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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 %
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 17 $86,045 80.95%
Chefs and Head Cooks 16 $51,121 76.19%
Insurance Underwriters 16 $80,519 76.19%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 16 $41,008 80.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 16 $60,803 80.00%
Producers and Directors 16 $45,617 80.00%
Copy Writers 15 $56,522 78.95%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 15 $39,413 78.95%
Neurologists 15 $158,268 83.33%
Food Service Managers 15 $41,905 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Educators 3 $45,788 18.75%
Cooks, Fast Food 3 $35,027 18.75%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 3 $81,161 18.75%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $55,266 18.75%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $44,106 18.75%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 3 $55,501 18.75%
Automotive Master Mechanics 3 $34,833 20.00%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 3 $38,854 20.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 3 $41,531 20.00%
Producers and Directors 3 $62,537 20.00%
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 %
Randstad Technologies Llc 215 $87,822 86.69%
Tcg Digital Solutions Llc 215 $74,263 87.04%
Microexcel Inc 213 $63,171 87.65%
Triesten Technologies Llc 213 $62,098 89.50%
Lead It Corporation 213 $63,601 89.50%
Chicago Public Schools 212 $61,194 89.45%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp 211 $57,231 89.41%
Computer Sciences Corporation 211 $71,575 90.56%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 211 $61,325 90.56%
Wolfram Research Inc 210 $57,929 90.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prairierth Farm 3 $29,876 100.00%
Green Jobs Organics Llc 3 $25,078 100.00%
Neumiller Farms Trucking Inc 3 $34,826 100.00%
Melvin Melvin And Voyles 3 $24,003 100.00%
Milieu Design Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
El Cerrito Farm Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Sny Farms Inc 3 $29,876 100.00%
Mk Fruits And Veggies 3 $32,989 100.00%
The Fields On Caton Farm Inc 3 $33,939 100.00%
Precision Pumping Inc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Top Ten Express Corp 17 $54,288 34.69%
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago 16 $37,086 32.65%
Roosevelt University 16 $37,845 32.65%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 16 $94,902 32.65%
Ericsson Inc 16 $79,650 32.65%
Hutchison Enterprises Inc Home Instead Senior Car 16 $21,850 33.33%
Cloudquest Technologies Llc 16 $84,882 33.33%
Imc Financial Marketsan Imc Americas Inc Company 16 $76,883 33.33%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 16 $63,046 33.33%
Transmarket Operations Llc 16 $65,150 33.33%

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