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 %
Graphic Designers 464 $45,972 88.05%
Food Scientists and Technologists 456 $66,431 86.86%
Chemical Engineers 451 $82,336 87.91%
Computer Network Architects 442 $95,949 90.20%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 437 $44,833 91.04%
General and Operations Managers 403 $94,396 84.84%
Medical and Health Services Managers 401 $75,271 85.14%
Family and General Practitioners 398 $130,110 85.41%
Biomedical Engineers 378 $68,878 82.53%
Occupational Therapists 354 $58,468 79.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 47 $30,304 64.38%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $41,813 65.28%
Family and General Practitioners 46 $6,242,426 65.71%
Industrial Production Managers 45 $102,872 65.22%
Medical and Health Services Managers 45 $82,808 65.22%
Chemical Engineers 44 $89,732 64.71%
Economists 43 $77,740 64.18%
Chemists 43 $71,379 64.18%
Construction Managers 42 $81,464 63.64%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 39 $41,339 60.00%
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 %
Meshare Inc 12 $72,029 85.71%
Zieta Technologies Llc 12 $75,717 85.71%
Up Management Llc 12 $60,733 85.71%
Implify Inc 12 $65,248 85.71%
Intellect Design Arena Inc 12 $61,771 85.71%
Softech International Resources Inc 12 $55,897 85.71%
New World Market Llc 12 $59,502 85.71%
Enlan Corporation 12 $61,318 85.71%
4 Serv Solutions Inc 12 $57,587 85.71%
Earthsense Inc 12 $60,564 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mirage I Inc 1 $52,166 50.00%
Miroslaw Krzanowski 1 $23,858 50.00%
Fantuan Group Inc 1 $65,166 50.00%
Middle East Cultural And Charitable Society Inc 1 $49,691 50.00%
Halal Transactions Of Usa Llc 1 $50,003 50.00%
Daiei Tradingchicagoco Inc 1 $49,338 50.00%
Mill Creek Systems Inc 1 $66,082 50.00%
Willis Re Inc 1 $89,814 50.00%
Cardinal Holdings Llc 1 $171,642 50.00%
Language Adventures Inc 1 $77,860 50.00%

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