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 %
Insurance Underwriters	17	$60,152	85.00%
Pathologists	17	$128,871	85.00%
Energy Engineers	17	$81,751	85.00%
Recreation Workers	16	$21,944	80.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists	16	$38,597	80.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	16	$41,354	80.00%
Designers, All Other	16	$42,238	80.00%
Agricultural Engineers	16	$60,315	84.21%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	16	$44,555	84.21%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	16	$58,434	84.21%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$41,902	16.67%
Fashion Designers	2	$36,743	16.67%
Cooks, Private Household	2	$24,170	16.67%
Landscape Architects	2	$63,732	16.67%
Animal Scientists	2	$52,260	16.67%
Travel Agents	2	$47,528	16.67%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	2	$18,138	16.67%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$47,913	16.67%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2	$71,774	16.67%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	2	$110,729	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 %
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 %
Wipro Limited	1,999	$70,629	92.50%
The Pennsylvania State University	1,925	$48,441	92.86%
Hcl America Inc	1,797	$72,352	97.45%
Deloitte Touche Llp	1,753	$66,807	95.43%
Capgemini America Inc	1,709	$84,572	96.07%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,495	$69,417	84.42%
Carnegie Mellon University	1,246	$50,699	85.17%
Ust Global Inc	1,239	$64,779	89.65%
Virgo Inc	1,208	$59,039	89.22%
Ibm Corporation	1,129	$82,232	85.34%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Highpoint Solutions	67	$100,930	25.87%
Duolingo Inc	64	$76,842	25.10%
Netapp Inc	63	$78,320	24.90%
Amerisourcebergen Corporation	62	$108,888	25.94%
Fis Management Services Llc	52	$95,435	24.30%
Surya Systems Inc	51	$89,748	24.40%
Pricewaterhousecoopers	51	$94,651	24.76%
Visionet Systems Inc	50	$76,780	25.38%
Galax Esystems Corporation	50	$100,354	32.68%
Collabrium Systems Llc	49	$85,374	37.40%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$74,974	66.67%
Iron And Steel Forging	2	$67,246	66.67%
Other Performing Arts Companies	2	$84,365	66.67%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing	2	$43,878	66.67%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	2	$53,425	66.67%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	2	$69,701	66.67%
Support Activities For Coal Mining	2	$66,040	66.67%
Broom Brush And Mop Manufacturing	2	$71,812	66.67%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$77,771	66.67%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	2	$50,180	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.