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 %
Quadgen Wireless Solutions Inc	391	$70,246	90.93%
Ansys Inc	390	$84,254	91.76%
Igate Technologies Inc	389	$62,587	91.75%
Susquehanna International Group Llp	388	$81,890	92.16%
Iqvia Inc	387	$88,523	92.14%
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	383	$58,402	91.63%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	369	$73,395	89.56%
Collasys Llc	362	$76,614	88.73%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	356	$95,454	87.25%
Glaxosmithkline Llc	337	$79,735	83.62%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intel Corporation	21	$98,914	35.59%
Geisinger System Services	21	$73,523	36.84%
Reading Health System	21	$101,195	38.89%
De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc	21	$107,572	38.89%
Melhorn Sales Service Trucking Company	21	$25,002	40.38%
Albert Einstein Medical Center	20	$45,542	39.22%
Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc	20	$72,933	39.22%
Yorkia Group Inc	20	$79,548	39.22%
Crane Co	20	$88,168	40.00%
White Collar Technologies Inc	20	$100,141	40.00%

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.