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 %
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 %
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 433 $62,999 89.65%
Medline Industries Inc 430 $91,786 89.21%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 427 $82,176 89.89%
Zs Associates Inc 424 $88,887 90.79%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 419 $100,356 91.29%
Mphasis Corporation 415 $72,023 91.41%
Network Objects Inc 413 $71,111 91.57%
At Kearney Inc 410 $108,650 92.55%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Of Cook County 408 $57,812 92.31%
Vensar Technology Inc 406 $65,829 92.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goodmark Nurseries Llc 6 $32,545 100.00%
Darrin Hout Farms 6 $33,138 100.00%
Farm Labor Management Services Inc 6 $36,670 100.00%
C R Ag Supply Inc 6 $33,582 100.00%
Molitor Farms 6 $32,427 100.00%
Ryan Britton Farms Llc 6 $33,339 100.00%
Kincaid Farms Inc 6 $31,430 100.00%
Spring Valley Farm Vineyard 6 $26,309 100.00%
Cox Land And Cattle Inc 5 $34,420 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il Bayer 5 $50,199 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transform Sr Holding Management Llc 38 $111,681 35.85%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc 37 $94,702 35.92%
Sunrise Futures Llc 37 $77,076 36.27%
Milliman Inc 37 $85,297 36.63%
Electro Motive Diesel Inc 36 $79,929 35.64%
Saggezza Inc 36 $97,618 36.36%
Peterson Technology Partners Inc 36 $98,470 36.73%
Docusign Inc 36 $98,216 36.73%
Softtune Technologiesinc 36 $94,016 37.11%
Db Servicing Corporation 35 $72,893 36.08%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Animal Production 5 $33,396 100.00%
Apiculture 5 $33,396 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $34,419 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 4 $35,573 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 4 $26,489 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,149 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $36,414 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $35,901 66.67%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $35,433 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 246 $92,854 96.85%
Full Service Restaurants 244 $37,000 97.99%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 243 $97,440 98.78%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 241 $25,468 98.77%
Architectural Services 238 $63,965 97.94%
Offices Of Dentists 236 $84,722 97.93%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 233 $100,042 97.90%
Marketing Consulting Services 233 $76,265 98.73%
Private Households 216 $247,234 92.70%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 194 $100,729 83.26%

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