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 %
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 6 $80,687 85.71%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 6 $78,808 85.71%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 5 $49,858 71.43%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 5 $43,094 71.43%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 5 $76,477 83.33%
Business Continuity Planners 5 $74,838 83.33%
Radiation Therapists 5 $82,085 83.33%
Private Detectives and Investigators 5 $50,514 83.33%
Insurance Sales Agents 5 $62,833 83.33%
Cytotechnologists 5 $46,442 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineering Technicians 1 $38,085 8.33%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 1 $44,616 8.33%
Team Assemblers 1 $22,942 8.33%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1 $27,560 8.33%
Funeral Attendants 1 $28,059 8.33%
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $25,688 8.33%
Political Scientists 1 $60,382 8.33%
Automotive Engineers 1 $95,763 9.09%
Logistics Engineers 1 $37,294 9.09%
Compliance Managers 1 $77,750 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 3,790 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 75 $77,512 43.10%
Spain 67 $72,149 41.88%
Thailand 62 $45,226 39.49%
Iran 58 $68,175 37.66%
Nigeria 58 $76,678 38.93%
Bangladesh 56 $51,071 45.16%
Australia 55 $111,049 51.89%
Macedonia 54 $54,335 54.55%
Colombia 50 $75,161 51.02%
Morocco 50 $45,040 51.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Enfusion Ltd Llc 75 $71,733 89.29%
Diaspark Inc 75 $62,780 89.29%
Kogentix Inc 75 $74,850 89.29%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 75 $110,061 89.29%
Krish Tech Inc 74 $80,891 88.10%
Pepsico Inc 74 $90,563 88.10%
Z3 Technologies Inc 74 $56,316 88.10%
Tada Cognitive Solutions Llc 74 $73,814 89.16%
Csl Behring Llc 74 $82,672 89.16%
Quantitative Risk Management Inc 74 $76,370 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geneva Scientific Inc 4 $63,601 26.67%
Gatx Corporation 4 $94,928 26.67%
Medefil Inc 4 $71,601 26.67%
Smg Technologies Inc 4 $83,382 28.57%
Mxotech 4 $89,591 28.57%
Japan Food Express Co 4 $75,125 28.57%
Chinese American Service League 4 $46,025 28.57%
Antioch Korean Baptist Church 4 $33,166 28.57%
Pinckneyville Community Hospital 4 $53,061 28.57%
Empire Comfort Systems Inc 4 $65,562 28.57%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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 $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