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 %
India 8,989 $252,982 47.08%
China 1,217 $74,521 50.73%
Poland 495 $182,550 52.05%
South Korea 399 $55,576 43.18%
Canada 327 $91,441 40.17%
Mexico 311 $64,516 39.02%
Philippines 277 $622,860 41.28%
Brazil 179 $81,452 49.04%
Pakistan 158 $75,275 49.69%
United Kingdom 136 $991,045 50.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,268 $61,703 71.76%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,239 $66,258 87.56%
Bitwise Inc 1,212 $69,220 91.82%
Abbvie Inc 1,206 $85,564 93.78%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,175 $69,413 93.55%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,146 $63,357 91.31%
University Of Illinois 1,111 $51,094 88.60%
Sears Holdings Management Corporation 1,007 $84,506 80.50%
Uchicago Argonne Llc 999 $64,484 84.52%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 960 $70,094 82.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Expedia Inc 110 $94,861 48.25%
Belcan Engineering Group Inc 108 $67,313 47.58%
Enova Financial 96 $78,432 45.71%
Andhus Technologies Inc 91 $84,934 45.27%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 91 $108,131 45.27%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 89 $72,343 44.95%
Amdocs Inc 87 $72,470 45.55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 84 $99,441 43.98%
Ww Grainger Inc 81 $79,707 43.09%
Quinnox Inc 78 $93,095 43.58%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 29 $31,157 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 22 $31,180 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 16 $32,777 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 14 $32,158 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 14 $35,220 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 14 $29,457 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 14 $28,983 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 13 $32,245 100.00%
Soybean Farming 13 $32,326 100.00%

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 $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