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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Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
304,577 91.55% $75,420 H-1B
23,734 7.13% $176,082 PERM
3,180 0.96% $93,885 E-3 Australian
1,216 0.37% $30,895 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 332,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 304,577 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,734 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.13% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 57,617 $82,159 91.47%
Computer Systems Analysts 43,600 $70,031 93.04%
Computer Programmers 26,295 $60,405 90.14%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16,311 $71,696 93.10%
Software Developers, Systems Software 8,040 $88,312 91.07%
Management Analysts 7,344 $80,154 93.13%
Mechanical Engineers 6,133 $70,301 88.85%
Operations Research Analysts 5,081 $74,767 75.70%
Accountants and Auditors 4,848 $58,884 88.05%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,539 $124,710 68.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 506 $30,991 316.25%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 348 $32,471 220.25%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 126 $31,623 118.87%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 21 $32,984 25.93%
Construction Laborers 21 $35,654 38.89%
Nursery Workers 11 $31,085 20.75%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 5 $62,937 10.42%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4 $50,518 8.51%
Farm Labor Contractors 2 $31,845 4.76%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $28,631 4.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,679 $201,901 116.85%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,694 $445,914 85.17%
Computer Occupations, All Other 938 $95,443 47.30%
Software Developers, Systems Software 685 $98,107 103.95%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 640 $128,894 105.09%
Management Analysts 580 $101,663 100.69%
Statisticians 504 $68,262 110.77%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 463 $51,077 108.94%
Accountants and Auditors 455 $74,231 110.98%
Mechanical Engineers 363 $78,909 108.04%
Illinois Employees Over Time
Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 14,981 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2016 with 29,364 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 21,214 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 8,989 $252,982 47.08%
China 1,217 $74,521 50.73%
Poland 495 $182,550 52.05%
South Korea 399 $55,576 43.18%
Canada 327 $91,441 40.17%
Mexico 311 $64,516 39.02%
Philippines 277 $622,860 41.28%
Brazil 179 $81,452 49.04%
Pakistan 158 $75,275 49.69%
United Kingdom 136 $991,045 50.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ccc Intelligent Solutions Inc 134 $106,531 93.06%
Insurance Auto Auctions Inc 134 $88,345 93.06%
Shure Incorporated 134 $88,202 93.71%
Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc 134 $80,367 93.71%
Orpine Inc 133 $69,022 93.01%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 133 $50,584 93.66%
Logic Planet Inc 133 $70,241 93.66%
Easi Llc 133 $64,346 94.33%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 132 $67,058 93.62%
Arcus Technologies 131 $72,234 92.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jinny Beauty Supply Co Inc 8 $83,663 30.77%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 8 $90,297 30.77%
Familia Dental Peoria 1 Llc 8 $105,425 30.77%
Zifo Technologies Inc 8 $105,331 30.77%
Sg Americas Operational Services Inc 8 $103,350 30.77%
Wininfosys Inc 8 $88,975 30.77%
Blessing Corporate Services Inc Parent Of Blessing Hospital 8 $101,167 30.77%
Fairview Heights Medical Group Sc 8 $136,497 30.77%
Hella Electronics Corporation 8 $60,200 32.00%
Rolta International Inc 8 $91,315 32.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,223 $87,264 82.64%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,203 $73,546 88.33%
Architectural Services 1,148 $53,676 89.13%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,118 $79,696 92.55%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,032 $88,669 89.27%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,007 $93,999 92.39%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 922 $79,070 87.06%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 909 $48,772 86.32%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 907 $89,399 88.23%
Credit Bureaus 899 $83,680 89.63%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 13 $32,893 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Potato Farming 10 $33,159 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 7 $31,289 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 6 $37,530 100.00%
Floriculture Production 5 $28,254 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,149 100.00%

Illinois Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Illinois to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Illinois over all years is $75,420. 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