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 %
Navel Technologies Inc 7 $57,503 87.50%
Matrix Management Systems Inc 7 $63,580 87.50%
Care It Services Inc 7 $62,296 87.50%
Spectraforce Technologies Inc 7 $71,246 87.50%
Itbeans Llc 7 $53,245 87.50%
Interpace Diagnostics Group Inc 7 $67,282 87.50%
Dramafever Corporation 7 $94,411 87.50%
Sidecar Interactive Inc 7 $92,198 87.50%
Telnet Inc 7 $78,701 87.50%
Mckeesport Animal Hospital Inc 7 $80,540 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 135 $75,545 88.82%
Sales Financing 133 $97,298 88.08%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 129 $112,226 87.16%
Advertising Agencies 128 $65,741 88.89%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 128 $82,553 92.75%
Rail Transportation 127 $78,111 92.70%
Religious Organizations 125 $38,894 91.24%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 125 $83,010 91.91%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 122 $89,885 90.37%
Medical Laboratories 119 $75,550 89.47%
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