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 %
Consol Energy Inc 8 $88,288 88.89%
Aption Llc 8 $63,687 88.89%
Emritsolutions Llc 8 $71,349 88.89%
Dominion Transmission Inc 8 $67,928 88.89%
Roadrunner Recycling Inc 8 $82,209 88.89%
Pisoft Inc 8 $87,111 88.89%
The Brixton Group Inc 8 $67,922 88.89%
Texara Solutions Llc 8 $64,355 88.89%
Zifo Technologies Inc 8 $68,799 88.89%
Infomc Inc 8 $81,791 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 %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 135 $75,545 88.82%
Sales Financing 133 $97,298 88.08%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 129 $112,226 87.16%
Advertising Agencies 128 $65,741 88.89%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 128 $82,553 92.75%
Rail Transportation 127 $78,111 92.70%
Religious Organizations 125 $38,894 91.24%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 125 $83,010 91.91%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 122 $89,885 90.37%
Medical Laboratories 119 $75,550 89.47%
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