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 %
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 11 $58,981 91.67%
Financial Examiners 11 $77,098 91.67%
Archivists 10 $32,916 83.33%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 10 $53,961 83.33%
Genetic Counselors 10 $61,054 83.33%
Geographers 10 $55,892 83.33%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 10 $112,907 83.33%
Art Directors 10 $80,640 83.33%
Biochemical Engineers 10 $87,316 83.33%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 9 $21,822 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Customized Energy Solutions Ltd 44 $81,961 89.80%
Spark Therapeutics Inc 44 $89,343 89.80%
Cotiviti Inc 44 $96,195 89.80%
Vertex Inc 44 $98,870 89.80%
Voith Hydro Inc 44 $69,744 89.80%
Advertising Specialty Institute 43 $86,187 87.76%
Astir Services Llc 43 $69,479 87.76%
General Electric Company 43 $76,468 87.76%
Scepter Technologies Inc 43 $79,996 89.58%
It Resources Inc 43 $78,397 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geo Explorers Inc 2 $55,370 28.57%
Sonepar Management Us Inc 2 $84,542 28.57%
Accolade Inc 2 $93,746 28.57%
Bally Design 2 $75,432 28.57%
Screen Services Llc 2 $50,752 28.57%
Philadelphia Cheesesteak Co 2 $48,797 28.57%
Punxsutawney Area Hospital 2 $145,985 28.57%
Bluecadet Llc A Pa Llc 2 $74,329 28.57%
Nature Soy Inc 2 $51,043 28.57%
Toll Brothers Inc 2 $114,629 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