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 %
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 %
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $53,643 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $74,443 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,998 50.00%
Namibia 1 $18,590 100.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $65,770 100.00%
Liberia 1 $68,058 100.00%
Fiji 1 $46,696 100.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $81,328 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multicoreware Inc 15 $66,208 88.24%
Appridat Solutions Llc 15 $80,332 88.24%
Majescomastek 15 $69,329 88.24%
Ascii Group Llc 15 $75,069 88.24%
Corpsystems Llc 15 $63,992 88.24%
Orbit Systems Inc 15 $77,834 88.24%
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation 15 $69,204 88.24%
Nokia Inc 15 $72,088 88.24%
Spinecraft Llc 15 $81,956 88.24%
M9 Consulting Inc 15 $82,347 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Petstages Inc 1 $67,995 50.00%
Aol Inc 1 $103,626 50.00%
Conya Global Inc 1 $33,717 50.00%
Golden Haven Care Inc 1 $81,994 50.00%
H R Select Consultants Inc 1 $77,147 50.00%
Murphyjahn Architects Llc 1 $49,691 50.00%
Crisil Irevna Us Llc 1 $115,461 50.00%
Catamaran 1 $83,325 50.00%
Vandercook College Of Music 1 $26,380 50.00%
Ideo Llc 1 $64,979 50.00%

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.

State Avg Wage