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 %
Sales Engineers 951 $89,763 89.46%
Chemists 873 $57,865 84.10%
Marketing Managers 840 $102,004 86.78%
Internists, General 838 $132,360 88.21%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 781 $55,988 89.56%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 707 $52,837 88.26%
Dentists, General 693 $101,568 88.17%
Logisticians 634 $55,166 88.80%
Actuaries 588 $83,295 89.77%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 542 $80,659 84.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 87 $62,006 79.82%
Dentists, General 82 $93,688 80.39%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 70 $24,859 69.31%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 68 $39,216 70.83%
General and Operations Managers 68 $104,270 72.34%
Logisticians 66 $55,757 72.53%
Financial Specialists, All Other 66 $81,559 72.53%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 63 $42,711 70.00%
Actuaries 62 $93,648 72.09%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 59 $42,764 71.08%
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 %
Guatemala 3 $85,165 50.00%
Sudan 2 $61,371 33.33%
Panama 2 $78,926 33.33%
Uruguay 2 $51,803 40.00%
Macau 2 $113,797 40.00%
Palestine 2 $91,291 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $39,489 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $33,571 50.00%
Estonia 2 $66,008 50.00%
Cyprus 2 $80,777 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 113 $80,270 88.28%
Ber It Inc 112 $87,317 88.19%
Ann Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago 111 $59,185 88.80%
Us Cellular Corporation 111 $99,251 88.80%
Elite It Solutions Inc 111 $59,845 88.80%
Tekmark Global Solutions Llc 110 $63,353 88.00%
Vistex Inc 109 $88,394 87.90%
Uis Consulting Llc 109 $67,092 87.90%
Leo Burnett Company Inc 109 $64,975 88.62%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 109 $59,957 89.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beijing Acupuncture Pain And Rehab 7 $51,067 31.82%
Gsg Consultants Inc 7 $75,914 31.82%
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital 7 $135,164 31.82%
Jkc Trucking Inc 7 $49,958 31.82%
Teng Associates Inc 7 $53,346 31.82%
Starcom Mediavest Group Inc 7 $82,163 31.82%
Electronic Knowledge Interchange Company 7 $90,653 31.82%
Getco Llc 7 $72,871 33.33%
Cubes Technologies Inc 7 $72,069 33.33%
Draftfcb Inc 7 $73,971 33.33%

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