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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Epidemiologists	37	$70,239	82.22%
Judicial Law Clerks	36	$39,473	81.82%
Geneticists	35	$65,055	79.55%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	35	$93,798	81.40%
Interior Designers	34	$41,556	80.95%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	34	$44,269	82.93%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	34	$51,173	85.00%
Nurse Practitioners	33	$85,223	82.50%
Clergy	33	$30,875	82.50%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	33	$64,886	82.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4	$51,027	25.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$60,959	25.00%
Human Resources Managers	4	$87,246	25.00%
Carpenters	4	$50,409	25.00%
Mechatronics Engineers	4	$76,518	25.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$42,795	25.00%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$66,479	25.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	4	$59,483	25.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4	$59,207	25.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	4	$63,289	25.00%

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 %
Aptiv Corporation	38	$90,670	90.48%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	38	$95,876	90.48%
Solomons Internationalllc	38	$89,740	90.48%
Document Solutions Group Inc	38	$63,091	90.48%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Inc	38	$85,357	90.48%
Arcadia University	38	$49,153	90.48%
Institute For Cancer Reseach	38	$45,810	90.48%
Resource Logistics Inc	38	$83,614	90.48%
Davita Inc	38	$85,650	92.68%
Microexcel Inc	38	$70,361	92.68%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Lingo Group Inc	2	$39,562	33.33%
Switzenbaum And Associates	2	$57,689	33.33%
Ims Systems Inc	2	$103,272	33.33%
Fmc Lithium Usa Corp	2	$184,143	33.33%
Technicolor Connected Home Usa Llc	2	$88,910	33.33%
Yprime Llc	2	$86,060	33.33%
Mine Vision Systems	2	$88,119	33.33%
Precis Engineering Inc	2	$79,488	33.33%
Icon Clinical Research Llc	2	$103,657	33.33%
Shearon Environmental Design Co Inc	2	$25,595	33.33%

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.