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 %
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 %
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 %
Diagnostic Laboratory Services Inc 6 $51,542 85.71%
Premkamal Spas Llc 6 $55,616 85.71%
Clinical Laboratories Of Hawaii Llp 6 $50,665 100.00%
Association Of Universities For Research In Astron 5 $44,940 83.33%
Jtb Global Travel Service Llc 5 $35,651 83.33%
Watabe Wedding Corporation 5 $40,256 83.33%
Smile Dental Center Inc 5 $41,633 83.33%
Deloitte Tax Llp 5 $42,690 83.33%
Kyo Ya Hotels Resorts Lp 5 $54,583 83.33%
Virtuosa Global Solutions Llc 5 $61,423 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kennedyjenks Consultants 1 $96,720 50.00%
Genki Sushi Usa Inc 1 $89,274 50.00%
Smile Dental Center Inc 1 $36,379 50.00%
Levin Hu Llp 1 $63,669 50.00%
Cb Richard Ellis 1 $27,373 50.00%
Gmp International Inc 1 $74,610 50.00%
Harold D Sasaki Ltd Cpa 1 $51,043 50.00%
Wakeboard School Hawaii Ltd 1 $48,693 50.00%
Ean Holdings Llc 1 $74,901 50.00%
Premkamal Spas Llc 1 $67,517 50.00%

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