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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other 529 $70,723 86.02%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 526 $94,377 88.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 522 $46,110 88.47%
Financial Managers 498 $110,666 86.01%
Physicists 495 $65,923 86.39%
Economists 491 $78,189 89.11%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 474 $50,955 86.18%
Lawyers 453 $100,729 84.67%
Computer Network Architects 442 $95,949 89.84%
Graphic Designers 425 $44,997 88.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clergy 51 $28,994 62.96%
Sales Managers 49 $121,252 63.64%
Childcare Workers 48 $22,682 63.16%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 48 $75,341 64.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $41,813 63.51%
Family and General Practitioners 46 $6,242,426 63.01%
Industrial Production Managers 44 $101,924 61.11%
Lawyers 44 $93,849 61.11%
Medical and Health Services Managers 43 $81,889 61.43%
Chemists 43 $71,379 62.32%
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 %
Belarus 22 $76,544 44.90%
Cambodia 21 $25,654 42.86%
Jordan 19 $64,818 39.58%
Serbia 18 $67,620 40.00%
Hong Kong 18 $66,921 40.91%
Chile 17 $84,437 39.53%
Lebanon 17 $16,714,888 42.50%
Sri Lanka 17 $73,288 44.74%
Lithuania 16 $58,265 42.11%
Georgia 16 $48,071 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hinduja Global Solutions Inc 36 $73,109 90.00%
Bank Of China 36 $56,276 90.00%
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 36 $56,224 90.00%
Evolent Health Llc 36 $93,525 90.00%
Smartsoft International Inc 36 $49,883 90.00%
The Art Institute Of Chicago 36 $48,109 90.00%
Syswise Llc 36 $76,239 90.00%
Veqtor Llc 36 $66,958 90.00%
American Business Solutions Inc 36 $61,698 90.00%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 36 $78,127 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koco Table Evanston Inc 2 $18,273 33.33%
Bright Side Cuisine Inc Dba Royal Thai 2 $30,659 33.33%
Cosmos Manufacturing Inc 2 $91,999 33.33%
Hanmee Presbyterian Church 2 $34,299 33.33%
Callisonrtkl Inc 2 $56,046 33.33%
Pja Associates Pc 2 $49,504 33.33%
Reply Inc 2 $81,235 33.33%
Coronet Construction Inc 2 $91,104 33.33%
Proleit Corp 2 $92,342 33.33%
Procura Llc 2 $99,123 33.33%

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