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 %
Graphic Designers 22 $34,367 84.62%
Biological Scientists, All Other 21 $53,360 84.00%
Physicists 21 $75,073 84.00%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 20 $39,935 80.00%
Coaches and Scouts 20 $29,398 80.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 20 $52,806 80.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $72,103 80.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 20 $101,541 83.33%
Engineers, All Other 18 $68,142 75.00%
Accountants 17 $39,021 70.83%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Editors 3 $50,121 100.00%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3 $89,724 100.00%
Coaches and Scouts 3 $32,040 100.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3 $64,008 100.00%
Environmental Engineers 3 $93,392 100.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 3 $30,299 100.00%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3 $40,816 100.00%
Surgeons 3 $90,396 100.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3 $48,533 100.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3 $63,197 100.00%
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 %
Australia 1 $64,896 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $50,086 50.00%
Bangladesh 1 $97,864 50.00%
Venezuela 1 $77,605 50.00%
Denmark 1 $48,693 100.00%
El Salvador 1 $174,554 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ikeda Wong Cpa Inc 2 $38,771 66.67%
Lee Wu Cpa Llc 2 $39,728 66.67%
Chase Hawaii Rentals Llc 2 $41,132 66.67%
Arch International Group Inc 2 $59,811 66.67%
Gilford Sato Amp Associates Cpas Inc 2 $39,270 66.67%
The Honolulu Group Ltd 2 $39,978 66.67%
Lee And Wu Cpa Llc 2 $39,270 66.67%
Syngenta Seeds Inc 2 $49,650 66.67%
World Joint Corporation 2 $44,772 66.67%
Thomas Kim Cpa Inc 2 $43,275 66.67%
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