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 %
Accountants and Auditors	2,497	$59,035	93.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	2,461	$120,650	93.93%
Web Developers	2,179	$59,045	95.91%
Database Administrators	2,066	$70,407	93.11%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,034	$67,642	92.12%
Electrical Engineers	1,865	$77,459	87.03%
Statisticians	1,859	$71,211	89.50%
Financial Analysts	1,845	$64,200	90.18%
Mechanical Engineers	1,827	$71,446	92.74%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	1,599	$77,173	95.07%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1	$35,984	4.00%
Construction Laborers	1	$34,424	4.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accountants and Auditors	153	$75,374	82.70%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	137	$89,754	81.07%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	132	$25,703	80.98%
Mechanical Engineers	125	$76,661	81.17%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	125	$73,129	92.59%
Management Analysts	110	$86,182	90.16%
Industrial Engineers	94	$80,768	81.74%
Chemists	85	$70,900	84.16%
Civil Engineers	84	$4,567,159	93.33%
Computer Programmers	80	$82,241	90.91%

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 %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	16,353	$73,885	98.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,355	$64,528	99.44%
Infosys Limited	5,812	$74,174	99.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,910	$88,147	97.46%
Accenture Llp	3,632	$81,316	98.19%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc	2,659	$101,182	71.90%
University Of Pittsburgh	2,567	$48,596	82.43%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	2,541	$55,538	86.90%
Sap America Inc	2,194	$93,840	96.82%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2,054	$77,436	92.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Pennsylvania State University	448	$51,257	29.75%
Geisinger Clinic	214	$110,085	15.99%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc	209	$83,008	20.71%
Accenture Llp	206	$110,651	23.02%
Pvr Technologies Inc	123	$81,554	17.11%
Sapvix Inc	117	$104,780	19.44%
Ebs Healthcare	95	$15,111,466	15.89%
Techwave Consulting Inc	88	$83,546	19.64%
Google Llc	79	$82,406	20.31%
Intel Americas Inc	70	$95,489	25.83%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scheduled Air Transportation	2	$126,870	66.67%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	2	$35,163	66.67%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$70,138	66.67%
Automotive Body Paint And Interior Repair And Maintenance	2	$40,498	66.67%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing	2	$95,389	66.67%
Wood Preservation	2	$46,124	66.67%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations	2	$45,188	66.67%
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers	2	$79,893	66.67%
Other Outpatient Care Centers	2	$115,856	66.67%
Breweries	2	$61,630	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.