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 %
Cnh Industrial America Llc	167	$88,227	89.30%
Ctc Trading Group Llc	167	$84,740	89.78%
W W Grainger Inc	167	$67,428	90.76%
Volt Management Corp	166	$62,728	90.71%
Bridge Group Llc	165	$86,586	90.16%
Numeric Technologies Inc	165	$64,505	90.16%
Saggezza Inc	165	$82,302	90.66%
Molex Llc	164	$84,177	90.61%
Db Servicing Corporation	163	$70,691	90.06%
Cdw Llc	161	$100,900	89.44%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation	11	$101,790	31.43%
Qtg Development Inc	11	$92,038	31.43%
Marvelltechllc	11	$82,706	31.43%
Envoy Global Inc	11	$93,925	31.43%
Orbitz Worldwide Llc	11	$77,236	32.35%
The Third Synthesis Inc Dba Chicago Sweet Connecti	11	$33,204	32.35%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp	11	$95,729	32.35%
Rally Health Inc	11	$97,775	32.35%
Blackbuck Insights Llc	11	$110,125	32.35%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc	11	$20,238	32.35%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$88,743	88.40%
Credit Card Issuing	3,456	$84,765	91.04%
Commercial Banking	2,604	$84,925	90.76%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	2,603	$69,440	94.86%
Consumer Lending	2,530	$93,674	93.98%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2,023	$85,637	91.33%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,943	$130,116	90.58%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	1,764	$81,449	92.65%
Temporary Help Services	1,628	$72,034	86.60%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,370	$90,879	84.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	29	$31,157	100.00%
Crop Production	27	$33,218	100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing	22	$31,180	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	16	$32,777	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$32,158	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	14	$35,220	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	14	$29,457	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	14	$28,983	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	13	$32,245	100.00%
Soybean Farming	13	$32,326	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Full Service Restaurants	199	$36,356	31.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	194	$98,935	30.36%
Residential Building Construction	182	$66,342	31.38%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	170	$52,027	29.62%
Other Financial Investment Activities	161	$85,772	29.98%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	159	$84,572	29.66%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	158	$63,134	34.57%
Advertising Agencies	127	$82,064	29.13%
Offices Of Physicians	117	$120,773	28.47%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	114	$93,286	36.77%

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.