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 %
Sustainability Specialists	15	$60,977	88.24%
Compliance Managers	15	$96,263	88.24%
Athletic Trainers	14	$37,755	82.35%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	14	$40,244	87.50%
Mechanical Drafters	14	$42,685	87.50%
Animal Scientists	14	$50,664	87.50%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	14	$57,603	87.50%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	14	$48,176	87.50%
Lodging Managers	13	$41,832	81.25%
Editors	13	$46,718	81.25%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	2	$68,921	18.18%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$41,902	18.18%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$47,913	18.18%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$54,200	18.18%
Social Science Research Assistants	2	$38,896	18.18%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	2	$51,959	18.18%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	2	$18,138	18.18%
Animal Scientists	2	$52,260	18.18%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	2	$24,669	18.18%
Recreation Workers	2	$21,487	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 %
Ybrant Technologies Llc	587	$64,909	92.15%
Erp And Erp Corp	575	$58,876	91.27%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc	555	$85,163	88.66%
Virtusa Corporation	554	$75,575	92.95%
Ntt Data Inc	528	$87,890	94.29%
Valuemomentum Inc	487	$73,530	87.91%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	487	$60,834	93.83%
Wright Center For Graduate Medical Education	480	$58,646	93.20%
Thomas Jefferson University	475	$66,968	92.77%
Nagarro Inc	475	$77,789	92.95%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc	27	$87,326	35.53%
Vitosha Inc	27	$92,082	36.49%
Kennametal Inc	27	$80,729	38.03%
Genco	27	$72,293	38.57%
Uatc Llc	25	$89,139	35.71%
Thermo Fisher Scientific	25	$93,983	36.23%
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company	25	$97,648	36.76%
Westinghouse Electric Company	25	$83,227	36.76%
Interactive Broadband Consulting Group Llc	25	$135,558	37.31%
Excela Health Physician Practices Inc	24	$147,246	35.82%

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.