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
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 25 $70,256 92.59%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $57,386 85.19%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 23 $78,051 85.19%
Energy Engineers 23 $83,112 85.19%
Optometrists 23 $97,416 88.46%
Personal Financial Advisors 23 $52,121 92.00%
Residential Advisors 22 $31,014 88.00%
Logistics Engineers 22 $74,813 88.00%
Nuclear Engineers 22 $84,543 88.00%
Automotive Engineers 22 $90,567 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 3 $46,051 21.43%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 3 $33,807 21.43%
Training and Development Managers 3 $123,136 21.43%
Waiters and Waitresses 3 $21,639 21.43%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3 $102,898 21.43%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 3 $54,614 21.43%
Bakers 3 $23,150 21.43%
Nuclear Engineers 3 $111,731 21.43%
Health Educators 3 $45,393 23.08%
Art Directors 3 $76,080 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 2,598 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Pennsylvania From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nicaragua 2 $49,733 50.00%
Panama 2 $55,806 50.00%
Algeria 2 $20,259 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $33,004 50.00%
Haiti 2 $58,500 50.00%
Georgia 2 $79,592 50.00%
Moldova 2 $46,623 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $56,181 25.00%
Malawi 1 $80,642 25.00%
Brunei 1 $51,043 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Upani Consultants Ltd 132 $54,590 90.41%
It Consulting Services Inc 132 $59,597 90.41%
Mindteck Inc 130 $64,967 89.66%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 129 $92,380 88.97%
Fmc Corporation 129 $110,957 90.85%
Bentley Systems Incorporated 129 $83,286 90.85%
Pinnacle Health Hospitals 129 $118,586 90.85%
The Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And Biology 128 $45,157 90.14%
Grassroot Technologies Inc 128 $59,713 90.78%
Solomons International Llc 128 $73,649 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brenckles Farms Greenhouses 3 $22,021 100.00%
Dillner Family Farms Llc 3 $32,441 100.00%
Robert W Buser 3 $34,174 100.00%
Cold Run Inc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Janoski Farm Inc 3 $22,714 100.00%
Harvey Brubacher 3 $34,174 100.00%
Sunrise Orchard 3 $26,055 100.00%
Hills Of Home Farms 3 $29,078 100.00%
Varners Tree Farm And Cider Mill Ltd 3 $24,891 100.00%
Hill Of Home Farms 3 $29,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elizabethtown College 7 $45,042 29.17%
Meadville Medical Center 7 $127,379 29.17%
Cellular One 7 $69,323 29.17%
California University Of Pennsylvania 7 $66,721 29.17%
Armstrong World Industries Inc 7 $77,572 29.17%
Citco Fund Services Malvern Inc 7 $84,454 29.17%
The Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And Biology 7 $49,014 29.17%
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc 7 $102,603 29.17%
Health Access Network Dba Crozer Keystone Health N 7 $160,813 29.17%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 7 $76,056 29.17%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 80,935 $72,934 92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,663 $80,144 85.13%
Management Consulting Services 15,352 $72,874 91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 14,615 $54,776 93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 9,739 $82,255 87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,772 $85,956 90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,759 $81,776 95.26%
Other Computer Related Services 4,125 $72,113 91.04%
Engineering Services 3,449 $71,289 89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,384 $89,127 95.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 338 $29,252 100.00%
Apple Orchards 283 $30,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 261 $30,583 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 99 $26,843 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 90 $29,404 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $32,667 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $30,383 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 41 $26,808 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 41 $30,434 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $31,633 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,434 $168,867 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,126 $57,550 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,217 $104,023 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,067 $94,341 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 951 $85,054 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 670 $111,525 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 586 $79,353 100.00%
Engineering Services 570 $747,251 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 528 $83,146 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 453 $88,423 100.00%

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 $76,466. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage