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 %
Food Scientists and Technologists 418 $64,674 88.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 416 $113,885 87.76%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 402 $42,962 86.08%
Family and General Practitioners 398 $130,110 86.33%
Chemical Engineers 391 $80,757 85.37%
Medical and Health Services Managers 373 $73,757 83.07%
General and Operations Managers 363 $92,310 84.62%
Occupational Therapists 343 $58,026 80.52%
Biomedical Engineers 337 $67,640 81.20%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 326 $88,383 79.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economists 42 $77,191 61.76%
Chemical Engineers 41 $91,062 60.29%
Chefs and Head Cooks 40 $50,155 58.82%
Cooks, Restaurant 39 $29,114 57.35%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $53,866 58.21%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 38 $24,666 58.46%
Construction Managers 37 $82,145 57.81%
Credit Analysts 37 $70,991 60.66%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 37 $21,796 60.66%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $63,695 59.02%
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 %
Ness Usa Inc 37 $71,193 88.10%
Usg Corporation 37 $100,103 88.10%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 37 $79,132 90.24%
Sc Electric Company 37 $76,870 90.24%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc 37 $90,836 90.24%
Openbox Solutions Inc 37 $75,732 90.24%
Productive Edge Llc 37 $89,256 90.24%
Open Text Inc 37 $68,610 90.24%
Adbakx Llc 37 $76,984 90.24%
International Technology Solutions Inc 37 $68,182 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Daynine Consulting Inc 2 $62,431 28.57%
Itc Inc 2 $106,236 28.57%
Ale Usa Inc 2 $85,239 28.57%
Vip Nails Spa Inc 2 $22,350 28.57%
S Net Communications Inc 2 $64,595 28.57%
Sungard Business Systems Llc 2 $105,102 28.57%
Information Builders Inc 2 $84,479 28.57%
Rightpoint Consulting Llc 2 $68,931 28.57%
Promanage Llc 2 $89,669 28.57%
Nail Boutique 2 Inc 2 $18,887 28.57%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 4 $32,292 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $32,292 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 3 $34,826 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 3 $22,713 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $32,649 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $31,023 66.67%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $33,051 50.00%
Orange Groves 1 $24,823 50.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $33,051 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beauty Salons 53 $34,695 23.04%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 50 $85,989 21.83%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 50 $54,916 21.93%
Machine Shops 50 $56,295 22.03%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 49 $71,709 22.07%
Medical Laboratories 43 $64,338 19.55%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 42 $87,041 19.91%
Computer Facilities Management Services 42 $84,017 21.11%
Limited Service Restaurants 41 $65,591 20.71%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $97,472 20.10%

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