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 %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$59,362	84.38%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$59,380	84.38%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	27	$62,176	87.10%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$63,129	86.67%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	25	$46,024	83.33%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	25	$38,455	83.33%
Education Administrators, All Other	25	$62,727	83.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	25	$53,202	86.21%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	25	$70,256	86.21%
Logistics Analysts	25	$72,951	86.21%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$66,479	26.67%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	4	$59,483	26.67%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4	$59,207	26.67%
Art Directors	3	$76,080	20.00%
Insurance Sales Agents	3	$51,494	20.00%
Orthodontists	3	$139,727	20.00%
Editors	3	$41,878	21.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	3	$61,880	21.43%
Nuclear Engineers	3	$111,731	21.43%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	3	$86,369	21.43%

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 %
Olympus Corporation Of The Americas	41	$95,424	89.13%
B Braun Medical Inc	41	$89,407	89.13%
Quiddity Infotech Llc	41	$80,091	89.13%
Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates	41	$90,635	89.13%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Pittsburgh	41	$92,120	89.13%
It Cats Llc	41	$82,941	89.13%
University Of Scranton	41	$53,643	89.13%
Geisinger Health Plan	41	$85,611	89.13%
Intel Americas Inc	41	$105,543	89.13%
Philips Rs North America Llc	40	$92,299	86.96%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tioga Valley Inc	2	$45,094	28.57%
Elsevier	2	$56,878	28.57%
Trustwave Holdings Inc	2	$82,868	33.33%
Radcliffe Learning Center Inc	2	$39,770	33.33%
Pharma Resource Group Inc	2	$88,473	33.33%
Scala Inc	2	$64,896	33.33%
Philly Real Estate Company	2	$40,051	33.33%
Arraya Solutions	2	$117,666	33.33%
Campus Apartments	2	$89,721	33.33%
Cdm Smith Inc	2	$67,371	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	43	$86,658	87.76%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	43	$40,349	91.49%
Asphalt Paving Roofing And Saturated Materials Manufacturing	43	$109,877	91.49%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	42	$75,521	89.36%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	41	$91,664	89.13%
Dental Laboratories	40	$46,478	86.96%
Language Schools	40	$82,028	86.96%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	40	$69,841	88.89%
Tax Preparation Services	40	$59,703	88.89%
Commercial Bakeries	39	$79,666	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2	$76,565	14.29%
Wholesale Trade	2	$52,073	14.29%
Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing	2	$76,815	14.29%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$50,138	14.29%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal	2	$75,608	14.29%
Books Printing	2	$90,803	14.29%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery	2	$65,811	14.29%
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$85,769	14.29%
Claims Adjusting	2	$68,495	14.29%
Totalizing Fluid Meter And Counting Device Manufacturing	2	$84,552	14.29%

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.