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%
Engineers, All Other 29 $83,698 50.00%
Surgeons 29 $166,502 50.88%
Managers, All Other 29 $104,015 51.79%
Biomedical Engineers 29 $74,392 51.79%
Coaches and Scouts 29 $4,208,250 52.73%
Occupational Therapists 28 $5,721,209 50.91%
Cost Estimators 28 $57,533 51.85%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $47,662 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 %
Tajikistan 2 $39,489 50.00%
Austria 2 $51,001 50.00%
Cyprus 2 $80,777 50.00%
Estonia 2 $66,008 50.00%
Macau 2 $113,797 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $33,571 66.67%
Maldives 2 $90,553 66.67%
Uruguay 2 $65,832 66.67%
Palestine 2 $79,560 66.67%
Haiti 2 $33,842 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Caprus It Inc 50 $78,800 90.91%
California Creative Solutions Inc 50 $76,866 90.91%
Omron Automotive Electronics Inc 49 $74,587 89.09%
Dotcom Team Llc 49 $83,050 89.09%
Global Data Solutions Inc 49 $70,372 89.09%
Metmox Inc 49 $60,543 90.74%
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation 49 $80,705 90.74%
It Resonance Inc 49 $66,510 90.74%
North Fork Holdings Inc 49 $71,820 90.74%
Midtronics Inc 49 $75,465 90.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strategic Internet Marketing Partners 3 $133,529 33.33%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 $54,399 33.33%
Oms National Insurance Company Rrg 3 $103,092 33.33%
Onnuri Church Of West Chicago 3 $24,814 33.33%
Amsted Rail Co Inc 3 $98,682 33.33%
Aep Energy 3 $77,494 33.33%
Bmw Technology Corporation 3 $112,022 33.33%
Familia Dental Llc 3 $86,098 33.33%
Infor Us Inc 3 $106,365 33.33%
Adp Technology Services Inc 3 $113,062 33.33%

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