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 %
Hospitalists 91 $170,588 91.00%
Art Directors 89 $65,694 89.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 88 $80,185 88.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 87 $143,910 87.00%
Interior Designers 86 $41,109 86.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 83 $45,806 85.57%
Logistics Analysts 82 $53,938 84.54%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $51,453 84.21%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 79 $50,850 85.87%
Computer User Support Specialists 76 $43,975 82.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 13 $85,330 41.94%
Psychiatrists 13 $107,443 41.94%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $42,698 41.94%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 12 $49,318 38.71%
Treasurers and Controllers 12 $95,694 38.71%
Office Clerks, General 12 $28,772 38.71%
Electricians 12 $73,639 40.00%
Web Developers 12 $64,329 40.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents 12 $42,748 41.38%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 11 $42,303 39.29%
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 %
Greece 15 $63,431 42.86%
Indonesia 15 $74,236 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 15 $35,304 44.12%
Syria 15 $108,575 45.45%
Macedonia 15 $51,296 46.88%
Peru 15 $90,156 51.72%
Ghana 14 $82,677 48.28%
Kenya 13 $87,644 50.00%
Netherlands 13 $101,521 50.00%
Turkmenistan 12 $47,814 48.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teksystems Inc 124 $80,932 89.86%
Cyberthink Inc 124 $63,800 89.86%
Akorn Inc 124 $58,550 90.51%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 124 $67,976 90.51%
Solstice Consulting Llc 123 $92,250 89.78%
Csg Systems Inc 123 $81,415 89.78%
Coyote Logistics Llc 122 $77,917 89.05%
Cook County Health 121 $60,422 88.32%
Onward Technologies Inc 121 $64,254 88.32%
Servotech Inc 121 $64,136 89.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chiltern International Inc 7 $61,818 29.17%
Ambitech Engineering Corporation 7 $68,082 29.17%
Chade Fashions Inc 7 $43,410 29.17%
Fitch Solutions 7 $93,026 29.17%
Netrix Llc 7 $116,254 29.17%
Productive Edge Llc 7 $88,801 29.17%
Botti Nail Spa Inc 7 $25,881 29.17%
Kids Island Learning Center Inc 7 $36,052 29.17%
4c Insights Inc 7 $91,897 29.17%
Belmont Groceries Llc 7 $54,226 29.17%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 110,657 $71,013 89.50%
Computer Systems Design Services 22,889 $78,486 93.01%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,133 $76,330 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 10,246 $53,384 76.58%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,609 $75,593 88.72%
Engineering Services 7,638 $67,038 89.09%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 6,790 $87,901 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,353 $77,028 97.57%
Management Consulting Services 5,854 $75,881 96.58%
Other Computer Related Services 5,072 $74,112 88.78%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 407 $31,091 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 121 $30,185 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 118 $39,248 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 109 $32,681 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 66 $27,011 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 64 $32,608 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 64 $32,669 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 48 $32,805 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 35 $33,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 30 $30,905 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 2,486 $90,573 22.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,286 $99,191 51.73%
Engineering Services 1,180 $430,239 59.66%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 642 $87,300 35.37%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 574 $90,493 32.27%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing 436 $81,288 30.79%
Consumer Lending 411 $90,807 31.96%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 310 $407,049 26.27%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 258 $82,101 35.29%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 228 $91,625 35.40%

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