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 %
Velaga Associates Inc 43 $66,588 89.58%
Tmg Health Inc 43 $66,657 89.58%
Summa Technologies Inc 43 $66,718 89.58%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 43 $80,114 89.58%
Cubic Technologies Llc 43 $78,558 89.58%
Spirit Physician Services Inc 43 $141,648 89.58%
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company 43 $87,891 89.58%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 43 $102,840 89.58%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc 42 $67,039 87.50%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 42 $53,514 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2 $70,408 28.57%
Airport Lodging Inc Dba Days Inn Pittsburghairport 2 $46,759 28.57%
Safeside Environmental Restoration Inc 2 $26,427 28.57%
Reyna Information Technology Services Llc 2 $58,521 28.57%
Phoenix Technical Solutions Inc 2 $54,434 28.57%
Temple University Health System 2 $75,057 28.57%
Acquire Consulting Group Ltd 2 $89,191 28.57%
Kpi 2 Inc 2 $71,667 28.57%
Elias Village Bake Shoppe Llc 2 $27,794 28.57%
Sheds Unlimited 2 $46,186 28.57%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 8 $27,843 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 8 $25,119 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 8 $30,745 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $26,433 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $31,588 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 5 $22,896 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 5 $30,418 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 5 $32,248 100.00%
Potato Farming 5 $30,356 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 5 $31,333 100.00%

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