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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Indiana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
64,136 91.22% $71,464 H-1B
4,621 6.57% $88,209 PERM
1,173 1.67% $31,902 H-2A
376 0.53% $80,064 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Indiana has seen a total of 70,306 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Indiana is the H-1B visa with 64,136 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.22% of Indiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,621 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.57% of Indiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Indiana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 8,276 $75,521 91.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,649 $65,356 94.27%
Mechanical Engineers 4,429 $69,046 86.81%
Computer Programmers 3,166 $54,799 92.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,455 $63,927 94.90%
Electrical Engineers 1,892 $73,438 85.34%
Industrial Engineers 1,478 $68,428 85.93%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,425 $75,215 90.02%
Physical Therapists 1,383 $66,316 91.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 981 $153,703 72.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 449 $32,413 400.89%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 299 $32,575 279.44%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 175 $31,429 253.62%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 32 $29,344 55.17%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 26 $33,285 46.43%
Construction Laborers 19 $40,990 38.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 16 $45,318 32.65%
Nursery Workers 12 $30,021 27.27%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 11 $45,287 25.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $34,299 14.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 506 $87,652 42.66%
Mechanical Engineers 404 $77,919 87.26%
Computer Systems Analysts 214 $74,255 112.63%
Electrical Engineers 184 $77,831 113.58%
Internists, General 157 $143,761 153.92%
Industrial Engineers 135 $74,510 151.69%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 114 $23,971 140.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 110 $80,482 137.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 97 $85,483 144.78%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 88 $18,462 133.33%
Indiana Employees Over Time
Indiana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,866 employees were hired. Indiana peaked in 2018 with 5,793 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 880 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Indiana From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,299 $88,895 47.60%
Mexico 241 $46,198 49.59%
China 189 $65,829 38.97%
Philippines 171 $35,132 58.76%
Vietnam 94 $25,370 35.88%
Canada 92 $82,403 42.99%
South Korea 88 $53,616 45.36%
Brazil 59 $58,760 31.55%
Colombia 47 $41,263 45.19%
Nepal 40 $66,065 38.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fujitsu America Inc 114 $76,078 92.68%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 109 $99,984 90.08%
Mead Johnson Company Llc 108 $81,212 90.76%
University Of Southern Indiana 106 $47,419 91.38%
Datum Consulting Group Llc 105 $69,040 91.30%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 104 $61,761 91.23%
Virtusa Corporation 102 $71,874 89.47%
Government Employees Insurance Company Geico 101 $94,301 89.38%
Indiana University Health Inc 100 $60,515 89.29%
Ntt Data Inc 100 $77,534 93.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parrish Farms Llc 6 $32,587 100.00%
The Red Hen Turf Farm Inc 6 $35,069 100.00%
Roy Umbarger And Sons 6 $30,957 100.00%
Pickin Patch Inc 6 $27,290 100.00%
Mainstay Farming Partnership 6 $30,995 100.00%
Girod Farms Grain Llc 6 $34,057 100.00%
Twin Bridges Farm Inc 5 $33,280 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 5 $31,807 100.00%
Trellis Growing System Llc 5 $33,396 100.00%
Milco Dairy Farm Llc 5 $38,896 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corporation 6 $70,051 28.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 6 $86,864 30.00%
Earlham College 6 $44,187 30.00%
Borgwarner Pds Anderson Llc 6 $95,129 30.00%
Enerdel Inc 5 $74,327 25.00%
Bucher And Christian Consulting Inc 5 $80,013 26.32%
Beacon Technologies Group Inc 5 $63,935 26.32%
Autoline Industries Indiana Llc 5 $63,328 27.78%
Remy Inc 5 $82,563 27.78%
Landisgyr 5 $80,733 27.78%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Training 4 $57,444 66.67%
Household Appliance Manufacturing 4 $79,794 80.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 4 $49,806 80.00%
Dental Laboratories 4 $75,176 80.00%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs 4 $172,801 80.00%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 4 $57,325 80.00%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises 4 $42,838 80.00%
Tire Dealers 4 $62,036 80.00%
Totalizing Fluid Meter And Counting Device Manufacturing 4 $61,584 80.00%
Poultry Processing 4 $76,383 80.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Indiana Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Indiana to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Indiana over all years is $71,464. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage