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 %
Biostatisticians	57	$81,423	87.69%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	55	$62,939	84.62%
Curators	54	$51,378	84.38%
Clinical Data Managers	54	$82,779	85.71%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	53	$73,451	84.13%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	53	$53,324	85.48%
Interpreters and Translators	51	$32,525	83.61%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	51	$47,196	85.00%
Training and Development Managers	51	$67,701	86.44%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$54,239	84.75%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursing Assistants	9	$25,663	37.50%
Interior Designers	8	$41,728	33.33%
Roofers	8	$56,605	33.33%
Insurance Sales Agents	8	$52,555	33.33%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	8	$50,328	34.78%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	8	$99,794	34.78%
Biological Scientists, All Other	8	$57,860	34.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	8	$34,403	34.78%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	8	$30,295	34.78%
Sewers, Hand	8	$27,711	34.78%

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 %
Guatemala	3	$85,165	50.00%
Sudan	2	$61,371	33.33%
Panama	2	$78,926	33.33%
Uruguay	2	$51,803	40.00%
Macau	2	$113,797	40.00%
Palestine	2	$91,291	50.00%
Tajikistan	2	$39,489	50.00%
Montenegro	2	$33,571	50.00%
Estonia	2	$66,008	50.00%
Cyprus	2	$80,777	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Divis Solutions Inc	29	$87,841	90.63%
Imetris Corporation	29	$60,368	90.63%
Keshav Consulting Solutions Llc	29	$81,681	90.63%
Softpath System Llc	29	$66,215	90.63%
Cambium Networks Inc	29	$88,103	90.63%
Humana Insurance Company	29	$72,816	90.63%
Augustana College	29	$44,416	90.63%
Ulta Inc Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Ulta Beauty Inc	29	$89,284	90.63%
Memorial Hospital Association	29	$43,230	90.63%
Sena Info Technologies Inc	29	$80,289	90.63%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Michael Baker International Inc	2	$86,747	40.00%
The Concord Consulting Group Of Illinois Inc	2	$57,574	40.00%
Pci Gaming Authority	2	$119,424	40.00%
Amobee Inc	2	$76,398	40.00%
New Star Restaurant Inc	2	$45,781	40.00%
General Electric Company Transportation	2	$117,354	40.00%
Americash Loans Llc	2	$87,704	40.00%
Zion Cloud Solutions Llc	2	$86,882	40.00%
Everywhere Wireless Llc	2	$50,159	40.00%
Kae Consultants Inc Dbacsmi	2	$95,212	40.00%

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.