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 %
Olympus Corporation Of The Americas	41	$95,424	89.13%
B Braun Medical Inc	41	$89,407	89.13%
Quiddity Infotech Llc	41	$80,091	89.13%
Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates	41	$90,635	89.13%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Pittsburgh	41	$92,120	89.13%
It Cats Llc	41	$82,941	89.13%
University Of Scranton	41	$53,643	89.13%
Geisinger Health Plan	41	$85,611	89.13%
Intel Americas Inc	41	$105,543	89.13%
Philips Rs North America Llc	40	$92,299	86.96%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tioga Valley Inc	2	$45,094	28.57%
Elsevier	2	$56,878	28.57%
Trustwave Holdings Inc	2	$82,868	33.33%
Radcliffe Learning Center Inc	2	$39,770	33.33%
Pharma Resource Group Inc	2	$88,473	33.33%
Scala Inc	2	$64,896	33.33%
Philly Real Estate Company	2	$40,051	33.33%
Arraya Solutions	2	$117,666	33.33%
Campus Apartments	2	$89,721	33.33%
Cdm Smith Inc	2	$67,371	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing	13	$58,458	86.67%
Bottled Water Manufacturing	13	$72,118	86.67%
General Warehousing And Storage	13	$80,448	86.67%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	13	$72,858	86.67%
Other Justice Public Order And Safety Activities	13	$52,997	86.67%
Other Food Manufacturing	13	$78,181	86.67%
Aircraft Manufacturing	13	$65,605	86.67%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	13	$54,739	86.67%
Executive And Legislative Offices Combined	13	$64,065	92.86%
Motion Picture And Video Production	13	$80,152	92.86%

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.