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 %
Portugal 5 $64,212 45.45%
Sudan 5 $132,613 50.00%
Costa Rica 4 $88,411 40.00%
Greece 4 $52,534 40.00%
Guatemala 4 $70,892 44.44%
Jamaica 4 $77,392 44.44%
Zimbabwe 4 $68,918 50.00%
Serbia 3 $74,596 37.50%
Haiti 3 $60,167 37.50%
El Salvador 3 $24,246 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Health Systems Llc 82 $43,648 88.17%
Franciscan Alliance Inc 81 $170,319 87.10%
Corteva Agriscience Llc 80 $88,130 86.96%
Cook Incorporated 79 $63,617 86.81%
Agile Scientific Group 79 $82,077 86.81%
Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Llc 76 $89,147 88.37%
National Government Services Inc 74 $82,500 89.16%
Indiana University Indianapolis 74 $67,051 89.16%
Toyota Material Handling Inc 74 $90,216 92.50%
Hill Rom Manufacturing Inc 71 $74,945 89.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Top Notch Farms 4 $33,415 100.00%
Lords Seed 4 $23,218 100.00%
Onatah Farms Llc 4 $26,915 100.00%
Darrin Martin 4 $31,325 100.00%
D And K Harvesting Inc 4 $24,668 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 4 $32,750 100.00%
Hoffman Family Farms 4 $32,703 100.00%
Etiennes Farm Incorporated 4 $36,098 100.00%
Ashley Risner 4 $34,908 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc In Remington 4 $33,717 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Olco Inc 5 $38,522 35.71%
Indiana Internal Medicine Consultants Pc 4 $164,933 28.57%
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 4 $74,006 28.57%
Cook Shared Services Incorporated 4 $75,847 28.57%
Indiana Hospitalists Pc 4 $93,028 28.57%
Elkhart Clinic Llc 4 $160,758 28.57%
Wabash College 4 $57,095 30.77%
Frontier Kemper Constructors Inc 4 $93,585 30.77%
Masco Corporation 4 $102,185 30.77%
Creative Solutions Consulting Inc 4 $85,056 30.77%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Training 4 $57,444 66.67%
Household Appliance Manufacturing 4 $79,794 80.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 4 $49,806 80.00%
Dental Laboratories 4 $75,176 80.00%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs 4 $172,801 80.00%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 4 $57,325 80.00%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises 4 $42,838 80.00%
Tire Dealers 4 $62,036 80.00%
Totalizing Fluid Meter And Counting Device Manufacturing 4 $61,584 80.00%
Poultry Processing 4 $76,383 80.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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