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 %
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 8 $87,323 80.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 8 $77,756 80.00%
Geneticists 8 $63,646 80.00%
Urologists 8 $172,039 88.89%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 7 $36,032 77.78%
Social Workers, All Other 7 $34,513 77.78%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 7 $48,075 77.78%
Life Scientists, All Other 7 $66,447 77.78%
Search Marketing Strategists 7 $62,067 77.78%
Audiologists 7 $67,481 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 2 $38,999 16.67%
Survey Researchers 2 $39,146 16.67%
Craft Artists 2 $43,524 16.67%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2 $48,548 16.67%
Archivists 2 $55,276 16.67%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 2 $27,082 16.67%
Helpers--Electricians 2 $29,547 16.67%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $66,103 16.67%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2 $35,080 16.67%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $41,875 16.67%
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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $51,341 48.00%
New Zealand 11 $81,165 45.83%
Switzerland 10 $97,977 43.48%
Kazakhstan 10 $77,507 45.45%
Kyrgyzstan 10 $40,262 45.45%
Uganda 9 $86,332 42.86%
Sweden 9 $61,617 45.00%
Ecuador 9 $58,697 47.37%
Portugal 8 $93,684 42.11%
Saudi Arabia 8 $78,398 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Martin Brower Company Llc 38 $84,785 90.48%
Zacks Investment Management Inc 38 $56,860 90.48%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 38 $70,911 90.48%
Dataquest Corp 38 $74,937 90.48%
Datasoft Inc 38 $73,290 90.48%
Ardent Erp Solutions Inc 38 $59,607 90.48%
Envoy Global Inc 38 $94,864 90.48%
Grainger Corporate Services Llc 37 $123,758 88.10%
Goldwind Usa Inc 37 $58,930 88.10%
Presence Chicago Hospitals Network 37 $66,473 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Illinois Medical Care Associates 2 $145,267 28.57%
Turn Inc 2 $90,491 28.57%
Austriaco Dental Associates Llc 2 $128,253 28.57%
Advanced Cabinets Corp 2 $66,633 28.57%
Centro Inc 2 $96,470 28.57%
Ray Allen Inc 2 $91,905 28.57%
Dupage Medical Group 2 $55,692 28.57%
Dowin Enterprise Usa Inc 2 $42,984 28.57%
Seeit Solutions Llc 2 $96,065 28.57%
Design Workshop Inc 2 $52,936 28.57%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 110,657 $71,013 89.50%
Computer Systems Design Services 22,889 $78,486 93.01%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,133 $76,330 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 10,246 $53,384 76.58%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,609 $75,593 88.72%
Engineering Services 7,638 $67,038 89.09%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 6,790 $87,901 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,353 $77,028 97.57%
Management Consulting Services 5,854 $75,881 96.58%
Other Computer Related Services 5,072 $74,112 88.78%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 407 $31,091 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 121 $30,185 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 118 $39,248 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 109 $32,681 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 66 $27,011 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 64 $32,608 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 64 $32,669 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 48 $32,805 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 35 $33,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 30 $30,905 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 2,486 $90,573 22.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,286 $99,191 51.73%
Engineering Services 1,180 $430,239 59.66%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 642 $87,300 35.37%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 574 $90,493 32.27%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing 436 $81,288 30.79%
Consumer Lending 411 $90,807 31.96%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 310 $407,049 26.27%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 258 $82,101 35.29%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 228 $91,625 35.40%

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