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 %
Logistics Engineers 16 $74,784 84.21%
Speech-Language Pathologists 16 $59,808 84.21%
Radiologists 16 $161,853 84.21%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 15 $34,709 78.95%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 15 $38,671 83.33%
Librarians 15 $48,309 83.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 15 $52,192 88.24%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 15 $49,088 88.24%
Audiologists 15 $62,130 88.24%
Physician Assistants 15 $81,752 88.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 2 $51,959 16.67%
Nurse Practitioners 2 $77,761 16.67%
Biostatisticians 2 $60,861 16.67%
Travel Agents 2 $47,528 16.67%
Correspondence Clerks 2 $35,506 16.67%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 2 $53,612 16.67%
Landscape Architects 2 $63,732 16.67%
Fashion Designers 2 $36,743 16.67%
Animal Scientists 2 $52,260 18.18%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 2 $35,443 18.18%
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 %
Libya 6 $137,530 54.55%
Czech Republic 6 $78,175 54.55%
Lithuania 5 $68,627 50.00%
Switzerland 5 $66,380 50.00%
Costa Rica 5 $48,472 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 5 $81,234 55.56%
Zimbabwe 5 $94,463 55.56%
Mongolia 5 $59,854 55.56%
Belgium 5 $68,988 55.56%
Bahamas 4 $61,573 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 16,353 $73,885 98.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,355 $64,528 99.44%
Infosys Limited 5,812 $74,174 99.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,910 $88,147 97.46%
Accenture Llp 3,632 $81,316 98.19%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 2,659 $101,182 71.90%
University Of Pittsburgh 2,567 $48,596 82.43%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 2,541 $55,538 86.90%
Sap America Inc 2,194 $93,840 96.82%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,054 $77,436 92.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Pennsylvania State University 448 $51,257 29.75%
Geisinger Clinic 214 $110,085 15.99%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 209 $83,008 20.71%
Accenture Llp 206 $110,651 23.02%
Pvr Technologies Inc 123 $81,554 17.11%
Sapvix Inc 117 $104,780 19.44%
Ebs Healthcare 95 $15,111,466 15.89%
Techwave Consulting Inc 88 $83,546 19.64%
Google Llc 79 $82,406 20.31%
Intel Americas Inc 70 $95,489 25.83%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging 1 $70,221 100.00%
International Affairs 1 $22,922 100.00%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 $46,322 100.00%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing 1 $75,254 100.00%
Photographic Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $61,214 100.00%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 1 $64,854 100.00%
Crushed And Broken Granite Mining And Quarrying 1 $56,056 100.00%
Flight Training 1 $49,730 100.00%
Secondary Smelting And Alloying Of Aluminum 1 $114,000 100.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools 1 $53,539 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage