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 %
Environmental Restoration Planners 1 $55,120 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $19,302 50.00%
Medical Assistants 1 $35,526 50.00%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 1 $47,736 50.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 1 $148,595 50.00%
Food Processing Workers, All Other 1 $32,885 50.00%
Dermatologists 1 $235,019 50.00%
Millwrights 1 $50,086 50.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $54,080 50.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $57,533 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 582 $64,248 89.13%
Fujitsu America Inc 581 $81,827 89.66%
Morningstar Inc 579 $83,298 93.09%
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc 570 $96,066 92.23%
Grainger Management Llc 538 $85,498 87.34%
Rivian Automotive Llc 538 $86,785 88.05%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 518 $71,930 89.16%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 500 $96,342 87.41%
Ccc Information Services Inc 490 $80,684 86.73%
Here North America Llc 486 $93,993 87.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluff View Farms Inc 7 $23,754 100.00%
Larry Trover Produce Inc 7 $26,199 100.00%
Mjm Farms Llc 7 $34,148 100.00%
Ryan Farms Partnership 7 $33,913 100.00%
Neumiller Sproule Company Llc 7 $35,000 100.00%
Giii Harvesting Llc 7 $34,593 100.00%
Boarzhead Farm Management 7 $32,383 100.00%
Wood Family Partnership 7 $32,344 100.00%
Three G Trucking Inc 7 $33,445 100.00%
Moragra Family Farms 6 $29,533 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arrow Trans Corp 45 $45,576 31.25%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation 43 $100,287 29.86%
Oath Holdings Inc 43 $73,722 30.28%
Citadel Investment Group Llc 42 $74,223 29.79%
Ida Solutions Inc 42 $84,018 30.22%
Ul Llc 42 $103,282 30.22%
Yahoo Inc 41 $85,556 30.15%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 41 $93,364 31.06%
Ameritech Global Inc 41 $93,507 31.30%
Accuity Inc 41 $102,724 31.54%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,302 $88,585 76.59%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,287 $75,488 88.45%
Architectural Services 1,246 $54,795 89.26%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,178 $91,617 89.92%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,165 $80,686 92.39%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,109 $96,712 91.88%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,040 $49,824 86.74%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1,040 $81,021 88.21%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,012 $104,451 89.40%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1,008 $91,318 90.97%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Potato Farming 14 $35,624 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 14 $35,220 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 12 $30,941 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 8 $37,601 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $35,352 100.00%
Floriculture Production 7 $30,986 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%

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