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 %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 488 $76,403 85.76%
Business Intelligence Analysts 452 $82,555 82.94%
Physical Therapists 437 $62,452 88.28%
Sales Engineers 427 $80,885 86.61%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 412 $51,253 86.19%
Chemical Engineers 386 $80,854 81.26%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 382 $48,657 86.43%
Actuaries 330 $86,634 86.61%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 325 $61,505 92.59%
Family and General Practitioners 307 $137,850 87.97%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $68,584 67.27%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $46,042 71.15%
General and Operations Managers 35 $121,958 67.31%
Family and General Practitioners 33 $114,189 67.35%
Engineers, All Other 31 $91,567 63.27%
Surgeons 31 $137,159 64.58%
Actuaries 30 $110,843 65.22%
Cooks, Restaurant 30 $28,716 69.77%
Industrial Production Managers 28 $106,497 65.12%
Biomedical Engineers 28 $75,267 65.12%
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 %
Gnr Equities 6 $91,326 85.71%
Broadcom Corporation 6 $88,750 85.71%
N9 It Solutions Llc 6 $86,590 85.71%
Imr Soft Llc 6 $92,146 85.71%
Ecri 6 $92,331 85.71%
Sunresys Technologies Inc 6 $93,826 85.71%
Invicktus Inc 6 $87,215 85.71%
Iflex Inc 6 $89,485 85.71%
Successfactors Inc 6 $97,303 85.71%
Radiant Systems Inc 6 $97,042 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging 1 $70,221 100.00%
International Affairs 1 $22,922 100.00%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 $46,322 100.00%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing 1 $75,254 100.00%
Photographic Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $61,214 100.00%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 1 $64,854 100.00%
Crushed And Broken Granite Mining And Quarrying 1 $56,056 100.00%
Flight Training 1 $49,730 100.00%
Secondary Smelting And Alloying Of Aluminum 1 $114,000 100.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools 1 $53,539 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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