| Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212,208 | 92.48% | $75,098 | H-1B |
| 14,248 | 6.21% | $153,835 | PERM |
| 1,620 | 0.71% | $27,251 | H-2A |
| 1,398 | 0.61% | $89,776 | E-3 Australian |
As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 229,474 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 212,208 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.48% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,248 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.21% of Pennsylvania's total visas.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts | 39,397 | $71,031 | 93.88% |
| Software Developers, Applications | 36,437 | $83,473 | 91.86% |
| Computer Programmers | 15,052 | $59,872 | 88.94% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 9,467 | $73,858 | 93.20% |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 5,675 | $82,478 | 94.07% |
| Management Analysts | 3,886 | $73,968 | 90.94% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 2,910 | $72,365 | 87.39% |
| Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other | 2,789 | $53,505 | 88.96% |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 2,681 | $58,260 | 86.93% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,517 | $119,624 | 86.76% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,030 | $28,817 | 515.00% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 134 | $28,200 | 73.22% |
| Nursery Workers | 37 | $27,970 | 21.02% |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 36 | $28,833 | 33.64% |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 15 | $30,909 | 30.61% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 4 | $24,934 | 10.81% |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 4 | $29,588 | 12.12% |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 3 | $31,990 | 10.00% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 2 | $39,520 | 7.41% |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 1 | $35,984 | 3.85% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Applications | 3,886 | $221,081 | 113.10% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1,076 | $92,157 | 151.76% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 608 | $92,084 | 106.85% |
| Internists, General | 485 | $108,451 | 101.04% |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 382 | $91,749 | 90.31% |
| Statisticians | 325 | $66,074 | 81.25% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 191 | $125,978 | 55.20% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 181 | $131,893 | 65.82% |
| Electrical Engineers | 174 | $85,642 | 75.32% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 153 | $50,150 | 79.27% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 35 | $57,181 | 44.87% |
| Vietnam | 32 | $47,337 | 43.24% |
| Colombia | 32 | $81,894 | 44.44% |
| Poland | 32 | $56,478 | 50.00% |
| Spain | 32 | $73,826 | 50.79% |
| France | 31 | $79,935 | 49.21% |
| Argentina | 30 | $77,231 | 50.85% |
| Israel | 29 | $77,220 | 49.15% |
| Venezuela | 26 | $74,780 | 44.07% |
| Egypt | 22 | $80,841 | 37.29% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadgen Wireless Solutions Inc | 391 | $70,246 | 90.93% |
| Ansys Inc | 390 | $84,254 | 91.76% |
| Igate Technologies Inc | 389 | $62,587 | 91.75% |
| Susquehanna International Group Llp | 388 | $81,890 | 92.16% |
| Iqvia Inc | 387 | $88,523 | 92.14% |
| Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 383 | $58,402 | 91.63% |
| Hexaware Technologies Inc | 369 | $73,395 | 89.56% |
| Collasys Llc | 362 | $76,614 | 88.73% |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc | 356 | $95,454 | 87.25% |
| Glaxosmithkline Llc | 337 | $79,735 | 83.62% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 21 | $98,914 | 35.59% |
| Geisinger System Services | 21 | $73,523 | 36.84% |
| Reading Health System | 21 | $101,195 | 38.89% |
| De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc | 21 | $107,572 | 38.89% |
| Melhorn Sales Service Trucking Company | 21 | $25,002 | 40.38% |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center | 20 | $45,542 | 39.22% |
| Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc | 20 | $72,933 | 39.22% |
| Yorkia Group Inc | 20 | $79,548 | 39.22% |
| Crane Co | 20 | $88,168 | 40.00% |
| White Collar Technologies Inc | 20 | $100,141 | 40.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 76,450 | $71,849 | 92.01% |
| Management Consulting Services | 15,126 | $72,556 | 90.13% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 14,535 | $78,668 | 92.67% |
| Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 13,387 | $53,984 | 87.06% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 8,871 | $81,591 | 87.38% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 7,155 | $84,489 | 90.59% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 6,422 | $80,693 | 95.31% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 3,936 | $71,083 | 90.94% |
| Engineering Services | 3,216 | $70,061 | 89.18% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 3,000 | $86,491 | 95.24% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery And Tree Production | 282 | $28,006 | 100.00% |
| Apple Orchards | 220 | $28,914 | 100.00% |
| Vegetable And Melon Farming | 210 | $29,517 | 100.00% |
| Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 91 | $26,057 | 100.00% |
| Other Crop Farming | 78 | $28,441 | 100.00% |
| Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders | 52 | $30,658 | 100.00% |
| Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production | 41 | $28,839 | 100.00% |
| Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming | 38 | $26,135 | 100.00% |
| Nursery And Floriculture Production | 32 | $30,766 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 29 | $31,090 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 9,072 | $171,453 | 100.00% |
| Management Consulting Services | 582 | $79,071 | 28.61% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 494 | $83,758 | 41.69% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 388 | $88,745 | 38.30% |
| Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 290 | $83,047 | 31.97% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 277 | $104,026 | 41.84% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 255 | $82,769 | 43.81% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 192 | $86,454 | 35.16% |
| Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 172 | $92,286 | 34.82% |
| Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers | 154 | $27,211 | 39.69% |
The chart below compares The average wage in Pennsylvania to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Pennsylvania over all years is $75,098. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.