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 %
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 2 $26,042 66.67%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 2 $27,851 66.67%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 2 $33,280 66.67%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 2 $38,002 66.67%
Set and Exhibit Designers 2 $35,672 66.67%
Labor Relations Specialists 2 $45,022 66.67%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 2 $49,515 66.67%
Customs Brokers 2 $42,557 66.67%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 2 $47,383 66.67%
Models 2 $45,490 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Orrba Systems Llc 13 $83,406 86.67%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 13 $83,021 86.67%
Conflux Systems Inc 13 $83,626 86.67%
Donnelley Financial Llc 13 $88,397 86.67%
Canoesys Inc 13 $75,027 86.67%
Iminds Technology Systems Inc 13 $76,424 86.67%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 13 $89,802 86.67%
Ics Global Soft Inc 13 $83,873 86.67%
Leidos Inc 13 $90,566 86.67%
Ugi Corporation 13 $94,989 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covance Inc 1 $106,038 50.00%
Amcs Group 1 $75,462 50.00%
The Margaret George School 1 $26,728 50.00%
Springhouse Advisors Llc 1 $59,280 50.00%
Green Forest Brazilian Restaurant 1 $30,493 50.00%
Successfactors Inc 1 $129,053 50.00%
Soliant Consulting Inc 1 $92,976 50.00%
Indovina Associates Architects Llc 1 $48,006 50.00%
Modjeski And Masters Inc 1 $70,470 50.00%
The Siegfried Group Llp 1 $97,198 50.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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%

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.

State Avg Wage