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 %
Lawyers 21 $70,630 80.77%
Quality Control Systems Managers 21 $99,320 80.77%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 21 $50,079 80.77%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 20 $162,938 76.92%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 20 $49,775 76.92%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $65,943 80.00%
Logistics Engineers 19 $67,584 79.17%
Sociologists 19 $49,268 79.17%
Epidemiologists 19 $57,873 82.61%
Mechanical Drafters 19 $41,663 82.61%
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 %
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 %
Foxconnhon Hai Logistics California Llc 21 $38,754 87.50%
University Of Notre Dame 21 $49,156 87.50%
Nleague Services Inc 21 $53,611 87.50%
Beckman Coulter Inc 21 $89,642 91.30%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 21 $59,734 91.30%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 21 $63,481 91.30%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 21 $60,600 91.30%
Marlabs Inc 21 $65,018 91.30%
Franklin Electric Co Inc 21 $77,780 91.30%
Borgwarner Noblesville Llc 21 $79,884 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Tech Bay Inc 1 $59,051 33.33%
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital 1 $172,390 33.33%
Otis R Bowen Center For Human Services 1 $187,117 33.33%
Atwood Mobile Products Llc 1 $72,738 33.33%
Sterling Fluid Systems Usa Llc Dba Peerless Pu 1 $66,602 33.33%
Vital Sciences Inc 1 $73,882 33.33%
Hanover College 1 $43,840 33.33%
Okaya Electric America Inc 1 $94,765 33.33%
Toyota Industries North America Inc 1 $62,899 33.33%
Applied Composites Engineering 1 $69,763 33.33%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tobacco Farming 5 $28,791 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $27,768 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 4 $36,171 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 4 $26,660 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 3 $36,414 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 3 $30,749 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 3 $37,114 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $36,764 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 2 $31,304 100.00%
Orange Groves 2 $24,823 100.00%

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