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
59,116 91.55% $70,256 H-1B
4,203 6.51% $91,611 PERM
911 1.41% $29,965 H-2A
342 0.53% $78,992 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Indiana has seen a total of 64,572 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Indiana is the H-1B visa with 59,116 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Indiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,203 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.51% of Indiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Indiana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automotive Engineers 153 $76,064 78.87%
Computer Network Architects 143 $75,686 84.12%
Business Intelligence Analysts 128 $68,452 78.53%
Psychiatrists 123 $181,244 80.92%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 118 $40,254 78.67%
Compliance Officers 117 $48,352 79.59%
Biological Scientists, All Other 115 $53,160 83.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 103 $73,289 79.23%
Physicists 101 $53,713 78.29%
Sales Engineers 89 $77,425 78.07%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineers, All Other 12 $72,784 60.00%
Financial Analysts 12 $67,375 60.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $39,743 60.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $49,101 57.89%
Veterinarians 11 $82,369 57.89%
Management Analysts 11 $68,814 57.89%
Pediatricians, General 11 $140,423 61.11%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 10 $19,654 58.82%
Occupational Therapists 10 $60,825 58.82%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 10 $53,728 62.50%
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 4,668 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,193 $87,970 48.36%
Mexico 209 $45,982 45.83%
China 177 $64,864 42.55%
Canada 88 $82,521 35.20%
South Korea 83 $39,636 40.89%
Vietnam 79 $24,709 46.47%
Philippines 70 $50,269 43.21%
Brazil 51 $58,684 35.42%
Nepal 37 $66,538 46.84%
Bangladesh 33 $43,829 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regenstrief Institute Inc 14 $63,190 87.50%
The Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis 14 $70,583 87.50%
Swanktek Inc 14 $71,922 87.50%
Primasoft Inc 14 $54,744 87.50%
Navistar Inc 14 $65,740 87.50%
Lilly Usa Llc 14 $90,300 87.50%
Jnit Technologies Inc 14 $72,219 87.50%
Slk America Inc 14 $73,894 87.50%
Lakewood Family Dental Of Lafayette Inc 14 $130,180 87.50%
Itt Educational Services Inc 14 $74,873 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

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 $70,256. 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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.