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 %
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 %
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.