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 %
Aci Infotech Inc 12 $64,412 92.31%
Sapient Corporation 12 $81,345 92.31%
Proconex Inc 12 $86,137 92.31%
Carnegie Museum Of Art 12 $36,956 92.31%
Northeast Community Mental Health Center 12 $35,464 92.31%
Aus Marketing Research Systems Inc 12 $74,176 92.31%
Hilltop Road Development Llc 12 $49,509 92.31%
Point Park University 12 $48,725 92.31%
Ven Soft Llc 12 $65,822 92.31%
Maven Machines Inc 12 $80,728 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Highpoint Solutions Llc 1 $114,379 50.00%
American Society For Testing Materials 1 $124,883 50.00%
Gea Systems North America Llc 1 $80,995 50.00%
Americold Logistics Llc 1 $71,261 50.00%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc 1 $70,949 50.00%
Pericles Pizza Inc 1 $21,861 50.00%
Factory Llc 1 $93,912 50.00%
Eigen X Llc 1 $105,851 50.00%
Ashlee Hollis 1 $22,485 50.00%
Setex Technologies 1 $106,496 50.00%

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