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 %
Lilly Usa Llc 27 $96,526 90.00%
Eskenazi Medical Group Inc 27 $139,226 90.00%
Aes Us Services Llc 27 $87,838 90.00%
Genesys Cloud Services Inc 27 $96,877 90.00%
The Finish Line Usa Inc 26 $92,665 89.66%
Reliance Global Services Inc 26 $41,731 89.66%
Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies Llc 26 $71,034 89.66%
Aisin Usa Mfg Inc 26 $55,998 89.66%
Regal Beloit Corporation 26 $66,529 89.66%
Biomet Manufacturing Llc Sub Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 26 $51,155 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legacy Labor Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
River Bottom Tobacco Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Kingsbury Acres Greenhouse 1 $33,051 100.00%
Keith Theobald 1 $37,814 100.00%
Midwest Detasseling Llc 1 $21,734 100.00%
A Soto Southern Ag Inc 4 1 $33,051 100.00%
Andrew Akin 1 $33,051 100.00%
Wabash Valley Growers Llc Sprayer 1 $42,661 100.00%
Cox Farms 1 $23,088 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Remington Detasseling And Harvest Farmworker 2024 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emmis Dynamic Pricing Llc Dba Digonex 2 $92,227 50.00%
Sundown Gardens 2 $54,413 50.00%
Springbuk Inc 2 $87,454 50.00%
Automotive Finance Corporation 2 $111,124 50.00%
Bwi 2 $96,263 50.00%
Jmrt Solutions 2 $111,142 50.00%
Global Atlantic Financial Company 2 $101,192 50.00%
Bodhi Craft Bar Thai Bistro 2 $55,557 50.00%
Jet Access Team Solutions Llc 2 $136,490 50.00%
Belden Wire And Cable Company 1 $57,658 25.00%

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