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 %
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 1 $41,080 100.00%
Electrical Drafters 1 $41,122 100.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 1 $41,662 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 1 $42,940 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $43,701 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $44,907 100.00%
Agricultural Inspectors 1 $45,677 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $46,670 100.00%
Computer Operators 1 $48,152 100.00%
Historians 1 $48,298 100.00%
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 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 %
Janssen Research Development Llc 149 $96,847 91.41%
Genpact Llc 147 $76,433 91.30%
Ness Usa Inc 146 $73,148 90.68%
Cyberthink Inc 146 $72,339 91.25%
Teletracking Technologies Inc 146 $88,393 92.99%
Ims Health Incorporated 145 $75,840 92.36%
Amazon Web Services Inc 145 $90,147 92.36%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 145 $75,236 92.95%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 144 $63,490 92.31%
First Tek Inc 144 $68,971 92.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fayette Physician Network Inc 9 $151,444 33.33%
Conemaugh Health Initiatives 9 $149,138 33.33%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 9 $104,723 33.33%
Amerigas Propane Inc 9 $80,177 33.33%
Skellig Automation Us Llc 9 $94,351 33.33%
Alpha Technologies Usa Inc 9 $77,949 33.33%
Towers Watson Delaware Inc 9 $88,511 33.33%
Pride Mobility Products Corp 9 $73,986 33.33%
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Llc 8 $88,146 30.77%
The Landscape Center Inc 8 $21,403 30.77%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 8 $27,843 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 8 $25,119 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 8 $30,745 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $26,433 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $31,588 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 5 $22,896 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 5 $30,418 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 5 $32,248 100.00%
Potato Farming 5 $30,356 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 5 $31,333 100.00%

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 $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