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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Software Developers, Applications 381 $76,572 87.19%
Computer Systems Analysts 352 $66,810 93.62%
Computer Programmers 209 $58,588 89.32%
Civil Engineers 191 $64,668 87.21%
Accountants and Auditors 186 $44,281 85.71%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 121 $144,283 90.30%
Management Analysts 96 $61,264 88.89%
Computer Occupations, All Other 85 $80,426 83.33%
Astronomers 81 $66,409 89.01%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 73 $62,782 90.12%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 23 $52,187 7.64%
Civil Engineers 17 $71,438 10.63%
Software Developers, Applications 16 $85,636 25.81%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $61,930 100.00%
Financial Managers 12 $85,928 109.09%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11 $18,970 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 10 $28,661 100.00%
Construction Managers 10 $77,291 125.00%
Management Analysts 9 $61,838 112.50%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 9 $193,465 128.57%
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 %
Singapore 2 $74,932 50.00%
Hong Kong 2 $54,174 50.00%
Malaysia 2 $78,200 50.00%
Costa Rica 2 $54,174 50.00%
Argentina 2 $68,037 50.00%
South Africa 2 $92,030 66.67%
Turkey 2 $82,649 66.67%
Spain 2 $67,101 66.67%
New Zealand 2 $66,198 66.67%
Indonesia 2 $57,751 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Festival Fun Parks Llcattractions Hawaii 4 $60,721 80.00%
Palolo Chinese Home 4 $63,742 80.00%
Peoplesoft Fusion Consulting Corp 4 $67,860 80.00%
Oslo Solutions Llc 4 $67,985 80.00%
Uv Technology Solutions Inc 4 $78,140 80.00%
Visionet Systems Inc 4 $82,373 80.00%
Center For Cultural And Technical Interchange Between East West Inc 4 $95,311 80.00%
Aloha Soft Llc 4 $77,428 80.00%
Waimanalo Health Center 4 $133,491 80.00%
West Hawaii Community Health Center Inc 4 $142,787 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mahanaim Corp 1 $31,845 100.00%
Renal Physicians Hawaii Llc 1 $206,960 100.00%
Fx Group Inc 1 $104,915 100.00%
Two Miles Accountancy Corporation 1 $56,430 100.00%
Chin Kh Corporation Ykele Korean Restaurant 1 $22,298 100.00%
Haseko Hawaii Inc 1 $99,445 100.00%
Y H L Investment Inc 1 $23,317 100.00%
Pops Inc 1 $74,755 100.00%
Business Consulting Resources Inc 1 $51,667 100.00%
Canaan Builders Llc 1 $42,390 100.00%

Top Industries in Hawaii (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goat Farming 4 $21,492 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $21,492 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $20,563 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $24,582 100.00%
Crop Production 3 $33,731 100.00%
Other Animal Production 1 $30,992 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 1 $29,890 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $26,998 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $21,687 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 1 $30,638 100.00%

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 $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