00%
Vcore Technology Partners Llc 1 $67,517 100.00%
Adventure Sports Hawaii 1 $128,045 100.00%
Jpb Engineering Inc 1 $63,565 100.00%
A And T Inc Dba Koko Marina 76 1 $26,936 100.00%
Hasune International Inc 1 $56,077 100.00%
Ls Llc 1 $34,133 100.00%
Moss Associates Llc 1 $99,902 100.00%

Top Industries in Hawaii (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 31 $35,692 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 27 $37,915 100.00%
Apiculture 18 $32,768 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 12 $34,486 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $27,760 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 10 $35,033 100.00%
Sheep Farming 9 $18,766 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 9 $30,044 100.00%
Goat Farming 7 $24,661 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $32,602 100.00%

Hawaii Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Hawaii to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Hawaii over all years is $69,877. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage