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 %
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc 181 $92,329 87.44%
Savvy Info Systems Inc 179 $67,696 86.89%
Persistent Systems Inc 179 $67,327 86.89%
Chicago Public Schools 178 $59,841 86.41%
Virtusa Corporation 177 $78,484 86.34%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation 177 $94,821 86.76%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 177 $64,651 87.19%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 176 $94,398 86.70%
Slk America Inc 176 $77,257 87.13%
Vtekh Inc 176 $54,604 87.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Discoveries Inc 13 $75,040 33.33%
Eby Brown Company Llc 13 $82,115 33.33%
Turkish American Societyinc 13 $61,985 33.33%
Hydro Inc 12 $78,279 30.77%
Sms Assist Llc 12 $80,907 30.77%
Alixpartners Llp 12 $98,394 30.77%
Ez Tek Solutions Inc 12 $91,206 31.58%
Bergstrom 12 $88,007 31.58%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 12 $96,654 31.58%
Encore Consulting Services Inc 12 $112,342 31.58%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,223 $87,264 82.64%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,203 $73,546 88.33%
Architectural Services 1,148 $53,676 89.13%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,118 $79,696 92.55%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,032 $88,669 89.27%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,007 $93,999 92.39%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 922 $79,070 87.06%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 909 $48,772 86.32%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 907 $89,399 88.23%
Credit Bureaus 899 $83,680 89.63%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 13 $32,893 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Potato Farming 10 $33,159 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 7 $31,289 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 6 $37,530 100.00%
Floriculture Production 5 $28,254 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,149 100.00%

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