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
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 158 $45,028 77.83%
Mental Health Counselors 158 $42,947 81.87%
Purchasing Managers 158 $93,088 83.16%
Microbiologists 157 $49,063 83.51%
Social Science Research Assistants 155 $39,840 83.33%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 147 $47,895 79.89%
Veterinarians 147 $63,786 80.77%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 146 $68,214 81.56%
Natural Sciences Managers 144 $103,852 84.21%
Instructional Coordinators 144 $44,914 84.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $47,348 48.89%
Natural Sciences Managers 22 $100,260 48.89%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $40,100 50.00%
Compliance Officers 21 $64,936 47.73%
Bakers 20 $27,822 45.45%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 20 $58,307 46.51%
Materials Engineers 19 $78,687 45.24%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 19 $48,545 46.34%
Pediatricians, General 18 $90,109 43.90%
Veterinarians 18 $73,070 43.90%
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 3,790 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Netherlands 14 $98,700 43.75%
Turkmenistan 13 $45,909 40.63%
Kenya 13 $87,644 43.33%
Kyrgyzstan 13 $44,022 43.33%
Kazakhstan 13 $79,491 43.33%
Dominican Republic 12 $80,310 46.15%
Switzerland 12 $99,860 46.15%
Portugal 11 $86,109 42.31%
New Zealand 11 $81,165 47.83%
Hungary 10 $76,496 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Remote Tiger Inc 12 $75,400 85.71%
Nyse Arca Llc 12 $72,726 85.71%
Intelliswift Software Inc 12 $69,463 85.71%
Clinron 12 $54,137 85.71%
Northwestern Mcgaw Center For Graduate Medical Ed 12 $53,793 85.71%
Software Solutions Group Inc 12 $55,531 85.71%
Utopia Inc 12 $59,769 85.71%
Jun Zhou Insurance Agency Inc 12 $56,895 85.71%
Ubs Ag 12 $80,189 85.71%
Credit Suisse Securities Usa Llc 12 $68,293 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A Plus Financial Services Llc 1 $32,635 50.00%
Fifth Third Bank An Ohio Banking Corporation 1 $77,438 50.00%
Ineos Styrolution America Llc 1 $76,502 50.00%
Maximus Health Inc 1 $31,054 50.00%
Elk Grove Truck Trailer Repair Llc 1 $58,531 50.00%
Dae Bak Corp Dba Urban Beauty Fashion 1 $23,483 50.00%
Ledil Inc 1 $73,965 50.00%
Environmental Monitoring Technologies Inc 1 $60,091 50.00%
Spekz Inc Dba Yummy Thai 1 $31,616 50.00%
Blackrock Financial Management 1 $103,106 50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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 $77,136. 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