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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,919 $76,395 83.22%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,816 $51,864 88.67%
Civil Engineers 1,532 $70,707 87.05%
Web Developers 1,463 $59,980 91.61%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,417 $91,428 94.47%
Information Security Analysts 1,198 $86,536 80.03%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,168 $85,060 89.78%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,164 $47,131 92.45%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,050 $80,134 87.87%
Engineers, All Other 1,046 $66,366 87.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 132 $153,589 78.57%
Civil Engineers 129 $1,175,895 77.25%
Computer Programmers 125 $69,590 76.22%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 124 $50,166 80.52%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 116 $48,375 76.32%
Sales Engineers 111 $95,550 78.72%
Financial Managers 108 $116,225 81.20%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 104 $104,111 80.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 102 $24,444 82.26%
Information Security Analysts 99 $107,116 82.50%
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 %
Offices Of Optometrists 74 $73,656 88.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 74 $34,054 89.16%
Other Financial Vehicles 72 $73,186 87.80%
Full Service Restaurants 70 $72,715 86.42%
Metal Service Centers And Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers 69 $68,975 86.25%
Media Representatives 69 $76,445 86.25%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 69 $76,192 87.34%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 66 $86,594 83.54%
Electric Power Distribution 66 $84,103 85.71%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 65 $79,683 86.67%
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 $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