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 %
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29 $44,155 85.29%
Mechanical Drafters 29 $46,958 87.88%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 29 $52,634 87.88%
Sociologists 28 $62,490 84.85%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $48,498 84.38%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 27 $36,801 87.10%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $56,497 87.10%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 25 $47,081 80.65%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 25 $113,385 80.65%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $54,926 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Egypt 24 $108,879 39.34%
Jordan 23 $78,894 43.40%
Uzbekistan 23 $49,627 43.40%
Singapore 23 $83,330 44.23%
Belarus 22 $76,544 44.00%
Cambodia 21 $25,654 44.68%
Lebanon 20 $14,222,819 42.55%
Lithuania 20 $57,170 46.51%
Chile 20 $84,292 46.51%
Hong Kong 20 $66,687 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aldi Inc 14 $82,217 87.50%
Valtech Solutions Inc 14 $86,458 87.50%
Amba Systems Llc 14 $86,767 87.50%
Robertshaw Controls Company 14 $94,766 87.50%
Ubics Inc 14 $63,078 87.50%
Quadrant Resource Llc 14 $81,535 87.50%
Takeda Global Research Development Center Inc 14 $75,859 87.50%
Rtm Engineering Consultants Llc 14 $63,032 87.50%
Latham Watkins Llp 14 $91,814 87.50%
Cozent Llc 14 $60,696 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jacobs Restoration Service Inc 1 $48,006 50.00%
Chicago Renovation Co 1 $48,006 50.00%
Synergy Construction Group Llc 1 $57,574 50.00%
Opecmade International Inc 1 $35,818 50.00%
Hitachi High Technologies America Inc 1 $115,482 50.00%
Auctus Capital Partners Inc 1 $115,835 50.00%
Thorek Memorial Hospital 1 $96,387 50.00%
Provenance Consulting Llc 1 $114,650 50.00%
Skybridge Resource Center Llc 1 $48,797 50.00%
Veolia North America Llc 1 $123,510 50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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