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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cashiers 8 $18,801 34.78%
Cooks, Private Household 8 $27,924 34.78%
Stonemasons 8 $50,471 36.36%
Insurance Sales Agents 8 $52,555 36.36%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 8 $34,403 36.36%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $63,222 36.36%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 7 $85,042 31.82%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 7 $50,826 31.82%
Biological Technicians 7 $37,045 31.82%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 7 $55,860 31.82%
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 %
Ccc Intelligent Solutions Inc 181 $109,117 89.60%
Jump Operations Llc 180 $105,039 89.11%
Molex Llc 180 $87,058 89.11%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 180 $61,487 89.55%
First Tek Inc 180 $68,618 89.55%
Avant Llc 178 $77,674 89.00%
Vtekh Inc 177 $54,778 88.50%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 177 $64,651 88.50%
Frontier Technologies Llc 176 $73,105 88.44%
Bluecross And Blueshield Association 175 $102,657 88.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rj Pork Llc 2 $26,978 100.00%
Ames Livestock Llc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Frey Produce Frey Brothers 3 2 $22,818 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 2 2 $33,779 100.00%
The Greenhouse Of Cl Inc 2 $32,448 100.00%
Emvee Enterprises Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il Watermanprinceton Detassel 2 $50,783 100.00%
Borgic Custom Pumping Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Platz Farm 2 $24,170 100.00%
Darrel Thoma 2 $36,764 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servicenow Inc 13 $109,802 33.33%
Blueclarion Corporation 13 $96,562 33.33%
Elevate Care Of Northbrook 13 $28,954 33.33%
Bee Sales Co 12 $43,520 30.77%
Tate Lyle Ingredients Americas 12 $102,197 30.77%
Keen Info Tek Inc 12 $76,670 30.77%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago 12 $81,092 31.58%
Illinois Central Railroad Company 12 $71,618 31.58%
Sms Assist Llc 12 $80,907 31.58%
Bergstrom 12 $88,007 31.58%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,302 $88,585 76.59%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,287 $75,488 88.45%
Architectural Services 1,246 $54,795 89.26%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,178 $91,617 89.92%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,165 $80,686 92.39%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,109 $96,712 91.88%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,040 $49,824 86.74%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1,040 $81,021 88.21%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,012 $104,451 89.40%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1,008 $91,318 90.97%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Potato Farming 14 $35,624 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 14 $35,220 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 12 $30,941 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 8 $37,601 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $35,352 100.00%
Floriculture Production 7 $30,986 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%

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