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 %
Upmc Altoona 47 $122,634 92.16%
Esource Technology Llc 47 $64,496 92.16%
Unica Group Inc 47 $72,270 92.16%
Industrial Scientific Corporation 47 $87,494 92.16%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 47 $86,958 92.16%
Cavalier It Inc 47 $50,792 92.16%
Spln International Llc 47 $56,443 94.00%
Alstom Grid Inc 47 $72,471 94.00%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 47 $64,814 94.00%
Digitaltree Llc 46 $78,797 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emergency Care Services Of Pennsylvania Pc 2 $84,250 25.00%
Pi Square Llc 2 $56,586 25.00%
Transcore Lp 2 $72,083 25.00%
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery 2 $55,141 25.00%
Vongai Investments 2 $63,690 25.00%
Holy Guacamole 2 $25,012 25.00%
Via Veneto Pizza Inc 2 $22,859 25.00%
Palram Americas Inc 2 $64,553 25.00%
Chesterbrook Cleanersinc 2 $38,886 25.00%
Advanced Scientifics 2 $91,687 25.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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%

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