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 %
Human Resources Specialists 73 $48,092 77.66%
Environmental Engineers 71 $61,538 81.61%
Medical and Health Services Managers 69 $73,367 79.31%
Economists 69 $62,575 82.14%
Materials Scientists 69 $71,372 84.15%
Mental Health Counselors 68 $41,341 85.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 66 $40,942 82.50%
Instructional Coordinators 65 $45,060 82.28%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $44,689 82.28%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 63 $72,027 79.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 9 $20,180 56.25%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $52,197 56.25%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $45,445 50.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $43,554 50.00%
Construction Laborers 7 $32,383 46.67%
Labor Relations Specialists 7 $62,483 46.67%
Computer Programmers 7 $77,931 46.67%
Actuaries 7 $84,103 46.67%
Construction Managers 7 $85,586 46.67%
Team Assemblers 7 $29,910 46.67%
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 %
Mergen It Llc 2 $86,050 100.00%
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc 2 $89,711 100.00%
American Tech Vision Solutions Llc 2 $86,050 100.00%
Raks Group Llc 2 $86,050 100.00%
Etech Global It Solutions Llc 2 $90,647 100.00%
Ak Itm Consulting Services Llc 2 $86,050 100.00%
Tek International Inc 2 $90,647 100.00%
Cis Technologies Inc 2 $90,033 100.00%
Bentley Systems Incorporated 2 $95,223 100.00%
Aptiv Plc 2 $88,536 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 29 $29,242 100.00%
Crop Production 21 $32,946 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 16 $31,346 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 16 $25,464 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $34,116 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $25,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 14 $27,401 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $32,919 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $29,936 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $36,150 100.00%

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