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 %
Family and General Practitioners 26 $135,121 78.79%
Public Relations Specialists 24 $43,755 72.73%
Web Developers 24 $55,738 75.00%
Instructional Coordinators 24 $58,955 77.42%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 24 $45,202 80.00%
Marketing Managers 23 $60,004 76.67%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 23 $92,137 76.67%
Statisticians 22 $60,150 78.57%
Financial Analysts 22 $60,074 78.57%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $66,243 81.48%
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 %
Hawaiian Ola Brewing Corporation 2 $61,631 100.00%
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company Inc 2 $62,587 100.00%
Warren S Unemori Engineering Inc 2 $64,064 100.00%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 2 $82,441 100.00%
Nippon Travel Agency Hawaii Inc 2 $71,458 100.00%
Jpb Engineering Inc 2 $61,662 100.00%
Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc 2 $68,318 100.00%
Hawaii Farming Llc 2 $61,215 100.00%
Pipelinefx Llc 2 $70,273 100.00%
Marsh Management Services Inc 2 $61,672 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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