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 %
Synapsis Inc	36	$82,383	87.80%
Cloud Source Inc	36	$68,934	87.80%
Dw Matrix Inc	36	$72,549	90.00%
Alliance Pharma Inc	36	$67,175	90.00%
Scioinspire Corporation	36	$68,007	90.00%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc	36	$74,801	90.00%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc	36	$76,331	90.00%
Sysintelli Inc	36	$83,673	90.00%
Cotiviti Usa Llc	36	$79,184	90.00%
Vintech Solutions Inc	36	$85,379	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Penn Granite	2	$52,582	33.33%
Tx3 Services Llc	2	$114,744	33.33%
Sai Restaurants Bala Cynwyd Inc Dba Saffron In	2	$32,302	33.33%
Anesthesia Specialists Of Bethlehem Pc	2	$208,000	33.33%
Bosch Security Systems Inc	2	$71,459	33.33%
Eafab Corporation	2	$39,146	33.33%
Ava Software Inc	2	$93,486	33.33%
Frontline Technologies Group Llc	2	$103,990	33.33%
Nazareth Physician Services Inc	2	$102,263	33.33%
Dck Staffing Services Llc	2	$63,565	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	741	$96,936	86.36%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	740	$81,334	88.62%
Commercial Banking	680	$85,858	85.32%
Temporary Help Services	640	$80,308	92.35%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	633	$86,483	91.34%
Marketing Consulting Services	558	$75,961	88.01%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	551	$84,011	88.02%
Offices Of Physicians	515	$141,485	90.67%
Human Resources Consulting Services	464	$73,951	91.88%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	445	$83,128	89.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	8	$27,843	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	8	$25,119	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	8	$30,745	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	7	$26,433	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	6	$31,588	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	5	$22,896	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	5	$30,418	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	5	$32,248	100.00%
Potato Farming	5	$30,356	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	5	$31,333	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers	54	$75,245	31.40%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	52	$95,111	32.91%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	51	$59,952	33.12%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	44	$80,957	31.21%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	40	$45,600	28.37%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	40	$65,254	30.30%
Testing Laboratories And Services	38	$85,007	32.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	36	$87,041	31.30%
Transportation And Warehousing	33	$56,601	31.13%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	32	$54,046	30.48%

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.