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 %
Rsm Us Llp 51 $87,816 89.47%
Aon Consulting Inc 51 $80,945 89.47%
Invenergy Llc 51 $82,189 89.47%
Global Resource Management Inc 51 $68,294 89.47%
Techsuffice Llc 51 $89,752 91.07%
Intellectt Inc 51 $88,145 91.07%
Bonzer Llc 51 $85,094 91.07%
Safe Code Soft Technologies Inc 51 $86,153 91.07%
Imbuesys Inc 50 $60,392 89.29%
Promatrix Corp 50 $67,030 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
East Aurora School District 131 3 $47,829 33.33%
Awesome World Sportsinc 3 $31,795 33.33%
D F Wireless Inc 3 $42,134 33.33%
Bv Usa Enterprises Inc 3 $72,543 33.33%
Dynamic Manufacturing Inc 3 $95,056 33.33%
Ideanova Technologies Inc 3 $81,078 33.33%
Yesmail Inc 3 $78,707 33.33%
Kcc Transport System Inc 3 $47,306 33.33%
Twitter Inc 3 $93,309 33.33%
Miso Asian Kitchen 3 $38,223 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