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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 1 $34,570 12.50%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $39,957 12.50%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1 $25,667 12.50%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 1 $26,645 12.50%
Residential Advisors 1 $24,898 12.50%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $58,074 12.50%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 1 $17,077 12.50%
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 %
Zambia 1 $30,826 50.00%
Palestine 1 $126,256 50.00%
Botswana 1 $90,460 50.00%
Norway 1 $100,984 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $51,250 50.00%
Iraq 1 $58,718 50.00%
Burundi 1 $82,992 50.00%
Mali 1 $56,264 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $87,152 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $55,000 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Vanguard Group Inc 291 $130,783 89.54%
Kforce Inc 291 $76,407 92.09%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 285 $62,003 91.35%
Zs Associates Inc 285 $90,413 92.83%
Syntel Inc 279 $69,466 90.88%
The United Solutions Group Inc 277 $58,417 90.52%
Randstad Technologies Lp 277 $77,839 90.82%
Cerebra Consulting Inc 276 $59,671 91.09%
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside 274 $78,556 91.03%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 273 $87,365 91.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manzana Llc 7 $31,334 100.00%
Traceys Orchard 7 $30,273 100.00%
Zehner Bros Farms 7 $29,267 100.00%
Todd T Mcdannell 7 $32,513 100.00%
Who Cooks For You Farm Llc 7 $33,063 100.00%
Miller Plant Farm Inc 7 $31,072 100.00%
Eaton Farms Production Llc 7 $24,797 100.00%
Hess Orchards Farm Market Llc 7 $29,524 100.00%
Lloyd M Lapp Sons 7 $24,856 100.00%
Geissler Tree Farms Inc 7 $28,799 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zentek Automation Us Inc 17 $106,956 36.96%
Equisoft Inc 17 $95,063 37.78%
Bayer Us Llc 17 $103,557 37.78%
Alcoa Inc 16 $80,865 36.36%
Keystone Rural Health Center 16 $128,187 36.36%
Vocollect Inc 16 $81,396 37.21%
Juhusys Llc 16 $78,112 38.10%
Janssen Research Development Llc 16 $84,031 38.10%
Ptc Inc 16 $94,905 38.10%
Mack Truck Inc 16 $96,042 38.10%

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.

State Avg Wage