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 %
Ukraine 135 $63,371 54.22%
Mongolia 97 $36,193 48.50%
Turkey 94 $62,121 47.47%
Russia 93 $70,016 47.45%
Germany 85 $78,471 44.97%
Vietnam 78 $53,068 44.57%
Nepal 76 $53,373 47.20%
France 74 $90,630 46.25%
Taiwan 74 $2,344,949 47.13%
Italy 71 $92,108 45.51%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siritek Inc 233 $71,321 89.62%
Depaul University 232 $50,130 89.23%
Royal Cyber Inc 229 $90,374 88.08%
Grubhub Holdings Inc 228 $93,226 88.72%
Zurich American Insurance Company 225 $104,563 87.89%
Global Infotech Inc 225 $65,931 88.24%
Valuelabs Inc 222 $82,437 88.45%
Gantec Corporation 220 $64,794 88.00%
Randstad Technologies Llc 215 $87,822 87.76%
Microexcel Inc 213 $63,171 88.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quadratic Systems Inc 18 $88,591 33.96%
Uop Llc 18 $106,346 34.62%
Allston Holdings Llc 17 $72,080 32.69%
Sonicsoft Inc 17 $86,655 33.33%
World Food Enterprises Llc Dba Deli 4 You 17 $52,821 33.33%
Imc Americas Inc 17 $91,399 34.00%
Suntrans International Inc 17 $51,824 34.00%
Ernst Young Llp 17 $78,753 34.00%
Entelli Consulting Llc 17 $78,170 34.69%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 16 $94,902 32.65%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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