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 %
Mali 1 $56,264 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $87,152 33.33%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $55,000 33.33%
Gambia 1 $108,493 33.33%
St Vincent 1 $77,397 33.33%
Montenegro 1 $95,264 33.33%
Swaziland 1 $73,977 33.33%
Guyana 1 $56,654 33.33%
Barbados 1 $53,414 33.33%
Kosovo 1 $56,181 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Tek Inc 145 $69,223 89.51%
Ims Health Incorporated 145 $75,840 90.63%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 144 $63,490 90.57%
Infoyuga Technologies Inc 143 $69,415 91.08%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 141 $60,523 90.38%
4consulting Inc 140 $69,048 89.74%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 139 $67,100 90.26%
Sid Global Solutions 138 $90,290 90.20%
De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc 137 $100,510 90.73%
System Soft Technologies Llc 137 $71,254 90.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bonnie Plant Farm 4 $21,234 100.00%
Reuben Demaster 4 $32,313 100.00%
Forge Hill Orchards Inc 4 $32,937 100.00%
Gorrell Dairy Llc 3 $33,023 100.00%
Reids Orchard And Winery 3 $22,683 100.00%
Silver Maple Nursery Llc 3 $33,724 100.00%
Flemings Christmas Tree Farms Llc 3 $24,364 100.00%
Kaelin Farms And Market 3 $22,374 100.00%
Sj Carroll Wholesale Llc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Ely Orchards 3 $35,325 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kulicke And Soffa Industries Inc 9 $91,474 34.62%
Gannett Fleming Inc 8 $73,415 30.77%
The Bon Ton Department Stores Inc 8 $75,928 30.77%
Carmeuse Lime Stone Inc 8 $76,505 30.77%
Anexinet Corp 8 $100,706 30.77%
Ellucian Company Lp 8 $94,302 30.77%
Reading Health Physician Network 8 $109,189 30.77%
Supports Coordination Group 8 $52,806 32.00%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 8 $81,455 32.00%
Source Healthcare Analytics Llc 8 $89,782 32.00%

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