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 %
Therapists, All Other	2	$26,936	66.67%
Animal Breeders	2	$29,204	66.67%
Office Clerks, General	2	$28,059	66.67%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2	$30,649	66.67%
Sound Engineering Technicians	2	$30,139	66.67%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2	$36,813	66.67%
Airfield Operations Specialists	2	$33,426	66.67%
Fashion Designers	2	$31,938	66.67%
Billing and Posting Clerks	2	$32,215	66.67%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2	$49,556	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	1	$69,077	10.00%
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	1	$18,470	10.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$48,970	11.11%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$39,042	11.11%
Political Scientists	1	$60,382	11.11%
Marine Engineers	1	$54,205	11.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	1	$52,770	11.11%
Helpers--Roofers	1	$21,403	11.11%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	1	$26,021	11.11%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	1	$51,770	11.11%

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 %
United Airlines Inc	213	$84,632	89.12%
Lead It Corporation	212	$63,479	89.08%
Reliable Software Resources Inc	211	$61,325	89.03%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	211	$74,102	89.03%
Unicom Technologies Inc	211	$68,025	90.17%
Natsoft Corporation	210	$74,499	90.13%
Triesten Technologies Llc	210	$61,710	90.13%
Management Health Systems Inc	209	$54,783	89.70%
Wolfram Research Inc	208	$57,893	89.66%
Ivy Tech Solutions Inc	208	$62,235	90.04%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago	16	$37,086	32.65%
Select Minds Llc	16	$76,549	32.65%
Hutchison Enterprises Inc Home Instead Senior Car	16	$21,850	33.33%
Cloudquest Technologies Llc	16	$84,882	33.33%
Ericsson Inc	16	$79,650	33.33%
Kraft Heinz Foods Company	16	$120,082	33.33%
Transmarket Operations Llc	16	$65,150	33.33%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc	16	$63,046	33.33%
Agile Health Technologies	16	$100,449	33.33%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	16	$108,771	34.04%

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.