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
227,614	92.50%	$76,466	H-1B
14,991	6.09%	$149,993	PERM
1,937	0.79%	$28,628	H-2A
1,520	0.62%	$91,211	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	6	$39,548	85.71%
Food Service Managers	6	$54,562	85.71%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	6	$47,548	85.71%
Community Health Workers	6	$38,114	85.71%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	6	$30,327	85.71%
Loan Officers	6	$59,173	85.71%
Radiation Therapists	5	$78,886	71.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	5	$38,422	71.43%
Mathematical Technicians	5	$37,511	71.43%
Product Safety Engineers	5	$48,485	71.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soil and Plant Scientists	1	$55,890	11.11%
Administrative Services Managers	1	$69,222	11.11%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	1	$17,077	11.11%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	1	$44,013	11.11%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1	$136,136	11.11%
Religious Workers, All Other	1	$28,454	11.11%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1	$59,030	11.11%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	1	$26,645	11.11%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	1	$30,347	11.11%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$45,136	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 2,598 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Pennsylvania From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	5,119	$186,562	43.44%
China	610	$72,376	48.11%
Mexico	352	$49,277	43.89%
Canada	274	$93,984	46.68%
South Korea	211	$50,457	37.54%
Belarus	193	$98,489	52.30%
Russia	184	$95,208	53.49%
Ukraine	169	$93,716	49.42%
Brazil	148	$73,841	44.58%
Nepal	147	$1,022,042	44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pride Mobility Products Corporation	34	$67,846	89.47%
Ipolarity Llc	34	$73,856	89.47%
I Link Solutions Inc	34	$79,734	89.47%
Kadstech Inc	34	$68,145	89.47%
Allied Business Consulting Inc	34	$73,860	89.47%
Shubh Solutions Llc	34	$67,627	89.47%
Dataserv Inc	34	$70,956	89.47%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc	34	$73,651	89.47%
Mercy Management Of Southeastern Pennsylvania	34	$150,063	89.47%
Technolabs Inc	34	$68,805	91.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Syncreonus	2	$66,706	40.00%
Vertmarkets Inc	2	$121,909	40.00%
Reichdrill Llc	2	$109,897	40.00%
Locomation Inc	2	$89,482	40.00%
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc	2	$78,052	40.00%
Coventry Property Services Inc	2	$25,667	40.00%
Evergreen Nursery Llc Dba Mcmurray Nursery	2	$22,630	40.00%
Willis Towers Watson Us Llc	2	$70,897	40.00%
El Patron Uniontown Mexican Grill	2	$22,578	40.00%
Zoetis Inc	2	$105,373	40.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	80,935	$72,934	92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services	15,663	$80,144	85.13%
Management Consulting Services	15,352	$72,874	91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	14,615	$54,776	93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	9,739	$82,255	87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,772	$85,956	90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	6,759	$81,776	95.26%
Other Computer Related Services	4,125	$72,113	91.04%
Engineering Services	3,449	$71,289	89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,384	$89,127	95.54%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	338	$29,252	100.00%
Apple Orchards	283	$30,404	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	261	$30,583	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	99	$26,843	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	90	$29,404	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	77	$32,667	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	54	$30,383	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	41	$26,808	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	41	$30,434	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	40	$31,633	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	9,434	$168,867	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,126	$57,550	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,217	$104,023	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,067	$94,341	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	951	$85,054	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	670	$111,525	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	586	$79,353	100.00%
Engineering Services	570	$747,251	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	528	$83,146	100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	453	$88,423	100.00%

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 $76,466. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.