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 %
Healthcare Social Workers	20	$42,052	90.91%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$54,728	90.91%
Architectural Drafters	20	$48,388	90.91%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	19	$44,248	86.36%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	18	$27,996	81.82%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	18	$47,821	81.82%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	18	$51,169	85.71%
Residential Advisors	17	$29,787	80.95%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	17	$30,631	80.95%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17	$52,137	80.95%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nurse Practitioners	2	$77,761	15.38%
Landscape Architects	2	$63,732	15.38%
Travel Agents	2	$47,528	15.38%
Correspondence Clerks	2	$35,506	15.38%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2	$53,612	16.67%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$41,902	16.67%
Animal Scientists	2	$52,260	16.67%
Fashion Designers	2	$36,743	16.67%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$47,913	16.67%
Radiation Therapists	2	$81,770	16.67%

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 %
Romania	16	$60,941	45.71%
Thailand	15	$42,970	45.45%
Albania	14	$48,202	42.42%
Sri Lanka	14	$59,935	45.16%
Bulgaria	13	$53,757	41.94%
Kenya	13	$79,194	43.33%
Indonesia	13	$81,533	44.83%
Ghana	13	$74,230	46.43%
Jamaica	12	$58,706	46.15%
El Salvador	12	$55,020	48.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
E Data Experts Inc	228	$68,309	88.37%
Data Core Systems Inc	227	$70,362	89.02%
Computer Aid Inc	223	$78,980	87.80%
International Business Machines Corporation	222	$103,477	88.45%
The Devereux Foundation	218	$30,731	87.20%
Accion Labs Us Inc	215	$70,374	87.40%
Xavient Digital Llc	215	$95,371	87.76%
Highmark Health	212	$89,796	87.24%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	209	$70,818	86.36%
Lehigh University	201	$56,046	83.75%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bayer Us Llc	13	$100,699	35.14%
Sel Engineering Services Inc	13	$88,308	35.14%
Qliktech Inc	13	$113,842	35.14%
Netronome Systems Inc	13	$72,647	35.14%
Deloitte Tax Llp	13	$58,295	36.11%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	13	$86,181	36.11%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc	13	$83,957	36.11%
Janus Automation Llc	13	$96,097	36.11%
Infotech Valley Inc	12	$94,633	33.33%
Esbenshade Farms	12	$22,069	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.