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 %
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 %
Prosoft Technology Group Inc 172 $67,727 88.21%
A1 Kaiser Inc 172 $53,440 88.21%
Atos Syntel Inc 172 $82,170 88.21%
Transform Sr Holding Management Llc 171 $97,794 88.14%
Osf Saint Francis Medical Center 171 $82,019 88.60%
Randstad Technologies Lp 170 $69,030 88.54%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 168 $62,023 87.96%
The Options Clearing Corporation 168 $102,278 88.89%
Cisco Systems Inc 168 $89,697 89.36%
Bmo Harris Bank Na 167 $87,974 88.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Illinois Central Railroad Company 12 $71,618 33.33%
Moon Technologies Corp 11 $57,866 30.56%
Rr Donnelley 11 $82,780 30.56%
Siemens Plm Software Inc 11 $95,122 30.56%
Daso Trading Inc 11 $42,566 31.43%
University Of Chicago Medical Centerhuman Resourc 11 $69,300 31.43%
Archer Grey Llc 11 $97,257 31.43%
Navteq North America Llc 11 $102,947 31.43%
Southern Illinois Hospital Services 11 $39,707 31.43%
Videojet Technologies 11 $102,470 31.43%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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%

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