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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $50,950 100.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 2 $60,934 100.00%
Podiatrists 2 $47,258 100.00%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2 $49,067 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 2 $62,608 100.00%
Acupuncturists 2 $50,752 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $134,087 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $75,930 100.00%
Video Game Designers 2 $75,900 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $78,270 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 1 $39,062 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 %
Norway 4 $53,223 50.00%
Zimbabwe 4 $70,123 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $44,083 50.00%
Armenia 4 $78,666 50.00%
Jamaica 4 $41,797 50.00%
Azerbaijan 3 $44,082 42.86%
Guatemala 3 $85,165 42.86%
Slovenia 3 $67,166 42.86%
Tanzania 3 $62,941 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $60,493 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects Ltd 15 $58,800 93.75%
Osf Saint Elizabeth Medical Center 15 $127,446 93.75%
Lincoln International Llc 15 $83,664 93.75%
Underwriters Laboratories Inc 15 $75,299 93.75%
Akvarr Inc 15 $65,508 93.75%
P3 Geeks Inc 15 $76,303 93.75%
Schawk Usa Inc 15 $88,859 93.75%
Manage My Dream Llc 15 $58,037 93.75%
Applied Pavement Technology Inc 14 $60,271 87.50%
Servesys Corporation 14 $70,291 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Omnicom Media Group Holdings Inc 1 $67,642 50.00%
Witeks Bakery Inc 1 $30,368 50.00%
Mccluskey Engineering Corporation 1 $77,667 50.00%
Allegiant Travel Company 1 $70,990 50.00%
Urban Real Estate Research Inc 1 $23,005 50.00%
7303 Incorporated Inc 1 $49,150 50.00%
Tuscan Ridge Asset Management Llc 1 $61,464 50.00%
Happytuse Enterprises Inc 1 $43,410 50.00%
Newtrans Worldwide Inc 1 $49,150 50.00%
Mpc Containment Systems Llc 204344104 1 $162,802 50.00%

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