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 %
Romania 16 $60,941 45.71%
Thailand 15 $42,970 45.45%
Albania 14 $48,202 42.42%
Sri Lanka 14 $59,935 45.16%
Bulgaria 13 $53,757 41.94%
Kenya 13 $79,194 43.33%
Indonesia 13 $81,533 44.83%
Ghana 13 $74,230 46.43%
Jamaica 12 $58,706 46.15%
El Salvador 12 $55,020 48.00%

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 %
New Multifamily Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders 5 $54,600 83.33%
Computer Training 5 $58,564 83.33%
Home Centers 5 $89,690 100.00%
Executive Offices 5 $67,492 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 5 $89,519 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 5 $85,750 100.00%
Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 5 $74,198 100.00%
Legislative Bodies 5 $68,290 100.00%
Blood And Organ Banks 5 $102,311 100.00%
Water And Sewer Line And Related Structures Construction 5 $92,023 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage