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
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 57 $41,169 83.82%
Curators 56 $51,093 83.58%
Quality Control Systems Managers 55 $110,012 84.62%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $55,200 84.38%
Training and Development Managers 54 $71,599 84.38%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 53 $48,146 82.81%
Clinical Data Managers 53 $82,913 82.81%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 52 $34,577 81.25%
Interpreters and Translators 52 $32,688 82.54%
Logistics Engineers 51 $61,937 83.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $63,222 33.33%
Stonemasons 8 $50,471 33.33%
Biological Scientists, All Other 8 $57,860 34.78%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 8 $55,858 34.78%
Chiropractors 8 $38,805 34.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 8 $64,717 34.78%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $47,509 34.78%
Insurance Sales Agents 8 $52,555 34.78%
Roofers 8 $56,605 34.78%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 8 $30,295 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 3,790 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 9,745 $242,007 46.63%
China 1,311 $75,213 49.51%
Poland 521 $175,933 47.11%
South Korea 427 $55,341 43.09%
Canada 361 $90,633 37.37%
Philippines 356 $493,600 40.27%
Mexico 333 $65,272 43.42%
Brazil 188 $79,878 47.47%
Ukraine 174 $62,423 47.80%
Pakistan 164 $88,269 47.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciber Global Llc 146 $75,483 91.25%
Gantec Publishing Solutions Llc 146 $71,352 91.82%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 145 $95,006 91.19%
Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc 144 $81,786 91.14%
Us Bank National Association 144 $105,205 91.14%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 143 $99,766 91.08%
Citadel Americas Llc 142 $95,902 90.45%
Cquent Systems Inc 141 $64,482 90.97%
Milliman Inc 141 $88,984 90.97%
Digital Minds Technologies Inc 141 $60,638 90.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robson Farms 1 $37,814 100.00%
Lefringhouse Construction 1 $33,051 100.00%
Ifc Kitchen And Farming Inc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Sc Agco Llc 1 $35,714 100.00%
Trey Hare Custom Spraying Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 4 1 $35,714 100.00%
Harbach Family Partnership 1 $37,814 100.00%
Prairie Wind Family Farm Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc In Il 1 $33,051 100.00%
Harry Mccune 1 $33,280 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technology People Inc 9 $98,368 31.03%
Cleo Communications Us Llc 9 $91,122 31.03%
Truqua Enterprises Llc 9 $99,387 31.03%
Hr Pundits Inc 9 $89,498 31.03%
Annapurna Inc Dba Nepal House 9 $32,332 31.03%
The Pampered Chef Ltd 9 $112,341 31.03%
Keybank National Association 9 $61,540 31.03%
Railcar Management Llc 9 $110,510 31.03%
Logoplaste Usa Inc 9 $120,418 32.14%
Marvelous Technologies Inc 9 $109,211 32.14%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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 $77,136. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage