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 %
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 %
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 %
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting	2	$85,114	100.00%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	2	$84,927	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$64,917	100.00%
Alumina And Aluminum Production And Processing	2	$53,695	100.00%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$39,791	100.00%
Paper Mills	2	$52,156	100.00%
Convention And Visitors Bureaus	2	$59,780	100.00%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	2	$103,470	100.00%
Hardwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing	2	$70,741	100.00%
Sign Manufacturing	2	$58,594	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.