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 %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	56	$46,927	83.58%
Life Scientists, All Other	56	$48,099	83.58%
Purchasing Managers	56	$100,449	84.85%
Manufacturing Engineers	55	$73,548	84.62%
Clinical Research Coordinators	54	$61,312	83.08%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	50	$38,163	81.97%
Urban and Regional Planners	48	$54,550	80.00%
Health Educators	47	$46,894	81.03%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	44	$52,324	78.57%
Risk Management Specialists	43	$74,467	81.13%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	6	$72,557	33.33%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	6	$67,878	33.33%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	6	$32,913	33.33%
Computer Hardware Engineers	6	$81,210	33.33%
Auditors	6	$59,395	33.33%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	6	$67,235	33.33%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$48,415	33.33%
Mental Health Counselors	5	$36,267	27.78%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	5	$60,224	27.78%
Food Preparation Workers	5	$19,552	27.78%

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 %
Meta Platforms Inc	68	$126,456	91.89%
Tanisha Systems Inc	67	$66,306	90.54%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc	67	$61,618	90.54%
Wellspan York Hospital	67	$52,033	90.54%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	66	$62,011	89.19%
Decision Six Inc	66	$90,990	90.41%
Ppd Development Lp	66	$79,890	90.41%
Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania	66	$67,869	90.41%
Dickinson College	66	$52,290	90.41%
Apex Technology Systems Inc	65	$75,839	89.04%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Metso Minerals Industries Inc	4	$107,796	30.77%
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia	4	$102,019	30.77%
Branding Brand Inc	4	$84,937	30.77%
Lees Rising Sun Beauty Inc	4	$26,759	30.77%
Power Conversion Technologies Inc	4	$78,359	30.77%
Monitoring Analytics Llc	4	$72,857	30.77%
Quaker Chemical Corporation	4	$70,184	30.77%
Hntb Corporation	4	$68,261	30.77%
Knowledgepath Solutions Llc	4	$70,668	30.77%
Heartland Dental Llc	4	$89,497	30.77%

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.