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 %
Prithvi Americas Inc	39	$71,437	88.64%
Skilltune Technologies Inc	39	$80,382	88.64%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	39	$96,825	88.64%
Broadmoor Solutions Inc	39	$72,849	88.64%
Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania	39	$62,400	88.64%
Aptiva Corp	39	$67,017	88.64%
Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania	39	$75,100	88.64%
Synchronoss Technologies Inc	39	$70,157	88.64%
Keypixel Software Solutions Llc	39	$71,368	88.64%
Computer Sciences Corporation	39	$90,678	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vertmarkets Inc	2	$121,909	33.33%
Reichdrill Llc	2	$109,897	33.33%
Locomation Inc	2	$89,482	33.33%
Syncreonus	2	$66,706	33.33%
Castellan Solutions Inc	2	$95,035	33.33%
Rajant Corporation	2	$79,841	33.33%
Glt Transportation Llc	2	$35,443	33.33%
Syneos Health Llc	2	$59,832	33.33%
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc	2	$127,837	33.33%
Evergreen Nursery Llc Dba Mcmurray Nursery	2	$22,630	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	741	$96,936	86.36%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	740	$81,334	88.62%
Commercial Banking	680	$85,858	85.32%
Temporary Help Services	640	$80,308	92.35%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	633	$86,483	91.34%
Marketing Consulting Services	558	$75,961	88.01%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	551	$84,011	88.02%
Offices Of Physicians	515	$141,485	90.67%
Human Resources Consulting Services	464	$73,951	91.88%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	445	$83,128	89.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers	54	$75,245	31.40%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	52	$95,111	32.91%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	51	$59,952	33.12%
Construction Machinery Manufacturing	44	$80,957	31.21%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	40	$45,600	28.37%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	40	$65,254	30.30%
Testing Laboratories And Services	38	$85,007	32.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	36	$87,041	31.30%
Transportation And Warehousing	33	$56,601	31.13%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	32	$54,046	30.48%

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.