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 %
United Airlines Inc 213 $84,632 89.12%
Lead It Corporation 212 $63,479 89.08%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 211 $61,325 89.03%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 211 $74,102 89.03%
Unicom Technologies Inc 211 $68,025 90.17%
Natsoft Corporation 210 $74,499 90.13%
Triesten Technologies Llc 210 $61,710 90.13%
Management Health Systems Inc 209 $54,783 89.70%
Wolfram Research Inc 208 $57,893 89.66%
Ivy Tech Solutions Inc 208 $62,235 90.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago 16 $37,086 32.65%
Select Minds Llc 16 $76,549 32.65%
Hutchison Enterprises Inc Home Instead Senior Car 16 $21,850 33.33%
Cloudquest Technologies Llc 16 $84,882 33.33%
Ericsson Inc 16 $79,650 33.33%
Kraft Heinz Foods Company 16 $120,082 33.33%
Transmarket Operations Llc 16 $65,150 33.33%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 16 $63,046 33.33%
Agile Health Technologies 16 $100,449 33.33%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc 16 $108,771 34.04%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage