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 %
Preventive Medicine Physicians 2 $162,687 66.67%
Film and Video Editors 2 $37,638 66.67%
Music Therapists 2 $51,792 100.00%
Cytotechnologists 2 $53,758 100.00%
Childcare Workers 2 $20,114 100.00%
Emergency Management Directors 2 $60,435 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 2 $45,022 100.00%
Web Administrators 2 $93,944 100.00%
Water Resource Specialists 2 $48,537 100.00%
Nurse Midwives 2 $94,328 100.00%
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 2,598 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Slovakia 3 $81,772 50.00%
Denmark 3 $106,205 50.00%
St Lucia 3 $87,983 50.00%
Tanzania 3 $64,944 50.00%
Cambodia 3 $65,844 60.00%
Bolivia 2 $33,004 40.00%
Haiti 2 $58,500 40.00%
Georgia 2 $79,592 40.00%
Moldova 2 $46,623 40.00%
Uruguay 2 $54,123 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 368 $62,388 89.98%
Drexel University 367 $61,567 89.95%
Glaxosmithkline Llc 365 $81,756 90.57%
Visionet Systems Inc 363 $71,101 91.67%
Amazoncom Services Llc 357 $84,659 90.61%
Oracle America Inc 352 $97,947 90.26%
Sei Investments Company 347 $112,534 89.43%
Kvk Tech Inc 337 $63,012 89.39%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 335 $68,899 90.30%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 328 $78,696 93.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marin J Corp 9 $32,744 100.00%
Taproot Farm Llc 9 $32,196 100.00%
Barrys Ground Cover Llc 9 $27,566 100.00%
Paulus Farm Market 8 $27,967 100.00%
Blooming Glen Farm Llc 8 $29,474 100.00%
Linvilla Orchards Inc 8 $29,138 100.00%
Turpin Landscaping Inc 8 $28,514 100.00%
Sm Showers Fruit Farm 8 $32,752 100.00%
El Vista Orchards Inc 8 $32,937 100.00%
Subarashii Kudamono Lp 8 $22,867 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yorkia Group Inc 20 $79,548 39.22%
Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc 20 $72,933 39.22%
Crane Co 20 $88,168 39.22%
Amazoncom Services Llc 20 $86,118 39.22%
National Rubber Corporation 19 $69,803 38.00%
Elsevier Inc 19 $95,220 38.00%
Servicelink Management Company Llc 19 $88,663 38.00%
Volvo Construction Equipment North America Llc 19 $89,102 38.78%
Rjtechglobal Inc 19 $100,457 38.78%
Ybrant Technologies Llc 19 $113,811 38.78%

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