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 %
Netherlands 14 $98,700 43.75%
Turkmenistan 13 $45,909 40.63%
Kenya 13 $87,644 43.33%
Kyrgyzstan 13 $44,022 43.33%
Kazakhstan 13 $79,491 43.33%
Dominican Republic 12 $80,310 46.15%
Switzerland 12 $99,860 46.15%
Portugal 11 $86,109 42.31%
New Zealand 11 $81,165 47.83%
Hungary 10 $76,496 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 12 $72,217 92.31%
Bcd Travel Usa Llc 12 $62,804 92.31%
Apsiva Inc 12 $61,001 92.31%
Signify North America Corporation 12 $89,769 92.31%
Global Empire Llc 12 $55,273 92.31%
Trusort Fastener Services Llc 12 $70,893 92.31%
Truform Tool Equipment Inc 12 $67,196 92.31%
Sumit Construction Co Inc 12 $62,429 92.31%
Cmfg Life Insurance Company 12 $100,991 92.31%
Alere Inc 12 $88,734 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hillrom Company Inc 1 $76,107 50.00%
Texture Health 1 $97,781 50.00%
Thai Lagoon Inc 1 $52,978 50.00%
Vyvy Tran Corporation Dba Get Naild 1 $21,653 50.00%
Solo Cup Operating Corporation 1 $73,258 50.00%
Intermodal Solutions Corp 1 $43,326 50.00%
Holcim Us Inc 1 $81,931 50.00%
Medhq Llc 1 $83,782 50.00%
Excalibur Technology Corporation 1 $120,827 50.00%
Davis Harrison Dion 1 $35,110 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