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 %
Software Developers, Applications 8,276 $75,521 91.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,649 $65,356 94.27%
Mechanical Engineers 4,429 $69,046 86.81%
Computer Programmers 3,166 $54,799 92.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,455 $63,927 94.90%
Electrical Engineers 1,892 $73,438 85.34%
Industrial Engineers 1,478 $68,428 85.93%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,425 $75,215 90.02%
Physical Therapists 1,383 $66,316 91.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 981 $153,703 72.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 449 $32,413 400.89%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 299 $32,575 279.44%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 175 $31,429 253.62%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 32 $29,344 55.17%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 26 $33,285 46.43%
Construction Laborers 19 $40,990 38.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 16 $45,318 32.65%
Nursery Workers 12 $30,021 27.27%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 11 $45,287 25.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $34,299 14.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 506 $87,652 42.66%
Mechanical Engineers 404 $77,919 87.26%
Computer Systems Analysts 214 $74,255 112.63%
Electrical Engineers 184 $77,831 113.58%
Internists, General 157 $143,761 153.92%
Industrial Engineers 135 $74,510 151.69%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 114 $23,971 140.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 110 $80,482 137.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 97 $85,483 144.78%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 88 $18,462 133.33%
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 %
Sierra Leone 1 $22,256 100.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $67,597 100.00%
Gabon 1 $129,605 100.00%
Tanzania 1 $69,930 100.00%
Netherlands 1 $41,230 100.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $60,549 100.00%
Togo 1 $65,083 100.00%
Barbados 1 $40,498 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synopsys Inc 31 $80,545 88.57%
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc 31 $86,998 88.57%
Ness Usa Inc 30 $68,785 85.71%
Cook Pharmica Llc 30 $56,881 85.71%
Cyberthink Inc 30 $69,632 88.24%
Cautela Institute Of Informatics And Technology In 30 $51,281 88.24%
Allison Transmission Inc 30 $94,011 88.24%
Elevance Health Inc 30 $108,261 88.24%
Trilogy Management Services Llc 30 $78,995 88.24%
Valuemomentum Inc 29 $77,841 85.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Los Villatoros Harvesting Llc 1 $24,149 100.00%
Windy Prairie Farm Llc 1 $27,581 100.00%
Ag Connection Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Little Farms 1 $15,808 100.00%
Marin J Corporation 1 $27,061 100.00%
C Columbus Co Op 1 $38,106 100.00%
Hulsbosch Cropping Llc 1 $35,714 100.00%
Meadows Ranch 1 $35,714 100.00%
Js Leonardo Harvesting Hauling Llc 1 $31,845 100.00%
Presnall Farms Partnership 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cornerstone Controls Inc 2 $56,358 40.00%
Anderson University Inc 2 $52,060 40.00%
Work4ceinc 2 $81,775 40.00%
T And B Tube Co Inc 2 $57,086 40.00%
Indiana Primary Health Care Association 2 $62,015 40.00%
Kool Smiles In 3 Pc Dba Kool Smiles 2 $81,297 40.00%
Rajmane Cpa Corp 2 $61,443 40.00%
Celadon Trucking Services Inc 2 $87,547 40.00%
Freedom Mortgage 2 $123,438 40.00%
Jasper Engine Exchange Inc 2 $28,226 40.00%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

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