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 %
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation 10 $90,282 83.33%
Sourceinfo Tech Inc 10 $86,511 83.33%
Cignex Inc 10 $90,183 83.33%
Red Hat Inc 10 $94,480 83.33%
Datacubes Llc 10 $80,026 83.33%
Corp2corpinc 10 $81,862 83.33%
Entegee Inc 10 $61,404 83.33%
Ceva Freight Llc 10 $76,712 83.33%
Veritis Group Inc 10 $79,127 83.33%
Techgene Solutions Llc 10 $72,174 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mondi Romeoville Llc 1 $75,629 50.00%
Bcr Automotive Group Llc 1 $52,666 50.00%
Ge Digital Holdings Llc 1 $75,650 50.00%
Aleksandar Bonev Petar Minkov Inc 1 $50,898 50.00%
Moreback Cpa Llc 1 $79,373 50.00%
Ram Financial Llc 1 $87,734 50.00%
Silent It Llc 1 $115,211 50.00%
Mindshare Usa Llc 1 $161,138 50.00%
Nasa One Inc 1 $29,848 50.00%
Midwest Badminton Club Llc 1 $29,220 50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 4 $32,292 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $32,292 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 3 $34,826 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 3 $22,713 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $32,649 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $31,023 66.67%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $33,051 50.00%
Orange Groves 1 $24,823 50.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $33,051 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beauty Salons 53 $34,695 23.04%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 50 $85,989 21.83%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 50 $54,916 21.93%
Machine Shops 50 $56,295 22.03%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 49 $71,709 22.07%
Medical Laboratories 43 $64,338 19.55%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 42 $87,041 19.91%
Computer Facilities Management Services 42 $84,017 21.11%
Limited Service Restaurants 41 $65,591 20.71%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $97,472 20.10%

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