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 %
Globo Language Solutions 7 $70,946 87.50%
Concentrix Corporation 7 $72,227 87.50%
Rumsey Electric Company 7 $77,771 87.50%
Battelle Memorial Institute 7 $71,917 87.50%
Lb Foster Company 7 $80,430 87.50%
Business One Consulting Inc 7 $73,605 87.50%
Ge Renewables Grid Llc 7 $84,195 87.50%
Agileit Llc 7 $66,964 87.50%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center Of Southeastern Pennsylvania 7 $64,061 87.50%
Odysseus Data Services Inc 7 $92,893 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Screen Printing 1 $53,622 50.00%
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 1 $58,157 50.00%
Petroleum And Coal Products Manufacturing 1 $83,595 50.00%
Racetracks 1 $60,840 50.00%
Private Households 1 $20,904 50.00%
Printing And Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers 1 $74,443 50.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 1 $101,941 50.00%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive 1 $55,578 50.00%
Caterers 1 $51,293 50.00%
Nonferrous Forging 1 $68,224 100.00%
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