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 %
Wenova Inc	39	$70,633	88.64%
Towers Watson Delaware Inc	39	$74,801	88.64%
Management Health Systems Llc	39	$48,807	90.70%
Greater Philadelphia Health Action Inc	39	$68,700	90.70%
Eteam Inc	39	$61,965	90.70%
Adglobal 360 Inc	38	$60,950	88.37%
Axalta Coating Systems Llc	38	$101,918	88.37%
Hexacorp Llc	38	$62,323	88.37%
Tmg Health A Cognizant Company	38	$70,979	88.37%
Technology Consultants Inc	38	$64,564	88.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Coventry Property Services Inc	2	$25,667	33.33%
El Patron Uniontown Mexican Grill	2	$22,578	33.33%
Xsell Resources	2	$105,602	33.33%
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc	2	$78,052	33.33%
Brightree Llc	2	$122,003	33.33%
Cobbs Creek Healthcare Llc	2	$60,861	33.33%
Valsource Inc	2	$104,458	33.33%
Voice Systems Engineering Inc	2	$124,883	33.33%
Patino Landscape Group Llc	2	$26,520	33.33%
Next Technology Solutions Llc	2	$106,974	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	741	$96,936	86.36%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	740	$81,334	88.62%
Commercial Banking	680	$85,858	85.32%
Temporary Help Services	640	$80,308	92.35%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	633	$86,483	91.34%
Marketing Consulting Services	558	$75,961	88.01%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	551	$84,011	88.02%
Offices Of Physicians	515	$141,485	90.67%
Human Resources Consulting Services	464	$73,951	91.88%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	445	$83,128	89.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers	54	$75,245	31.40%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	52	$95,111	32.91%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	51	$59,952	33.12%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	44	$80,957	31.21%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	40	$45,600	28.37%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	40	$65,254	30.30%
Testing Laboratories And Services	38	$85,007	32.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	36	$87,041	31.30%
Transportation And Warehousing	33	$56,601	31.13%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	32	$54,046	30.48%

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.