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 %
Hungary 8 $79,459 44.44%
Ethiopia 8 $91,149 44.44%
El Salvador 8 $69,776 47.06%
Belgium 7 $62,945 41.18%
Denmark 7 $76,252 43.75%
Algeria 7 $45,870 43.75%
Honduras 7 $54,653 46.67%
Dominican Republic 7 $90,874 46.67%
Trinidad And Tobago 7 $90,293 50.00%
Czech Republic 7 $63,118 53.85%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elevance Health Inc 57 $115,313 89.06%
Teksystems Global Services Llc 56 $90,688 87.50%
Superlogix Inc 56 $75,671 87.50%
Ameritch Global Inc 56 $52,761 88.89%
Ventois Inc 56 $86,662 88.89%
Komatsu America Corp 56 $79,921 88.89%
Divihn Integration Inc 56 $64,865 88.89%
Navtech Inc 56 $78,544 88.89%
Ls Solutions Inc 56 $78,599 88.89%
Arv Systems Inc 56 $83,786 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Asar America 3 $89,981 27.27%
Gn Bank 3 $67,988 27.27%
Main Lee Nails Inc 3 $19,906 27.27%
Nvidia Corporation 3 $89,489 27.27%
Interior Of Stone Midwest Inc 3 $54,129 27.27%
Kydia Inc 3 $78,998 27.27%
Citywide Real Estate Inc 3 $46,474 27.27%
Pcmi Corporation 3 $76,849 27.27%
Annrobert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago 3 $75,157 27.27%
Yukos Inc 3 $51,043 27.27%

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%
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