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 %
India	8,989	$252,982	47.08%
China	1,217	$74,521	50.73%
Poland	495	$182,550	52.05%
South Korea	399	$55,576	43.18%
Canada	327	$91,441	40.17%
Mexico	311	$64,516	39.02%
Philippines	277	$622,860	41.28%
Brazil	179	$81,452	49.04%
Pakistan	158	$75,275	49.69%
United Kingdom	136	$991,045	50.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bally Gaming Inc	33	$79,303	89.19%
E Nexus Inc	33	$70,295	89.19%
Uscellular Corporation	33	$92,838	89.19%
Validation Technology Services Inc	33	$69,506	89.19%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc	33	$78,463	89.19%
Creospan Inc	33	$89,316	89.19%
Taal Technologies Inc	33	$66,891	89.19%
Nihaki Systems Inc	33	$67,861	89.19%
Skml Llc	33	$69,696	89.19%
Technology Consultants Inc	32	$66,762	86.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Avanade	2	$152,932	33.33%
Lcb World Inc	2	$38,720	33.33%
Synthesis Technology Corp	2	$90,397	33.33%
Fetch Rewards Inc	2	$134,899	33.33%
Sg Americas Operational Services Llc	2	$105,893	33.33%
United Authority Transportation Inc	2	$62,109	33.33%
Cj Logistics America Llc	2	$109,887	33.33%
Freenet Express Inc	2	$51,043	33.33%
Volto Consulting And Services Llc	2	$107,931	33.33%
Aquatic Group Llc	2	$75,754	33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$88,743	88.40%
Credit Card Issuing	3,456	$84,765	91.04%
Commercial Banking	2,604	$84,925	90.76%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	2,603	$69,440	94.86%
Consumer Lending	2,530	$93,674	93.98%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2,023	$85,637	91.33%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,943	$130,116	90.58%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	1,764	$81,449	92.65%
Temporary Help Services	1,628	$72,034	86.60%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,370	$90,879	84.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	29	$31,157	100.00%
Crop Production	27	$33,218	100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing	22	$31,180	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	16	$32,777	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$32,158	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	14	$35,220	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	14	$29,457	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	14	$28,983	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	13	$32,245	100.00%
Soybean Farming	13	$32,326	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Full Service Restaurants	199	$36,356	31.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	194	$98,935	30.36%
Residential Building Construction	182	$66,342	31.38%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	170	$52,027	29.62%
Other Financial Investment Activities	161	$85,772	29.98%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	159	$84,572	29.66%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	158	$63,134	34.57%
Advertising Agencies	127	$82,064	29.13%
Offices Of Physicians	117	$120,773	28.47%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	114	$93,286	36.77%

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.