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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Residential Advisors	1	$24,898	10.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians	1	$73,882	10.00%
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	1	$29,640	10.00%
Animal Trainers	1	$29,702	11.11%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	1	$34,653	11.11%
Marriage and Family Therapists	1	$39,957	11.11%
Emergency Management Directors	1	$56,472	11.11%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	1	$39,770	11.11%
Audiologists	1	$56,618	11.11%
Automotive Master Mechanics	1	$33,384	11.11%

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 %
Health Access Network	40	$95,233	88.89%
Nemo It Solutions Inc	40	$86,732	88.89%
Xtglobal Inc	40	$83,919	88.89%
Logistics Plus Inc	40	$48,831	88.89%
Sungard Availability Services Lp	40	$91,130	88.89%
Federal Soft Systems Inc	40	$83,149	88.89%
Kenexa Technology Inc	39	$76,953	86.67%
Unicon Pharma Inc	39	$68,243	86.67%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc	39	$66,847	88.64%
Jade Global Inc	39	$93,502	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gluzdovcom Inc Dba Speed And Function	2	$93,569	33.33%
Meyer Design Inc	2	$47,310	33.33%
Applied Testesting Geosciences Llc	2	$67,184	33.33%
Ifm Efector Inc	2	$94,016	33.33%
Optimum Controls	2	$48,090	33.33%
York College Of Pennsylvania	2	$75,404	33.33%
East West Systems Inc	2	$98,124	33.33%
Sprint Corporation	2	$82,836	33.33%
Jwsh Inc	2	$17,181	33.33%
More Shopping Center Lp	2	$35,360	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.