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 %
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital	333	$61,085	84.09%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	331	$68,665	83.59%
Drexel University	330	$60,545	87.07%
Visionet Systems Inc	329	$69,670	91.39%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc	324	$78,424	90.76%
Oracle America Inc	324	$95,619	92.84%
Google Llc	324	$84,137	93.10%
Kvk Tech Inc	319	$61,721	93.27%
Sei Investments Company	313	$110,578	92.88%
Populus Group Llc	310	$91,689	91.99%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
National Rubber Corporation	19	$69,803	38.00%
Ybrant Technologies Llc	19	$113,811	38.78%
Wellspan Health	18	$100,319	36.73%
Elsevier Inc	18	$95,194	37.50%
Zentek Automation Us Inc	17	$106,956	35.42%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc	17	$75,004	35.42%
Millersville University Of Pennsylvania	17	$60,863	36.17%
Ing Usa Annuity Life Insurance Company	17	$71,816	36.17%
Innovative Electronics Group	17	$73,696	36.96%
The University Of Scranton	17	$51,154	36.96%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,450	$71,849	92.01%
Management Consulting Services	15,126	$72,556	90.13%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,535	$78,668	92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	13,387	$53,984	87.06%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	8,871	$81,591	87.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,155	$84,489	90.59%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	6,422	$80,693	95.31%
Other Computer Related Services	3,936	$71,083	90.94%
Engineering Services	3,216	$70,061	89.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,000	$86,491	95.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	282	$28,006	100.00%
Apple Orchards	220	$28,914	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	210	$29,517	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	91	$26,057	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	78	$28,441	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	52	$30,658	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	41	$28,839	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	38	$26,135	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	32	$30,766	100.00%
Crop Production	29	$31,090	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	9,072	$171,453	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	582	$79,071	28.61%
Other Computer Related Services	494	$83,758	41.69%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	388	$88,745	38.30%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	290	$83,047	31.97%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	277	$104,026	41.84%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	255	$82,769	43.81%
Offices Of Dentists	192	$86,454	35.16%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	172	$92,286	34.82%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	154	$27,211	39.69%

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.