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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,348 $74,558 93.94%
Chemists 1,213 $66,004 90.86%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,020 $79,816 80.44%
Internists, General 1,001 $116,650 86.14%
Information Technology Project Managers 990 $87,996 88.47%
Industrial Engineers 979 $71,836 88.36%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861 $52,757 82.39%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 842 $53,462 86.09%
Civil Engineers 830 $67,162 87.65%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 755 $81,171 81.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $56,192 87.80%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 71 $57,490 87.65%
Database Administrators 70 $84,084 87.50%
Dentists, General 65 $92,410 81.25%
Financial Analysts 65 $76,374 82.28%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 64 $26,351 84.21%
Sales Engineers 64 $90,579 84.21%
Home Health Aides 61 $22,874 81.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $46,536 73.97%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $56,170 76.81%
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 %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 135 $75,545 88.82%
Sales Financing 133 $97,298 88.08%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 129 $112,226 87.16%
Advertising Agencies 128 $65,741 88.89%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 128 $82,553 92.75%
Rail Transportation 127 $78,111 92.70%
Religious Organizations 125 $38,894 91.24%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 125 $83,010 91.91%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 122 $89,885 90.37%
Medical Laboratories 119 $75,550 89.47%
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