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 %
Database Administrators	3,520	$73,695	93.05%
Statisticians	3,412	$76,898	90.31%
Financial Analysts	3,339	$72,842	90.17%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,308	$68,377	89.62%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	2,590	$119,878	88.70%
Electrical Engineers	2,526	$77,759	88.54%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,480	$82,325	95.61%
Industrial Engineers	2,155	$68,990	89.01%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,114	$50,972	87.57%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,929	$76,451	92.65%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Workers, All Other	2	$28,631	5.26%
Helpers--Carpenters	2	$35,994	5.41%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	1	$45,074	2.70%
Helpers--Roofers	1	$36,275	2.78%
Helpers--Electricians	1	$39,811	4.17%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1	$35,714	4.55%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	195	$81,325	67.24%
Electrical Engineers	195	$83,233	80.58%
Industrial Engineers	183	$75,715	77.54%
Financial Analysts	179	$83,772	90.40%
Personal Care Aides	176	$22,627	92.15%
Internists, General	165	$119,606	92.70%
Marketing Managers	164	$105,325	95.35%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	160	$87,199	93.02%
Database Administrators	158	$85,044	93.49%
Operations Research Analysts	135	$64,887	81.33%

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 %
Cardinal Health Inc	35	$82,045	89.74%
Criticalriver Inc	35	$79,239	89.74%
Braviant Llc	35	$90,736	89.74%
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc	35	$81,491	89.74%
Genome International Corporation	35	$53,896	89.74%
Piorion Solutions Inc	35	$77,892	89.74%
Baker Mckenzie Llp	35	$137,204	89.74%
Rapidit Inc	35	$73,225	89.74%
Techland Inc	35	$87,475	89.74%
Ved Software Services Inc	35	$73,904	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chicago Dmf Inc	2	$43,555	33.33%
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects Llc	2	$78,416	33.33%
Yamasho Inc	2	$56,815	33.33%
Gilbane Building Company	2	$78,520	33.33%
Personify Inc	2	$104,250	33.33%
Pentwater Capital Management Lp	2	$113,225	33.33%
Sungard Systems International	2	$93,476	33.33%
Outokumpu Stainless Usa Llc	2	$66,102	33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation	2	$93,327	33.33%
Omron Healthcare Inc	2	$101,795	33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	15	$62,249	88.24%
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	15	$75,164	88.24%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	15	$74,953	88.24%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery	15	$66,905	88.24%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	14	$63,658	87.50%
Chocolate And Confectionery Manufacturing From Cacao Beans	14	$102,580	87.50%
Floriculture Production	14	$79,570	87.50%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing	14	$59,295	87.50%
Poultry Processing	14	$92,597	87.50%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	14	$56,384	87.50%

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.