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 %
Childrens Community Care Inc 8 $130,749 88.89%
Resourcesys Inc 8 $65,894 88.89%
Hair Direct Inc 8 $71,126 88.89%
Bayer Corporation 8 $80,535 88.89%
Ondemand Agility Solutions Inc 8 $78,707 88.89%
Lavsun Technologies Inc 8 $75,002 88.89%
Itcommence Inc 8 $64,132 88.89%
Godiva Chocolatier Inc 8 $69,085 88.89%
Tms International Llc 8 $101,351 88.89%
Syncreon America Inc 8 $63,315 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 10 $70,606 83.33%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 10 $69,749 83.33%
Specialized Design Services 10 $55,811 83.33%
Activities Related To Real Estate 10 $57,976 83.33%
Coal Mining 10 $91,054 83.33%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 10 $93,785 83.33%
Credit Unions 10 $89,032 83.33%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 10 $55,931 83.33%
Fire Protection 10 $82,272 90.91%
Adhesive Manufacturing 10 $76,497 90.91%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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