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 %
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 10 $44,304 83.33%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $46,854 83.33%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $50,538 90.91%
Environmental Economists 10 $55,524 90.91%
Chemical Technicians 9 $42,095 81.82%
Physician Assistants 9 $74,790 81.82%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $55,787 81.82%
Orthodontists 9 $108,662 81.82%
Nanosystems Engineers 9 $62,590 81.82%
Web Administrators 9 $62,712 81.82%
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 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 %
Rdi Inc 13 $48,549 92.86%
Leapfrog Product Development Llc 13 $52,214 92.86%
Rise Interactive Media Analytics Llc 13 $69,450 92.86%
Customize Your Career Llc 13 $50,344 92.86%
Lara Tekies Inc 13 $64,463 92.86%
United Consulting Systems Inc 13 $54,901 92.86%
Yash Solutions Llc 13 $52,026 92.86%
Turbo Capital Inc 13 $62,819 92.86%
Nanocytomics 13 $57,400 92.86%
Green Metro Planning Llc 13 $57,040 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pinnakle Technologies Inc 1 $99,424 50.00%
Griffith Foods Inc 1 $58,427 50.00%
Freeport Memorial Hospital 1 $214,365 50.00%
Petro Canada America Lubricants Inc 1 $129,480 50.00%
Nongshim America Inc 1 $35,818 50.00%
Khon Thai America Llc 1 $35,818 50.00%
Precision Service Mtr Inc 1 $56,576 50.00%
Valent Biosciences Llc 1 $165,776 50.00%
Clair Beauty Mart Joliet Inc 1 $31,866 50.00%
Fis Brokerage Securities Services Llc 1 $107,432 50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,223 $87,264 82.64%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,203 $73,546 88.33%
Architectural Services 1,148 $53,676 89.13%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,118 $79,696 92.55%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,032 $88,669 89.27%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,007 $93,999 92.39%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 922 $79,070 87.06%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 909 $48,772 86.32%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 907 $89,399 88.23%
Credit Bureaus 899 $83,680 89.63%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 13 $32,893 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Potato Farming 10 $33,159 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 7 $31,289 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 6 $37,530 100.00%
Floriculture Production 5 $28,254 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,149 100.00%

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 $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