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 %
Physicists 594 $66,236 83.90%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 590 $79,773 90.08%
Financial Managers 566 $114,770 89.98%
Financial Specialists, All Other 538 $70,627 86.08%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 534 $52,287 85.58%
Economists 534 $80,139 88.85%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 521 $94,328 87.27%
Lawyers 511 $101,658 85.74%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 471 $88,047 88.37%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 468 $116,573 88.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Managers 56 $119,447 65.88%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 55 $79,952 66.27%
Clergy 54 $29,123 65.06%
Childcare Workers 53 $23,063 65.43%
Nursing Assistants 53 $28,014 65.43%
Helpers--Production Workers 51 $24,668 66.23%
Lawyers 51 $91,753 67.11%
Home Health Aides 50 $24,073 65.79%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 50 $22,263 65.79%
Chefs and Head Cooks 49 $49,974 67.12%
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 %
Fiji 1 $46,696 33.33%
Iceland 1 $99,424 33.33%
Namibia 1 $18,590 33.33%
Angola 1 $93,267 33.33%
Bhutan 1 $68,598 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,998 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $162,802 50.00%
Yemen 1 $66,373 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $81,328 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $74,443 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grainger Corporate Services Llc 46 $122,857 90.20%
Paylocity Corporation 45 $93,277 88.24%
Alphonso Inc 45 $91,344 88.24%
Tate Lyle Americas Llc 45 $92,054 88.24%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 45 $87,887 88.24%
Usg Corporation 45 $104,582 88.24%
Isoftech Inc 45 $63,024 88.24%
Prowise Solutions Inc 45 $61,578 88.24%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 45 $77,931 88.24%
Interlake Mecalux Inc 45 $70,155 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smiley Nails Spa Inc 3 $19,663 37.50%
Eagle Distributors Inc 3 $60,445 37.50%
Robertshaw Controls Company 3 $130,735 37.50%
Stryker Corporation 3 $107,474 37.50%
Hdr Architecture Inc 3 $69,410 37.50%
Platinum Consulting Services Inc 3 $96,387 37.50%
Warmlyyourscom Inc 3 $86,604 37.50%
Gn Bank 3 $67,988 37.50%
Main Lee Nails Inc 3 $19,906 37.50%
Golden Forest Llc 3 $31,034 37.50%

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