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 %
Thoughtworks Inc	481	$81,406	86.20%
Tekorg Inc	466	$78,854	86.14%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	463	$89,847	87.03%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	461	$66,149	88.65%
Photon Infotech Inc	449	$80,652	88.56%
Amazoncom Services Llc	447	$90,124	89.58%
Google Llc	447	$93,513	90.49%
Bank Of America Na	446	$85,524	90.47%
Globallogicinc	442	$101,843	90.20%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na	438	$79,944	90.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Signet Builders Inc	6	$25,924	100.00%
Douglas H Slagel	6	$30,607	100.00%
Rudin Brothers Llc	6	$35,419	100.00%
Daniel Burnett Farms	6	$34,133	100.00%
Abk Company	6	$39,950	100.00%
Schafer Farm Leasing Llc	6	$32,701	100.00%
Ab Ag Services Llc	6	$36,008	100.00%
Philip D Walters	6	$35,526	100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc	6	$26,007	100.00%
Schlicht Farms Enterprises	6	$32,663	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Numeric Technologies	40	$92,051	32.00%
Caresoft Global Inc	40	$80,471	33.90%
The Options Clearing Corporation	40	$92,789	33.90%
Servo Tech Inc	40	$71,020	34.19%
Harward Technologies Llc	40	$110,763	35.09%
Katalyst Technologies Inc	39	$96,209	34.21%
Citadel Americas Llc	39	$73,162	34.82%
Relativity Oda Llc	39	$112,774	35.14%
Hyatt Corporation	38	$102,008	34.86%
Applications Software Technology Llc	38	$87,387	35.19%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,313	$89,122	88.24%
Credit Card Issuing	4,289	$90,849	92.50%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	2,827	$71,111	92.75%
Commercial Banking	2,770	$86,580	93.17%
Consumer Lending	2,601	$93,999	94.07%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2,326	$88,487	94.40%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	2,064	$85,128	90.09%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	2,000	$130,061	90.54%
Temporary Help Services	1,930	$72,782	88.13%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,588	$93,387	92.76%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	34	$32,012	100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing	28	$32,527	100.00%
Crop Production	27	$33,218	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	23	$32,453	100.00%
Corn Farming	20	$32,925	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	20	$33,574	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	18	$33,182	100.00%
Soybean Farming	17	$33,618	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	15	$32,987	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	15	$29,572	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	666	$87,670	100.00%
Commercial Banking	654	$86,264	98.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	607	$91,548	92.81%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	568	$83,735	93.57%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	547	$1,254,073	96.30%
Consumer Lending	529	$93,627	96.71%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	521	$86,009	98.49%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	443	$81,926	85.03%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	362	$352,202	81.72%
Home Health Care Services	348	$44,943	96.13%

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.