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 %
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $53,643 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $74,443 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,998 50.00%
Namibia 1 $18,590 100.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $65,770 100.00%
Liberia 1 $68,058 100.00%
Fiji 1 $46,696 100.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $81,328 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 13,803 $69,071 99.65%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,807 $66,167 99.38%
Capgemini America Inc 9,357 $79,562 95.64%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 7,047 $84,134 98.37%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,919 $79,151 98.31%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,697 $78,938 98.79%
Accenture Llp 5,487 $75,588 97.76%
Wipro Limited 2,878 $69,656 83.42%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,813 $65,153 84.02%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,506 $67,100 80.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 1,021 $90,332 30.58%
Caterpillar Inc 421 $80,818 41.23%
Ernst Young Us Llp 375 $104,062 62.50%
Discover Products Inc 371 $78,791 73.90%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 361 $98,709 76.81%
Abbvie Inc 345 $90,376 79.49%
Lead It Corporation 322 $72,880 76.48%
Belmont Sausage Company 240 $25,167 59.85%
At Kearney Inc 235 $109,873 62.67%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 210 $105,414 56.60%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Department Stores 1 $81,744 100.00%
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing 1 $99,840 100.00%
General Rental Centers 1 $49,150 100.00%
Forging And Stamping 1 $61,922 100.00%
Automotive Body Paint Interior And Glass Repair 1 $73,965 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $98,259 100.00%
Spring And Wire Product Manufacturing 1 $54,974 100.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 1 $79,373 100.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing 1 $39,146 100.00%
Sound Recording Studios 1 $27,539 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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