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 %
Dentists, All Other Specialists	25	$93,463	86.21%
Pharmacists	25	$90,952	92.59%
Regulatory Affairs Managers	25	$124,479	92.59%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	24	$56,772	88.89%
Quality Control Systems Managers	24	$108,078	88.89%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	23	$34,470	88.46%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$60,495	88.46%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	23	$40,425	88.46%
Psychologists, All Other	23	$47,648	88.46%
Curators	22	$47,844	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	3	$61,880	21.43%
Insurance Sales Agents	3	$51,494	21.43%
Nuclear Engineers	3	$111,731	21.43%
Office Clerks, General	3	$31,040	21.43%
Art Directors	3	$76,080	21.43%
Education Administrators, All Other	3	$60,383	21.43%
Waiters and Waitresses	3	$21,639	23.08%
Orthodontists	3	$139,727	23.08%
Editors	3	$41,878	23.08%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	3	$46,668	23.08%

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 %
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.