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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 506 $30,991 316.25%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 348 $32,471 220.25%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 126 $31,623 118.87%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 21 $32,984 25.93%
Construction Laborers 21 $35,654 38.89%
Nursery Workers 11 $31,085 20.75%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 5 $62,937 10.42%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4 $50,518 8.51%
Farm Labor Contractors 2 $31,845 4.76%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $28,631 4.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,679 $201,901 116.85%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,694 $445,914 85.17%
Computer Occupations, All Other 938 $95,443 47.30%
Software Developers, Systems Software 685 $98,107 103.95%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 640 $128,894 105.09%
Management Analysts 580 $101,663 100.69%
Statisticians 504 $68,262 110.77%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 463 $51,077 108.94%
Accountants and Auditors 455 $74,231 110.98%
Mechanical Engineers 363 $78,909 108.04%
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 %
Ivory Coast 1 $81,328 33.33%
Bahrain 1 $41,288 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $44,616 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $110,240 50.00%
Bhutan 1 $68,598 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $33,176 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $162,802 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $83,782 50.00%
Benin 1 $43,846 50.00%
Belize 1 $63,378 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Inc 28 $75,361 90.32%
Resource Logistics Inc 28 $74,454 90.32%
Data Systems Integration Group Inc 28 $69,606 90.32%
Home Bound Healthcare Inc 28 $55,465 90.32%
It Resources Inc 28 $78,441 90.32%
Illinois Wesleyan University 28 $51,432 90.32%
Technumen Inc 28 $85,596 90.32%
Big Sky Global Llc 28 $76,011 90.32%
Highpoint Solutions Llc 28 $79,769 90.32%
Chicago State University 28 $46,681 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sxc Health Solutions Inc 2 $87,922 40.00%
Cagnay Inc 2 $75,348 40.00%
M E Components Inc 2 $56,795 40.00%
Mercury Products Corp 2 $77,428 40.00%
Randall Road Animal Hospital Inc 2 $62,140 40.00%
Bowe Bell Howell Company 2 $56,056 40.00%
Labcentrix Llc 2 $55,557 40.00%
Gl Trade Americas Inc 2 $58,063 40.00%
Bridgestone Americas Inc 2 $76,513 40.00%
The Gaia Movement Living Earth Green World Action 2 $84,781 40.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising 16 $54,198 88.89%
Video Tape And Disc Rental 16 $103,546 88.89%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 16 $61,428 88.89%
Collection Agencies 15 $84,859 83.33%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 15 $50,579 83.33%
Starch And Vegetable Fats And Oils Manufacturing 15 $101,477 83.33%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 15 $46,048 88.24%
Ship And Boat Building 15 $80,848 88.24%
Rail Transportation 15 $80,284 88.24%
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing 15 $83,179 88.24%
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