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 %
Medical Assistants 1 $20,384 50.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1 $20,842 50.00%
Physical Therapist Aides 1 $20,904 50.00%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 1 $21,258 50.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 1 $22,402 50.00%
Office Clerks, General 1 $23,754 50.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 1 $25,189 50.00%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 1 $26,229 50.00%
Desktop Publishers 1 $26,562 50.00%
Travel Agents 1 $27,000 50.00%
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 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 %
Abbvie Inc 7 $79,385 100.00%
Innovative It Solutions Inc 7 $85,785 100.00%
Connectify Inc 7 $74,006 100.00%
Visual Technologies Llc 7 $84,335 100.00%
West Publishing Corporation 6 $91,395 85.71%
Vadilal Industriesusa Inc 6 $87,939 85.71%
Independent Professional Services Inc 6 $72,516 85.71%
Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services Of Delaware 6 $114,712 85.71%
St Lukes Hospital Anderson Campus 6 $70,606 85.71%
Celesdata Inc 6 $80,115 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Service Contractors 30 $77,086 83.33%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 30 $72,788 83.33%
Document Preparation Services 30 $63,657 83.33%
Child Care Services 30 $42,162 83.33%
Consumer Lending 29 $98,210 82.86%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 29 $82,093 85.29%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 29 $86,086 85.29%
Lime Manufacturing 29 $81,549 85.29%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 29 $59,828 87.88%
Residential Property Managers 29 $66,569 87.88%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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