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
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statistical Assistants 86 $46,667 87.76%
Mechatronics Engineers 85 $89,169 87.63%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 82 $59,621 84.54%
Soil and Plant Scientists 80 $44,662 86.02%
Credit Analysts 80 $56,962 89.89%
Landscape Architects 79 $56,616 89.77%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 78 $50,414 89.66%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 76 $49,402 87.36%
Technical Writers 74 $60,490 88.10%
Cost Estimators 73 $55,932 86.90%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Scientists 9 $83,773 39.13%
Computer User Support Specialists 9 $63,329 39.13%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $49,456 34.78%
Stonemasons 8 $58,646 34.78%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $51,739 34.78%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 8 $57,767 36.36%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 8 $38,305 36.36%
Cost Estimators 8 $57,827 36.36%
Food Scientists and Technologists 8 $58,097 36.36%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $55,952 36.36%
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 2,598 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,119 $186,562 43.44%
China 610 $72,376 48.11%
Mexico 352 $49,277 43.89%
Canada 274 $93,984 46.68%
South Korea 211 $50,457 37.54%
Belarus 193 $98,489 52.30%
Russia 184 $95,208 53.49%
Ukraine 169 $93,716 49.42%
Brazil 148 $73,841 44.58%
Nepal 147 $1,022,042 44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nutrisystem Inc 58 $108,945 89.23%
Bio Pharm Inc 58 $56,179 89.23%
Quintiles Ims Incorporated 58 $83,332 90.63%
Management Health Systems Inc 58 $57,449 90.63%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 58 $97,356 90.63%
Electronic Data Professional Inc 58 $74,494 90.63%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 57 $76,638 89.06%
Visvero Inc 57 $72,372 90.48%
Ventois Inc 57 $82,330 90.48%
New York Technology Partners Inc 57 $76,933 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grant Thornton Llp 3 $101,896 27.27%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa 3 $113,478 30.00%
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 3 $61,284 30.00%
Websoft Inc Dbagurucom 3 $71,143 30.00%
Pls Logistics Services 3 $89,586 30.00%
Gemalto Inc 3 $86,819 30.00%
Taipei Chinese Kitchen Inc 3 $37,377 30.00%
Klingstubbins Inc 3 $78,416 30.00%
Linde Engineering Na 3 $96,477 30.00%
Mars Chocolate North America Llc 3 $107,251 30.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shoe Retailers 2 $84,167 100.00%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 2 $95,847 100.00%
Convention And Visitors Bureaus 2 $59,780 100.00%
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting 2 $85,114 100.00%
Other Metal Container Manufacturing 2 $84,844 100.00%
Curtain And Linen Mills 2 $96,242 100.00%
Gasoline Stations With Convenience Stores 2 $52,541 100.00%
Stationery Product Manufacturing 2 $67,933 100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation 2 $70,138 100.00%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing 2 $95,389 100.00%
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 $76,466. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage