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 %
Chief Executives 30 $134,930 73.17%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 30 $41,154 75.00%
Pharmacists 30 $100,639 78.95%
Surgeons 29 $126,601 78.38%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $63,116 75.68%
Computer User Support Specialists 27 $42,493 77.14%
Public Relations Specialists 27 $42,980 81.82%
Financial Specialists, All Other 26 $61,230 83.87%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 25 $52,315 80.65%
Database Architects 25 $68,015 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
El Salvador 3 $24,246 42.86%
Chile 3 $56,174 42.86%
Israel 3 $123,530 42.86%
Azerbaijan 3 $51,183 42.86%
Switzerland 2 $82,665 33.33%
Benin 2 $43,961 33.33%
Czech Republic 2 $66,220 33.33%
Uzbekistan 2 $57,980 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $140,629 40.00%
Croatia 2 $65,835 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lilly Usa Llc 27 $96,526 90.00%
Eskenazi Medical Group Inc 27 $139,226 90.00%
Aes Us Services Llc 27 $87,838 90.00%
Genesys Cloud Services Inc 27 $96,877 90.00%
The Finish Line Usa Inc 26 $92,665 89.66%
Reliance Global Services Inc 26 $41,731 89.66%
Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies Llc 26 $71,034 89.66%
Aisin Usa Mfg Inc 26 $55,998 89.66%
Regal Beloit Corporation 26 $66,529 89.66%
Biomet Manufacturing Llc Sub Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 26 $51,155 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legacy Labor Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
River Bottom Tobacco Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Kingsbury Acres Greenhouse 1 $33,051 100.00%
Keith Theobald 1 $37,814 100.00%
Midwest Detasseling Llc 1 $21,734 100.00%
A Soto Southern Ag Inc 4 1 $33,051 100.00%
Andrew Akin 1 $33,051 100.00%
Wabash Valley Growers Llc Sprayer 1 $42,661 100.00%
Cox Farms 1 $23,088 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Remington Detasseling And Harvest Farmworker 2024 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emmis Dynamic Pricing Llc Dba Digonex 2 $92,227 50.00%
Sundown Gardens 2 $54,413 50.00%
Springbuk Inc 2 $87,454 50.00%
Automotive Finance Corporation 2 $111,124 50.00%
Bwi 2 $96,263 50.00%
Jmrt Solutions 2 $111,142 50.00%
Global Atlantic Financial Company 2 $101,192 50.00%
Bodhi Craft Bar Thai Bistro 2 $55,557 50.00%
Jet Access Team Solutions Llc 2 $136,490 50.00%
Belden Wire And Cable Company 1 $57,658 25.00%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 357 $32,482 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 127 $32,015 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 120 $34,431 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 87 $32,859 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 69 $31,475 100.00%
Potato Farming 67 $31,782 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 62 $32,595 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 61 $33,439 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 48 $27,230 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 46 $33,733 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 1,915 $80,197 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,292 $54,879 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 925 $84,219 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 322 $24,681 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 300 $129,856 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 272 $75,576 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 260 $136,153 100.00%
Landscaping Services 209 $26,329 100.00%
Engineering Services 197 $77,261 100.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing 181 $79,766 100.00%

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