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 %
Sterling Software Inc	27	$66,091	90.00%
Bofa Securities Inc	27	$74,184	90.00%
Chicago Internal Medicine Practice And Research S	27	$84,145	90.00%
Harman Connected Services Inc	27	$89,137	90.00%
Globalitkonnect Llc	27	$89,046	90.00%
Gac Solutions Inc	27	$91,683	90.00%
Verifone Inc	27	$92,212	90.00%
Artech Llc	27	$97,471	90.00%
Teksky Llc	27	$84,954	90.00%
Questek Innovations Llc	27	$75,291	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trace Photonics Inc	2	$71,708	50.00%
Omega Card Services Inc	2	$34,559	50.00%
Computerized Facility Integration Llc	2	$58,063	50.00%
Trondent Development Corp	2	$75,546	50.00%
Wal Mart Associates Inc	2	$86,123	50.00%
Calsoft Systems	2	$51,459	50.00%
Dhara I Corporation	2	$45,157	50.00%
Krishna Gas Inc	2	$43,722	50.00%
Neutral Tandem	2	$70,356	50.00%
Cs Stars Llc	2	$59,946	50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	724	$75,343	91.99%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	711	$83,176	92.34%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	637	$84,730	91.13%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	629	$90,338	90.50%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	580	$83,705	83.45%
Advertising Agencies	573	$73,814	82.45%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	544	$88,020	82.42%
Home Health Care Services	516	$63,340	89.90%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	509	$91,265	90.09%
Scientific Research And Development Services	483	$69,833	85.64%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spectator Sports	1	$35,714	100.00%
Landscaping Services	1	$33,987	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	1	$24,149	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	1	$33,051	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	1	$36,400	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1	$35,714	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	38	$70,563	20.88%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	37	$80,432	21.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	37	$67,535	21.89%
Payroll Services	35	$94,191	21.21%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises	35	$70,783	21.74%
Environmental Consulting Services	33	$82,227	20.63%
Veterinary Services	33	$67,138	20.63%
Books Printing	31	$97,773	19.50%
General Freight Trucking Local	31	$48,160	19.62%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	31	$99,333	20.13%

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.