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 %
Statistical Assistants 42 $46,002 80.77%
Recreation Workers 42 $24,345 80.77%
Astronomers 42 $58,304 84.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 41 $31,591 82.00%
Loan Officers 41 $43,243 82.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 41 $29,184 83.67%
Pharmacists 40 $89,054 85.11%
Chiropractors 40 $51,053 85.11%
Transportation Engineers 40 $72,406 86.96%
Financial Examiners 39 $83,942 84.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dental Assistants 7 $37,598 33.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 7 $61,696 33.33%
Urban and Regional Planners 7 $53,138 33.33%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 7 $55,860 33.33%
Billing and Posting Clerks 7 $35,196 33.33%
Interpreters and Translators 7 $34,070 33.33%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 6 $54,170 30.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 6 $80,486 30.00%
Agricultural Engineers 6 $62,771 30.00%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6 $62,053 30.00%
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 %
Bain Company Inc 158 $101,732 90.29%
Globallogic Inc 158 $100,691 91.86%
Optum Services Inc 157 $112,870 91.81%
Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc 157 $105,572 92.35%
Onward Technologies Inc 155 $68,582 91.18%
Cibc Bank Usa 155 $93,409 91.72%
Mahindra Engineering Services Ltd 155 $60,605 91.72%
Advanced Cadcam Service 152 $60,879 90.48%
Etek It Services Inc 152 $73,943 91.02%
Tri Ventures Inc Dba Aquent Llc 151 $75,028 90.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rock Creek Transport Inc 2 $37,617 100.00%
Mark Winship 2 $39,260 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 1 2 $35,433 100.00%
Ronald John Mueller Jr 1 $52,166 100.00%
Tim Eike 1 $30,202 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 2 Drivers 1 $37,814 100.00%
Barry Manthei 1 $37,814 100.00%
Toms Farm Market And Greenhouse Inc 1 $20,675 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc Il 2 1 $33,051 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Bayer Waterman Princeton Corteva Detasseling Only Farmworker 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chicago Trading Company 10 $88,061 29.41%
Infogix Inc 10 $68,675 29.41%
James Hardie Building Products 10 $82,285 30.30%
Applied Research Associates Inc 10 $62,055 30.30%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 10 $93,874 30.30%
Cardinal Health 10 $91,913 30.30%
Kana Software Inc 10 $82,512 30.30%
Promise And Fulfillment Community Church 10 $28,040 30.30%
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 10 $82,844 30.30%
Ensono Lp 10 $97,384 31.25%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 34 $32,012 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 28 $32,527 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $32,453 100.00%
Corn Farming 20 $32,925 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $33,574 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,182 100.00%
Soybean Farming 17 $33,618 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,987 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,572 100.00%

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