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 %
Ciber Inc	201	$75,354	84.10%
Temple University Health System	197	$55,232	82.77%
St Lukes Physician Group Inc	196	$143,773	84.12%
Aqua Information Systems Inc	195	$54,920	85.15%
Gsi Commerce Solutions Inc	195	$88,936	88.24%
Te Connectivity Corporation	195	$98,599	89.04%
Urban Outfitters Inc	193	$72,280	89.77%
Independent Computer Consulting Group Inc	193	$74,365	89.77%
Pvr Technologies Inc	193	$66,543	91.47%
Fis Management Services Llc	189	$84,066	89.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sun Energy Services Llc	12	$123,417	34.29%
Fedex Ground Package System Inc	12	$60,535	34.29%
Allegheny College	12	$50,580	34.29%
Esource Technology Llc	12	$71,212	34.29%
Summa Technologies Inc	12	$77,993	34.29%
Logistics Plus	11	$52,057	32.35%
Spectrasoft Technologies Inc	11	$89,465	32.35%
Cisco Systems Inc	11	$96,220	32.35%
J B Software Inc	11	$83,618	32.35%
Creehan Company	11	$94,553	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	429	$72,542	87.37%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	406	$64,010	83.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	392	$79,328	94.23%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	378	$89,946	91.53%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	368	$79,342	92.00%
Educational Support Services	352	$49,063	89.34%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	342	$74,181	88.14%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	336	$74,631	87.27%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	334	$98,966	88.83%
Insurance Carriers	308	$90,939	89.53%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wheat Farming	4	$30,035	100.00%
Hay Farming	4	$31,704	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	4	$30,774	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$22,058	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	4	$30,560	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	4	$32,287	100.00%
Landscaping Services	3	$31,498	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$23,483	66.67%
Spectator Sports	2	$27,550	66.67%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$31,824	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	32	$77,777	32.00%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	32	$72,672	32.99%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	31	$108,581	34.83%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	30	$88,727	33.71%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	28	$82,027	31.82%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	28	$31,560	32.18%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	28	$113,767	33.33%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	27	$32,108	33.33%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	27	$70,953	33.33%
Office Administrative Services	26	$90,435	32.91%

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.