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 %
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 %
Tate Lyle Americas Llc	44	$91,411	89.80%
Vintech Solutions Inc	44	$84,410	89.80%
Ida It Inc	43	$85,525	87.76%
M A Mortenson Company	43	$82,481	87.76%
T Mobile Usa Inc	43	$95,229	87.76%
Hyr Global Source Inc	43	$84,472	87.76%
Ttx Company	43	$85,158	87.76%
Lycee Francais De Chicago	43	$59,643	87.76%
Marvell Tech Llc	43	$64,531	87.76%
Comprobase Inc	43	$73,449	87.76%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Zeman Manufacturing Company	2	$68,692	25.00%
Fiat Powertrain Technologies Of North America Inc	2	$88,348	25.00%
Conversant Tech Solutions Inc	2	$68,328	25.00%
Telecom Engineering Services Inc	2	$80,039	25.00%
Boraam Industries	2	$51,896	25.00%
Avanade Inc	2	$111,738	25.00%
Grayslake Galaxy Soccer Club Inc Dba Fc Lake C	2	$42,444	25.00%
Ahartrodt Usa Inc	2	$48,932	25.00%
Concordia Wireless Inc	2	$56,597	25.00%
Corecentric Solutions Inc	2	$74,038	25.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Drafting Services	2	$62,983	100.00%
Photographic Services	2	$70,502	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	2	$72,343	100.00%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$47,695	100.00%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	2	$127,151	100.00%
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	2	$34,320	100.00%
Land Subdivision	2	$75,681	100.00%
Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$62,733	100.00%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	2	$69,410	100.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services	2	$51,126	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.