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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Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

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.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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 %
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%
Pennsylvania Employees Over Time
Pennsylvania has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 10,568 employees were hired. Pennsylvania peaked in 2018 with 22,613 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 13,864 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Pennsylvania From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,812 $191,835 43.73%
China 554 $72,113 48.90%
Mexico 322 $48,706 46.73%
Canada 258 $93,982 45.91%
South Korea 211 $50,457 38.29%
Belarus 177 $97,093 58.03%
Russia 177 $94,686 58.22%
Ukraine 158 $95,590 52.32%
Pakistan 115 $90,003 44.06%
Brazil 113 $81,789 43.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orrba Systems Llc 13 $83,406 86.67%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 13 $83,021 86.67%
Conflux Systems Inc 13 $83,626 86.67%
Donnelley Financial Llc 13 $88,397 86.67%
Canoesys Inc 13 $75,027 86.67%
Iminds Technology Systems Inc 13 $76,424 86.67%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 13 $89,802 86.67%
Ics Global Soft Inc 13 $83,873 86.67%
Leidos Inc 13 $90,566 86.67%
Ugi Corporation 13 $94,989 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covance Inc 1 $106,038 50.00%
Amcs Group 1 $75,462 50.00%
The Margaret George School 1 $26,728 50.00%
Springhouse Advisors Llc 1 $59,280 50.00%
Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant 1 $30,493 50.00%
Successfactors Inc 1 $129,053 50.00%
Soliant Consulting Inc 1 $92,976 50.00%
Indovina Associates Architects Llc 1 $48,006 50.00%
Modjeski And Masters Inc 1 $70,470 50.00%
The Siegfried Group Llp 1 $97,198 50.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Service Contractors 30 $77,086 83.33%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 30 $72,788 83.33%
Document Preparation Services 30 $63,657 83.33%
Child Care Services 30 $42,162 83.33%
Consumer Lending 29 $98,210 82.86%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 29 $82,093 85.29%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 29 $86,086 85.29%
Lime Manufacturing 29 $81,549 85.29%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 29 $59,828 87.88%
Residential Property Managers 29 $66,569 87.88%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Pennsylvania Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage