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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	67	$57,315	89.33%
Construction Managers	67	$87,640	89.33%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	64	$55,829	86.49%
Computer Network Support Specialists	62	$54,924	83.78%
Mathematicians	62	$54,737	86.11%
Social and Community Service Managers	61	$51,371	85.92%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$55,661	85.71%
Fashion Designers	60	$49,088	86.96%
Training and Development Specialists	58	$55,029	84.06%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	56	$42,311	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	7	$34,614	33.33%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	7	$55,833	33.33%
Human Resources Specialists	7	$65,621	33.33%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$51,440	33.33%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	7	$50,294	35.00%
Personal Care Aides	7	$21,965	35.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$51,868	36.84%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$65,167	36.84%
Auditors	6	$59,395	31.58%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6	$33,017	31.58%

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 %
Customized Energy Solutions Ltd	44	$81,961	89.80%
Spark Therapeutics Inc	44	$89,343	89.80%
Cotiviti Inc	44	$96,195	89.80%
Vertex Inc	44	$98,870	89.80%
Voith Hydro Inc	44	$69,744	89.80%
Advertising Specialty Institute	43	$86,187	87.76%
Astir Services Llc	43	$69,479	87.76%
General Electric Company	43	$76,468	87.76%
Scepter Technologies Inc	43	$79,996	89.58%
It Resources Inc	43	$78,397	89.58%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Geo Explorers Inc	2	$55,370	28.57%
Sonepar Management Us Inc	2	$84,542	28.57%
Accolade Inc	2	$93,746	28.57%
Bally Design	2	$75,432	28.57%
Screen Services Llc	2	$50,752	28.57%
Philadelphia Cheesesteak Co	2	$48,797	28.57%
Punxsutawney Area Hospital	2	$145,985	28.57%
Bluecadet Llc A Pa Llc	2	$74,329	28.57%
Nature Soy Inc	2	$51,043	28.57%
Toll Brothers Inc	2	$114,629	28.57%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,450	$71,849	92.01%
Management Consulting Services	15,126	$72,556	90.13%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,535	$78,668	92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	13,387	$53,984	87.06%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	8,871	$81,591	87.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,155	$84,489	90.59%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	6,422	$80,693	95.31%
Other Computer Related Services	3,936	$71,083	90.94%
Engineering Services	3,216	$70,061	89.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,000	$86,491	95.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	282	$28,006	100.00%
Apple Orchards	220	$28,914	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	210	$29,517	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	91	$26,057	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	78	$28,441	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	52	$30,658	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	41	$28,839	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	38	$26,135	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	32	$30,766	100.00%
Crop Production	29	$31,090	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	9,072	$171,453	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	582	$79,071	28.61%
Other Computer Related Services	494	$83,758	41.69%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	388	$88,745	38.30%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	290	$83,047	31.97%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	277	$104,026	41.84%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	255	$82,769	43.81%
Offices Of Dentists	192	$86,454	35.16%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	172	$92,286	34.82%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	154	$27,211	39.69%

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.