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 %
Wind Energy Engineers 6 $83,952 85.71%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 6 $78,808 85.71%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 6 $80,687 85.71%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 5 $49,858 71.43%
Insurance Sales Agents 5 $62,833 71.43%
Counselors, All Other 5 $44,246 71.43%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 5 $43,094 83.33%
Private Detectives and Investigators 5 $50,514 83.33%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 5 $54,708 83.33%
Fundraisers 5 $53,574 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $46,758 9.09%
Political Scientists 1 $60,382 9.09%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $50,648 9.09%
Curators 1 $30,202 9.09%
Recreation Workers 1 $22,443 9.09%
Athletic Trainers 1 $33,513 9.09%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $51,770 9.09%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $62,743 9.09%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1 $18,845 9.09%
Geographers 1 $63,586 9.09%
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 %
Ukraine 135 $63,371 54.22%
Mongolia 97 $36,193 48.50%
Turkey 94 $62,121 47.47%
Russia 93 $70,016 47.45%
Germany 85 $78,471 44.97%
Vietnam 78 $53,068 44.57%
Nepal 76 $53,373 47.20%
France 74 $90,630 46.25%
Taiwan 74 $2,344,949 47.13%
Italy 71 $92,108 45.51%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ingredion Incorporated 15 $102,545 88.24%
Snap It Solutions Inc 15 $83,764 88.24%
Icore Infotech Inc 15 $81,237 88.24%
Web Yoga Inc 15 $63,863 88.24%
Agile Enterprise Solutions Inc 15 $62,749 88.24%
Pace Solutions Inc 15 $62,252 88.24%
Dynamic Manufacturing Inc 15 $85,772 88.24%
Applab Systems Inc 15 $74,157 88.24%
Ivytech Solutions Inc 15 $77,642 88.24%
Svk Systems Inc 15 $61,433 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bultasa Buddhist Temple Of Chicago 1 $35,090 50.00%
Pace Systems Inc 1 $68,286 50.00%
Logicatech Inc 1 $80,974 50.00%
Carotrans International 1 $136,573 50.00%
Animal Clinic Of Spring Grove Inc 1 $69,430 50.00%
Professional Swine Management 1 $86,382 50.00%
Dunkin Donuts 1 $66,394 50.00%
Radicle Incorporated 1 $96,658 50.00%
Ipsos Mma Inc 1 $75,067 50.00%
Sara Donovan 1 $19,198 50.00%

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