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 %
Cost Estimators 263 $56,033 86.80%
Managers, All Other 262 $81,032 87.63%
Human Resources Specialists 253 $51,682 87.24%
Data Warehousing Specialists 252 $82,842 89.05%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 246 $57,710 86.93%
Pediatricians, General 240 $107,509 85.11%
Validation Engineers 225 $71,493 84.59%
Construction Managers 221 $72,987 84.35%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 219 $44,546 85.55%
Compliance Officers 216 $59,687 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surgeons 29 $166,502 53.70%
Coaches and Scouts 28 $4,357,314 51.85%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $47,662 51.85%
Managers, All Other 28 $102,285 52.83%
Engineers, All Other 27 $82,108 51.92%
Occupational Therapists 27 $5,930,814 52.94%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 26 $21,796 50.98%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26 $22,763 52.00%
Cost Estimators 26 $58,340 53.06%
Accountants 25 $52,205 51.02%
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 %
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 %
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 39 $73,999 90.70%
Prodware Solutions Llc 39 $71,936 90.70%
Strata Marketing Inc 39 $80,024 90.70%
Aim Big Inc Dba Axiom Technology Group Inc 39 $64,118 90.70%
Foot Locker Retail Inc 39 $98,615 90.70%
Davita Inc 39 $88,953 90.70%
Governors State University 39 $48,058 90.70%
Google Inc 39 $73,122 90.70%
Saxon Global Inc 39 $72,004 90.70%
Atharva Technologies Inc 39 $59,869 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Endotronix Inc 2 $94,443 28.57%
Tdj North America 2 $96,824 28.57%
Jit Resources Llc 2 $100,086 28.57%
Nucurrent Inc 2 $88,816 28.57%
Egus Llc 2 $103,272 28.57%
Granite City Clinic Corporation 2 $107,401 28.57%
Taylor Business Institute 2 $43,108 28.57%
Snk America Inc 2 $55,110 28.57%
Gladstone Remodeling Inc 2 $67,600 28.57%
Hearthside Food Solutions Llc 2 $107,734 28.57%

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.

State Avg Wage