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 %
Anesthesiologists	92	$183,108	91.09%
Budget Analysts	90	$58,932	89.11%
Surgeons	90	$170,552	90.00%
Clinical Data Managers	89	$76,094	89.90%
Managers, All Other	87	$95,123	88.78%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	83	$53,890	85.57%
Robotics Engineers	83	$91,867	87.37%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	78	$59,481	83.87%
Credit Analysts	77	$55,779	88.51%
Statistical Assistants	76	$45,960	88.37%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$56,244	37.50%
Economists	9	$95,012	37.50%
Web Developers	9	$80,247	37.50%
Computer User Support Specialists	9	$63,329	37.50%
Materials Scientists	9	$83,773	39.13%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	8	$81,752	34.78%
Computer Network Architects	8	$87,513	34.78%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	8	$52,528	34.78%
Cost Estimators	8	$57,827	34.78%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$55,952	34.78%

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 %
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%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	429	$72,542	87.37%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	406	$64,010	83.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	392	$79,328	94.23%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	378	$89,946	91.53%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	368	$79,342	92.00%
Educational Support Services	352	$49,063	89.34%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	342	$74,181	88.14%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	336	$74,631	87.27%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	334	$98,966	88.83%
Insurance Carriers	308	$90,939	89.53%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wheat Farming	4	$30,035	100.00%
Hay Farming	4	$31,704	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	4	$30,774	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$22,058	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	4	$30,560	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	4	$32,287	100.00%
Landscaping Services	3	$31,498	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$23,483	66.67%
Spectator Sports	2	$27,550	66.67%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$31,824	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	32	$77,777	32.00%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	32	$72,672	32.99%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	31	$108,581	34.83%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	30	$88,727	33.71%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	28	$82,027	31.82%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	28	$31,560	32.18%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	28	$113,767	33.33%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	27	$32,108	33.33%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	27	$70,953	33.33%
Office Administrative Services	26	$90,435	32.91%

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.