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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 229 $47,031 82.37%
Biomedical Engineers 229 $70,401 83.27%
Materials Engineers 217 $68,836 80.07%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 206 $77,290 78.03%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 198 $42,604 80.16%
Validation Engineers 198 $56,854 92.52%
Manufacturing Engineers 191 $54,417 89.67%
Automotive Engineers 187 $79,600 89.05%
Marketing Managers 174 $96,940 83.65%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 174 $45,359 83.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 21 $103,411 72.41%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 18 $25,504 62.07%
Roofers 17 $36,537 60.71%
Materials Engineers 17 $82,895 60.71%
Managers, All Other 16 $57,038 61.54%
General and Operations Managers 16 $117,883 61.54%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 16 $64,966 66.67%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $55,593 65.22%
Financial Analysts 13 $72,090 56.52%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $42,085 56.52%
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 %
Norway 2 $41,395 50.00%
Gambia 1 $80,642 25.00%
United States Of America 1 $70,928 33.33%
Tajikistan 1 $90,459 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $77,022 33.33%
Denmark 1 $42,990 33.33%
Swaziland 1 $56,514 33.33%
Liechtenstein 1 $54,350 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $56,472 33.33%
Belgium 1 $71,219 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emc Corporation 20 $85,588 90.91%
Roche Diagnostics Corporation 20 $89,863 90.91%
Bastian Solutions Llc 20 $82,550 90.91%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 20 $77,653 90.91%
Global Touchpoints Inc Duns 13 8058305 20 $67,483 90.91%
Hanu Technologies Llc 20 $70,943 90.91%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Indiana Llc 20 $160,712 90.91%
Marian University Inc 19 $56,059 86.36%
Trine University 19 $60,265 86.36%
Management Health Systems Inc 19 $55,072 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Walker Information Inc 1 $33,758 33.33%
Ingram Micro 1 $82,014 33.33%
Park Tudor Foundation Inc Dba Park Tudor School 1 $61,930 33.33%
Critical Skills Inc 1 $83,221 33.33%
Zeva Technology Llc 1 $70,720 33.33%
Sankyo America Inc 1 $47,486 33.33%
Indiana University Health La Porte Physicians Inc 1 $187,199 33.33%
Riggs Community Health Center 1 $105,851 33.33%
Enthenergy Llc 1 $105,539 33.33%
Dynamics Research Corporation 1 $87,422 33.33%

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