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 %
Cardinal Health Inc 35 $82,045 89.74%
Criticalriver Inc 35 $79,239 89.74%
Braviant Llc 35 $90,736 89.74%
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 35 $81,491 89.74%
Genome International Corporation 35 $53,896 89.74%
Piorion Solutions Inc 35 $77,892 89.74%
Baker Mckenzie Llp 35 $137,204 89.74%
Rapidit Inc 35 $73,225 89.74%
Techland Inc 35 $87,475 89.74%
Ved Software Services Inc 35 $73,904 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chicago Dmf Inc 2 $43,555 33.33%
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects Llc 2 $78,416 33.33%
Yamasho Inc 2 $56,815 33.33%
Gilbane Building Company 2 $78,520 33.33%
Personify Inc 2 $104,250 33.33%
Pentwater Capital Management Lp 2 $113,225 33.33%
Sungard Systems International 2 $93,476 33.33%
Outokumpu Stainless Usa Llc 2 $66,102 33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation 2 $93,327 33.33%
Omron Healthcare Inc 2 $101,795 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 4 $32,292 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $32,292 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 3 $34,826 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 3 $22,713 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $32,649 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $31,023 66.67%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $33,051 50.00%
Orange Groves 1 $24,823 50.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $33,051 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beauty Salons 53 $34,695 23.04%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 50 $85,989 21.83%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 50 $54,916 21.93%
Machine Shops 50 $56,295 22.03%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 49 $71,709 22.07%
Medical Laboratories 43 $64,338 19.55%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 42 $87,041 19.91%
Computer Facilities Management Services 42 $84,017 21.11%
Limited Service Restaurants 41 $65,591 20.71%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $97,472 20.10%

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