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 %
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 %
Whiz It Solutions Inc 33 $54,149 89.19%
Compware Technologies 33 $58,786 89.19%
Infogix Inc 33 $75,243 89.19%
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 33 $38,983 89.19%
Ptc Inc 33 $67,721 89.19%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 33 $56,624 89.19%
Amzur Technologies Inc 33 $68,903 89.19%
Experian Information Solutions Inc 33 $95,764 89.19%
Aureus Techsystems Llc 33 $65,824 89.19%
Lake Forest College 33 $45,446 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reyes Holdings 2 $105,227 33.33%
Masters Kitchen And Bath Corporation 2 $78,843 33.33%
Pine Tree Commercial Realty Llc 2 $49,379 33.33%
Bitas Furniture Inc 2 $33,260 33.33%
Arb Trading Group 2 $78,208 33.33%
Peri Formwork Systems 2 $110,417 33.33%
Rosetta Analytics Inc 2 $78,094 33.33%
Rigelsky Inc 2 $106,278 33.33%
Humana Inc 2 $89,648 33.33%
Spraying Systems Company 2 $93,403 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roofing Contractors 15 $57,570 88.24%
Hog And Pig Farming 15 $58,991 88.24%
Copper Nickel Lead And Zinc Mining 15 $82,521 88.24%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 15 $58,074 88.24%
Aircraft Manufacturing 15 $73,055 88.24%
Hmo Medical Centers 15 $95,027 88.24%
All Other Support Services 15 $74,070 88.24%
Metal Can Manufacturing 15 $128,788 88.24%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing 15 $51,363 88.24%
Household Appliance Manufacturing 15 $111,313 88.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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