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
4,643 82.82% $68,526 H-1B
488 8.70% $62,391 PERM
352 6.28% $78,830 E-3 Australian
123 2.19% $28,189 H-2A

As of May 2023, Hawaii has seen a total of 5,606 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Hawaii is the H-1B visa with 4,643 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.82% of Hawaii's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 488 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.70% of Hawaii's total visas.

Top Occupations in Hawaii (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $71,253 80.00%
Coaches and Scouts 20 $29,398 83.33%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 20 $39,935 83.33%
Financial Analysts 20 $58,837 83.33%
Statisticians 19 $60,130 79.17%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 19 $100,973 79.17%
Engineers, All Other 18 $68,142 75.00%
Accountants 17 $39,021 77.27%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 17 $50,977 77.27%
Physicists 17 $71,015 77.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surgeons 3 $90,396 100.00%
Electrical Engineers 3 $74,672 100.00%
Photographers 3 $29,467 100.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $73,500 100.00%
Driver/Sales Workers 3 $23,345 100.00%
Environmental Engineers 3 $93,392 100.00%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3 $89,724 100.00%
Lawyers 2 $79,841 66.67%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $75,924 66.67%
Sales Managers 2 $52,520 66.67%
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 232 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Costa Rica 2 $54,174 66.67%
Argentina 2 $68,037 100.00%
Ireland 1 $36,442 50.00%
Lebanon 1 $75,924 50.00%
Ecuador 1 $141,294 50.00%
Austria 1 $42,390 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $50,086 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $64,896 50.00%
Finland 1 $45,230 50.00%
Denmark 1 $48,693 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
James D Jennings Cpa Inc 4 $41,106 80.00%
Abees Inc 4 $44,824 80.00%
Chaminade University Of Honolulu 4 $52,765 80.00%
Usda Agricultural Research Service 4 $41,428 80.00%
Family Food Co Inc 4 $43,004 80.00%
Spire Hawaii Llp 4 $42,338 80.00%
Tetsuko S Ho Cpa Inc 4 $40,113 80.00%
Xinhong Yu Cpa Llc 4 $46,452 80.00%
Nobutaka Ashihara Architect Pc 4 $54,980 80.00%
G Ushijima Cpa Llc 4 $40,779 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tsukuneya Style Usa Inc 1 $33,987 100.00%
Bob Cook Realtors Incorporated 1 $86,466 100.00%
Christ United Methodist Church 1 $25,438 100.00%
Ko Olina Fs Hotel Llc 1 $33,634 100.00%
Elcco Electric 1 $62,317 100.00%
R Internationalinc 1 $31,845 100.00%
Kalihi Palama Health Center 1 $55,515 100.00%
Lp Globalinc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Wa Taiko Thr Inc 1 $48,776 100.00%
Martin Macarthur 1 $54,309 100.00%

Top Industries in Hawaii (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 25 $37,830 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 13 $32,331 100.00%
Apiculture 12 $30,179 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 10 $33,309 100.00%
Sheep Farming 9 $18,766 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 8 $34,047 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 6 $25,577 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $29,444 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $32,602 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 4 $28,454 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitorial Services 314 $28,984 100.00%
Engineering Services 40 $74,312 21.98%
Full Service Restaurants 33 $45,143 73.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 32 $52,261 80.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 31 $84,145 93.94%
Custom Computer Programming Services 30 $71,052 93.75%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 18 $69,758 58.06%
Commercial Photography 11 $37,455 36.67%
Religious Organizations 9 $31,322 34.62%
Architectural Services 8 $59,028 36.36%

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 $68,526. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage