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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	719	$58,928	78.24%
Biological Technicians	713	$36,381	82.71%
Biological Scientists, All Other	671	$52,954	81.93%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	669	$55,017	84.90%
Dentists, General	662	$103,418	85.75%
Engineers, All Other	660	$68,800	87.30%
Information Security Analysts	585	$86,555	90.98%
Biomedical Engineers	530	$63,934	85.07%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	528	$63,335	86.13%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	499	$58,016	86.48%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$44,562	76.92%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	48	$54,849	73.85%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	46	$112,786	71.88%
Marketing Managers	46	$130,813	71.88%
Chemical Engineers	46	$87,057	75.41%
Pediatricians, General	43	$102,446	70.49%
Information Security Analysts	41	$96,187	67.21%
Psychiatrists	40	$109,060	67.80%
Financial Managers	39	$124,476	69.64%
Operations Research Analysts	38	$56,492	69.09%

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 %
E Data Experts Inc	228	$68,309	88.37%
Data Core Systems Inc	227	$70,362	89.02%
Computer Aid Inc	223	$78,980	87.80%
International Business Machines Corporation	222	$103,477	88.45%
The Devereux Foundation	218	$30,731	87.20%
Accion Labs Us Inc	215	$70,374	87.40%
Xavient Digital Llc	215	$95,371	87.76%
Highmark Health	212	$89,796	87.24%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	209	$70,818	86.36%
Lehigh University	201	$56,046	83.75%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bayer Us Llc	13	$100,699	35.14%
Sel Engineering Services Inc	13	$88,308	35.14%
Qliktech Inc	13	$113,842	35.14%
Netronome Systems Inc	13	$72,647	35.14%
Deloitte Tax Llp	13	$58,295	36.11%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	13	$86,181	36.11%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc	13	$83,957	36.11%
Janus Automation Llc	13	$96,097	36.11%
Infotech Valley Inc	12	$94,633	33.33%
Esbenshade Farms	12	$22,069	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,450	$71,849	92.01%
Management Consulting Services	15,126	$72,556	90.13%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,535	$78,668	92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	13,387	$53,984	87.06%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	8,871	$81,591	87.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,155	$84,489	90.59%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	6,422	$80,693	95.31%
Other Computer Related Services	3,936	$71,083	90.94%
Engineering Services	3,216	$70,061	89.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,000	$86,491	95.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	282	$28,006	100.00%
Apple Orchards	220	$28,914	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	210	$29,517	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	91	$26,057	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	78	$28,441	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	52	$30,658	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	41	$28,839	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	38	$26,135	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	32	$30,766	100.00%
Crop Production	29	$31,090	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	9,072	$171,453	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	582	$79,071	28.61%
Other Computer Related Services	494	$83,758	41.69%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	388	$88,745	38.30%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	290	$83,047	31.97%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	277	$104,026	41.84%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	255	$82,769	43.81%
Offices Of Dentists	192	$86,454	35.16%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	172	$92,286	34.82%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	154	$27,211	39.69%

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.