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 %
Accountants	305	$57,837	79.84%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	298	$45,826	82.55%
Biological Scientists, All Other	293	$52,647	81.62%
Credit Analysts	285	$61,509	80.74%
Sales Managers	283	$95,853	82.99%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	281	$51,554	83.38%
Database Architects	280	$87,612	83.83%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	278	$48,357	85.28%
Materials Scientists	269	$58,537	83.54%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	268	$58,107	85.08%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	36	$29,821	60.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	36	$63,695	60.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	35	$61,503	59.32%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	35	$57,618	59.32%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	34	$40,087	57.63%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	34	$51,807	58.62%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	33	$23,046	57.89%
Computer Network Architects	30	$115,377	53.57%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	29	$37,190	51.79%
Biomedical Engineers	29	$74,392	52.73%

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 %
Guatemala	3	$85,165	50.00%
Sudan	2	$61,371	33.33%
Panama	2	$78,926	33.33%
Uruguay	2	$51,803	40.00%
Macau	2	$113,797	40.00%
Palestine	2	$91,291	50.00%
Tajikistan	2	$39,489	50.00%
Montenegro	2	$33,571	50.00%
Estonia	2	$66,008	50.00%
Cyprus	2	$80,777	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Abbott Laboratories	567	$81,671	94.50%
Morningstar Inc	528	$81,295	89.04%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	518	$71,930	88.40%
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc	510	$94,175	89.01%
Grandison Management Inc	498	$64,049	87.06%
Ccc Information Services Inc	490	$80,684	87.03%
Grainger Management Llc	488	$82,282	87.93%
Here North America Llc	474	$92,988	90.80%
Thoughtworks Inc	473	$80,867	90.96%
Tekorg Inc	465	$78,817	89.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Yahoo Inc	41	$85,556	31.06%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation	41	$99,435	31.78%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc	41	$93,364	31.78%
Accuity Inc	41	$102,724	32.03%
Arrow Trans Corp	41	$45,404	32.28%
Oath Holdings Inc	41	$73,582	32.28%
Numeric Technologies	40	$92,051	32.26%
Relativity Oda Llc	39	$112,774	33.91%
Citadel Americas Llc	39	$73,162	34.21%
Katalyst Technologies Inc	39	$96,209	34.51%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	110,657	$71,013	89.50%
Computer Systems Design Services	22,889	$78,486	93.01%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	16,133	$76,330	94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	10,246	$53,384	76.58%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	8,609	$75,593	88.72%
Engineering Services	7,638	$67,038	89.09%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	6,790	$87,901	95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	6,353	$77,028	97.57%
Management Consulting Services	5,854	$75,881	96.58%
Other Computer Related Services	5,072	$74,112	88.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	407	$31,091	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	121	$30,185	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	118	$39,248	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	109	$32,681	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	66	$27,011	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	64	$32,608	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	64	$32,669	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	48	$32,805	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	35	$33,532	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	30	$30,905	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	2,486	$90,573	22.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,286	$99,191	51.73%
Engineering Services	1,180	$430,239	59.66%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	642	$87,300	35.37%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	574	$90,493	32.27%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	436	$81,288	30.79%
Consumer Lending	411	$90,807	31.96%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	310	$407,049	26.27%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	258	$82,101	35.29%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	228	$91,625	35.40%

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.