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 %
Prosthodontists	11	$88,529	78.57%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11	$29,788	78.57%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11	$40,569	78.57%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	11	$41,379	84.62%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	11	$61,492	84.62%
Clinical Psychologists	11	$48,496	84.62%
Genetic Counselors	11	$63,430	91.67%
Logistics Managers	11	$99,409	91.67%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	11	$80,908	91.67%
Computer Operators	10	$38,308	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	2	$63,492	15.38%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$40,930	15.38%
Personal Financial Advisors	2	$113,610	15.38%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	2	$43,868	15.38%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2	$67,746	15.38%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	2	$60,632	15.38%
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	2	$40,560	15.38%
Recreational Therapists	2	$42,807	15.38%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$45,968	15.38%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers	2	$29,879	15.38%

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 %
Cnh Industrial America Llc	167	$88,227	89.30%
Ctc Trading Group Llc	167	$84,740	89.78%
W W Grainger Inc	167	$67,428	90.76%
Volt Management Corp	166	$62,728	90.71%
Bridge Group Llc	165	$86,586	90.16%
Numeric Technologies Inc	165	$64,505	90.16%
Saggezza Inc	165	$82,302	90.66%
Molex Llc	164	$84,177	90.61%
Db Servicing Corporation	163	$70,691	90.06%
Cdw Llc	161	$100,900	89.44%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation	11	$101,790	31.43%
Qtg Development Inc	11	$92,038	31.43%
Marvelltechllc	11	$82,706	31.43%
Envoy Global Inc	11	$93,925	31.43%
Orbitz Worldwide Llc	11	$77,236	32.35%
The Third Synthesis Inc Dba Chicago Sweet Connecti	11	$33,204	32.35%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp	11	$95,729	32.35%
Rally Health Inc	11	$97,775	32.35%
Blackbuck Insights Llc	11	$110,125	32.35%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc	11	$20,238	32.35%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$88,743	88.40%
Credit Card Issuing	3,456	$84,765	91.04%
Commercial Banking	2,604	$84,925	90.76%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	2,603	$69,440	94.86%
Consumer Lending	2,530	$93,674	93.98%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2,023	$85,637	91.33%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,943	$130,116	90.58%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	1,764	$81,449	92.65%
Temporary Help Services	1,628	$72,034	86.60%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,370	$90,879	84.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	29	$31,157	100.00%
Crop Production	27	$33,218	100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing	22	$31,180	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	16	$32,777	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$32,158	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	14	$35,220	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	14	$29,457	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	14	$28,983	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	13	$32,245	100.00%
Soybean Farming	13	$32,326	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Full Service Restaurants	199	$36,356	31.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	194	$98,935	30.36%
Residential Building Construction	182	$66,342	31.38%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	170	$52,027	29.62%
Other Financial Investment Activities	161	$85,772	29.98%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	159	$84,572	29.66%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	158	$63,134	34.57%
Advertising Agencies	127	$82,064	29.13%
Offices Of Physicians	117	$120,773	28.47%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	114	$93,286	36.77%

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.