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 %
Software Developers, Applications 57,617 $82,159 91.47%
Computer Systems Analysts 43,600 $70,031 93.04%
Computer Programmers 26,295 $60,405 90.14%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16,311 $71,696 93.10%
Software Developers, Systems Software 8,040 $88,312 91.07%
Management Analysts 7,344 $80,154 93.13%
Mechanical Engineers 6,133 $70,301 88.85%
Operations Research Analysts 5,081 $74,767 75.70%
Accountants and Auditors 4,848 $58,884 88.05%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,539 $124,710 68.11%
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 %
Bahamas 2 $47,970 50.00%
Maldives 2 $90,553 66.67%
Sudan 2 $61,371 66.67%
Panama 2 $78,926 66.67%
Uruguay 2 $51,803 66.67%
Macau 2 $113,797 66.67%
Palestine 2 $91,291 66.67%
Tajikistan 2 $39,489 66.67%
Bahrain 1 $41,288 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $44,616 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,268 $61,703 71.76%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,239 $66,258 87.56%
Bitwise Inc 1,212 $69,220 91.82%
Abbvie Inc 1,206 $85,564 93.78%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,175 $69,413 93.55%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,146 $63,357 91.31%
University Of Illinois 1,111 $51,094 88.60%
Sears Holdings Management Corporation 1,007 $84,506 80.50%
Uchicago Argonne Llc 999 $64,484 84.52%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 960 $70,094 82.55%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flour Milling And Malt Manufacturing 1 $45,490 100.00%
Steel Investment Foundries 1 $60,070 100.00%
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending 1 $35,069 100.00%
Book Publishers 1 $89,690 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 1 $59,758 100.00%
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Water 1 $55,994 100.00%
Other Textile Product Mills 1 $59,571 100.00%
Secondary Smelting And Alloying Of Aluminum 1 $108,680 100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 1 $107,931 100.00%
Industrial Launderers 1 $105,622 100.00%

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 $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