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 %
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 %
Zebra Technologies Corporation 187 $95,619 88.63%
Persistent Systems Inc 186 $68,064 88.57%
Cyberbridge International 186 $85,639 89.00%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 186 $84,158 89.00%
Lt Technology Services Llc 185 $76,146 90.24%
Softcon Usa Inc 185 $66,894 90.24%
Robert Bosch Llc 185 $98,453 90.24%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation 184 $96,686 90.20%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 183 $90,171 90.15%
Cdw Llc 181 $103,341 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
K W Nursery Co Inc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Odonovan Son Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
F Otto Rentschler 2 $36,764 100.00%
Sharecropper Farms Llc 2 $35,433 100.00%
Ng Heimos Greenhouse Inc 2 $26,222 100.00%
The Greenhouse Of C L Inc 2 $28,548 100.00%
Pmh Farm Co 2 $36,764 100.00%
West Central Fs Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Belltown Farms Hudson Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Clara Joyce Flowers Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eresources Consultants Inc 13 $78,462 31.71%
Hydro Inc 13 $77,160 31.71%
Eby Brown Company Llc 13 $82,115 32.50%
Alixpartners Llp 13 $95,942 32.50%
Discover Bank 13 $96,225 32.50%
Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company Llc 13 $80,917 32.50%
Vw Credit Inc 13 $113,219 32.50%
Vertex Consulting Services Inc 13 $92,298 32.50%
Avant Llc 13 $76,670 33.33%
Hexar It Solutions Inc 13 $86,051 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists 74 $73,656 88.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 74 $34,054 89.16%
Other Financial Vehicles 72 $73,186 87.80%
Full Service Restaurants 70 $72,715 86.42%
Metal Service Centers And Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers 69 $68,975 86.25%
Media Representatives 69 $76,445 86.25%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 69 $76,192 87.34%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 66 $86,594 83.54%
Electric Power Distribution 66 $84,103 85.71%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 65 $79,683 86.67%
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 $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