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 %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	129	$67,466	88.36%
Natural Sciences Managers	126	$103,909	86.90%
Computer Network Support Specialists	125	$59,159	87.41%
Mental Health Counselors	122	$39,714	86.52%
Auditors	121	$69,203	90.30%
Manufacturing Engineers	120	$66,397	90.91%
Training and Development Specialists	113	$49,816	87.60%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$45,367	87.30%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	106	$44,863	84.80%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	105	$49,890	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	17	$49,499	44.74%
Purchasing Managers	17	$86,522	45.95%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$40,219	47.22%
Food Preparation Workers	17	$21,199	47.22%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	16	$40,231	45.71%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$58,733	45.71%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	16	$41,012	45.71%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	16	$51,558	47.06%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	16	$36,291	47.06%
Food Service Managers	15	$57,676	44.12%

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 %
Lsc Communications Us Llc	30	$83,265	88.24%
Infomatics Corp	30	$70,645	88.24%
Tanisha Systems Inc	30	$69,027	88.24%
Stat9 Technologies Inc	30	$71,403	88.24%
Tredence Inc	30	$105,667	88.24%
Data S Solutions Llc	30	$80,067	88.24%
Ascent Innovations Llc	30	$75,383	88.24%
Nalco Company Llc	30	$94,984	88.24%
Wolfram Alpha Llc	30	$49,561	88.24%
Knox College	30	$43,222	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Quinn Company Services Inc	2	$74,246	40.00%
Anixter Inc	2	$160,815	40.00%
Prashanth Mahakali Pc Dba Pmpc Architects	2	$51,314	40.00%
Eastland Food Corporation	2	$36,847	40.00%
Ds Containers Inc	2	$102,607	40.00%
Pinterest Inc	2	$59,676	40.00%
Mulesoft Inc	2	$84,885	40.00%
Reinhart Foodservice Llc	2	$100,236	40.00%
The Libman Company	2	$87,360	40.00%
Perkins Eastman Architects Dpc	2	$84,271	40.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	99	$86,011	32.67%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	92	$68,100	31.29%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	92	$101,524	34.72%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	76	$26,934	29.34%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	76	$94,550	29.46%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	74	$98,812	29.02%
Other Management Consulting Services	74	$89,312	29.84%
Professional Employer Organizations	68	$95,453	28.57%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	62	$83,900	26.16%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	60	$68,104	25.32%

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.