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
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Program Directors 2 $39,458 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $50,950 100.00%
Therapists, All Other 2 $26,936 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $75,930 100.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $92,175 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 2 $28,343 100.00%
Fashion Designers 2 $31,938 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 2 $62,608 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 2 $115,638 100.00%
Counseling Psychologists 2 $71,438 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Pilots 1 $84,007 11.11%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $49,910 11.11%
Quality Control Analysts 1 $65,000 11.11%
Paperhangers 1 $46,925 11.11%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1 $37,544 11.11%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $69,077 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 3,790 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 9,745 $242,007 46.63%
China 1,311 $75,213 49.51%
Poland 521 $175,933 47.11%
South Korea 427 $55,341 43.09%
Canada 361 $90,633 37.37%
Philippines 356 $493,600 40.27%
Mexico 333 $65,272 43.42%
Brazil 188 $79,878 47.47%
Ukraine 174 $62,423 47.80%
Pakistan 164 $88,269 47.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Us Llc 141 $92,202 91.56%
Drw Holdings Llc 140 $87,646 90.91%
Quadratic Systems Inc 138 $70,399 89.61%
Gogo Llc 138 $88,547 90.79%
Thoughtwave Software And Solutions Inc 138 $66,586 91.39%
Orpine Inc 137 $69,441 90.73%
Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago 137 $53,331 91.33%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 137 $69,281 91.33%
Yahoo Inc 137 $82,461 91.95%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 136 $88,820 91.28%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 2 1 $35,714 100.00%
Novus Ag Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Rr Dairy Inc 1 $36,400 100.00%
Breezy Hill Nursery Inc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Legacy Organic Acres Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Bluff View Farms Inc Dba Bluff View Farms Inc 1 $23,088 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting And Hauling Inc 1 $24,823 100.00%
Matthew Kash 1 $37,814 100.00%
Frank W Lewis Son Seed Farms Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
A Soto Southern Ag Inc 6 1 $33,051 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New World Market Corp 9 $20,114 32.14%
The Methodist Medical Center Of Illinois 9 $90,755 32.14%
The Star Of Siam Inc 9 $36,608 32.14%
Stonex Group Inc 9 $101,603 32.14%
Elevate Care 9 $28,954 32.14%
Fi Administration Solutions Llc 8 $78,728 28.57%
Mayer Brown Llp 8 $92,025 28.57%
Jinny Beauty Supply Co Inc 8 $83,663 29.63%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 8 $90,297 29.63%
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation 8 $72,197 29.63%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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 $77,136. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage