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 %
Mongolia	2	$33,884	40.00%
Cameroon	2	$83,689	40.00%
Sweden	2	$68,443	40.00%
Bulgaria	2	$88,391	50.00%
Panama	2	$80,038	50.00%
Norway	2	$41,395	50.00%
United Arab Emirates	2	$123,261	50.00%
Kazakhstan	2	$60,063	50.00%
Switzerland	2	$82,665	50.00%
Benin	2	$43,961	50.00%

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 %
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	832	$65,037	90.04%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	746	$85,489	82.71%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	737	$75,111	92.24%
Management Consulting Services	633	$65,682	97.24%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	526	$66,210	95.12%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	422	$78,614	96.35%
Offices Of Physicians	375	$143,631	92.36%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	363	$69,064	91.21%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	322	$65,748	93.33%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	299	$85,141	91.44%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	164	$22,305	96.47%
Poultry Processing	162	$25,299	98.78%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	150	$64,490	92.59%
Limited Service Restaurants	131	$19,000	87.33%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	121	$91,112	92.37%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	81	$42,122	66.94%
Computer Systems Design Services	79	$80,254	97.53%
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing	71	$41,255	89.87%
Landscape Architectural Services	64	$22,075	90.14%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	62	$80,795	96.88%

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.