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 %
India	8,989	$252,982	47.08%
China	1,217	$74,521	50.73%
Poland	495	$182,550	52.05%
South Korea	399	$55,576	43.18%
Canada	327	$91,441	40.17%
Mexico	311	$64,516	39.02%
Philippines	277	$622,860	41.28%
Brazil	179	$81,452	49.04%
Pakistan	158	$75,275	49.69%
United Kingdom	136	$991,045	50.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Midsys Inc	37	$75,064	90.24%
Sound Physicians Of Illinois Llc	37	$120,613	90.24%
The Hackett Group Inc	36	$124,349	87.80%
At Kearney	36	$120,793	87.80%
Thinksoft Global Services Inc	36	$60,566	87.80%
Harward Technologies Llc	36	$72,949	87.80%
Teladoc Health Inc	36	$93,524	87.80%
I Var Solutions Inc	36	$54,915	87.80%
Citadel Americas Services Llc	36	$97,178	87.80%
National Consulting Group Inc	36	$76,479	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Doctors Management Group Llc	2	$61,423	33.33%
Compass Management Inc	2	$63,732	33.33%
Eun Joo Park Dba T G Nail Salon	2	$19,511	33.33%
Asiana Services Inc	2	$48,994	33.33%
Pro Metal Recycling Inc	2	$50,607	33.33%
Guggenheim Services Llc	2	$115,222	33.33%
Humana Insurance Company	2	$62,764	33.33%
Process Point Technologies Corporation	2	$97,677	33.33%
Gh Smart And Company Incorporated	2	$115,784	33.33%
Radarsat Media Inc	2	$50,659	33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$73,164	66.67%
Cookie Cracker And Pasta Manufacturing	2	$35,880	66.67%
Support Activities For Forestry	2	$54,538	66.67%
All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	2	$93,788	100.00%
Wood Preservation	2	$59,280	100.00%
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting	2	$102,513	100.00%
All Other Waste Management Services	2	$51,959	100.00%
Steel Foundries Except Investment	2	$60,778	100.00%
Solid Waste Collection	2	$56,534	100.00%
Paper And Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$78,406	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.