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 %
Cost Estimators 283 $57,060 87.62%
Database Architects 277 $87,737 86.02%
Construction Managers 272 $77,573 86.35%
Managers, All Other 269 $82,212 85.94%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 253 $57,126 83.77%
Data Warehousing Specialists 251 $82,959 83.95%
Pediatricians, General 240 $107,509 83.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 238 $45,669 84.40%
Materials Engineers 231 $73,904 84.62%
Compliance Officers 228 $59,916 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 31 $37,031 53.45%
Computer Network Architects 30 $115,377 51.72%
Managers, All Other 29 $104,015 50.00%
Biomedical Engineers 29 $74,392 50.88%
Surgeons 29 $166,502 51.79%
Engineers, All Other 29 $83,698 51.79%
Coaches and Scouts 29 $4,208,250 52.73%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $47,662 50.91%
Cost Estimators 28 $57,533 51.85%
Occupational Therapists 28 $5,721,209 51.85%
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 %
National General Management Corp 12 $77,834 92.31%
Indusa Technical Corp 12 $72,978 92.31%
Prodigysoftware Group Inc 12 $65,972 92.31%
Clarity Partners Llc 12 $69,467 92.31%
Anchor Bolt Capital Lp 12 $103,858 92.31%
Ii Vi Incorporated 12 $67,683 92.31%
Chuangyi Metals Corp 12 $68,786 92.31%
Komal Udyog International Inc 12 $66,250 92.31%
Eze Castle Software Llc An Eze Software Group Company 12 $68,874 92.31%
Sm Group Inc 12 $63,260 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infinera Corporation 1 $91,499 50.00%
Zhou B Art Center 1 $78,894 50.00%
Buss Inc Usa 1 $76,502 50.00%
Peer Chain Company 1 $74,901 50.00%
Great Lakes Services Llc 1 $173,763 50.00%
Wpg Americas 1 $79,518 50.00%
Raymond James Associates 1 $186,160 50.00%
Enstar Us Inc 1 $48,443 50.00%
Ca Student Living Investments 1 $208,000 50.00%
Biarri Usa Inc 1 $113,630 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