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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $51,341 48.00%
New Zealand 11 $81,165 45.83%
Switzerland 10 $97,977 43.48%
Kazakhstan 10 $77,507 45.45%
Kyrgyzstan 10 $40,262 45.45%
Uganda 9 $86,332 42.86%
Sweden 9 $61,617 45.00%
Ecuador 9 $58,697 47.37%
Portugal 8 $93,684 42.11%
Saudi Arabia 8 $78,398 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 13,803 $69,071 99.65%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,807 $66,167 99.38%
Capgemini America Inc 9,357 $79,562 95.64%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 7,047 $84,134 98.37%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,919 $79,151 98.31%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,697 $78,938 98.79%
Accenture Llp 5,487 $75,588 97.76%
Wipro Limited 2,878 $69,656 83.42%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,813 $65,153 84.02%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,506 $67,100 80.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 1,021 $90,332 30.58%
Caterpillar Inc 421 $80,818 41.23%
Ernst Young Us Llp 375 $104,062 62.50%
Discover Products Inc 371 $78,791 73.90%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 361 $98,709 76.81%
Abbvie Inc 345 $90,376 79.49%
Lead It Corporation 322 $72,880 76.48%
Belmont Sausage Company 240 $25,167 59.85%
At Kearney Inc 235 $109,873 62.67%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 210 $105,414 56.60%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automotive Parts Accessories And Tire Retailers 2 $39,822 100.00%
Ferrous Metal Foundries 2 $69,950 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $30,139 100.00%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 2 $66,040 100.00%
Fire Protection 2 $50,836 100.00%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps 2 $59,832 100.00%
Explosives Manufacturing 2 $90,210 100.00%
Blind And Shade Manufacturing 2 $67,486 100.00%
Finish Carpentry Contractors 2 $66,362 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $55,630 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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