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Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 318 $96,865 86.41%
Family and General Practitioners 307 $137,850 88.73%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 281 $52,013 82.16%
Materials Scientists 269 $58,373 86.22%
Marketing Managers 263 $117,756 84.57%
Bioinformatics Scientists 259 $67,146 87.50%
Logisticians 252 $65,437 85.42%
Psychiatrists 242 $153,003 85.21%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 240 $124,715 85.11%
Natural Sciences Managers 238 $90,329 84.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 28 $106,497 65.12%
Biomedical Engineers 28 $75,267 65.12%
Materials Engineers 26 $87,097 60.47%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 26 $26,741 60.47%
Speech-Language Pathologists 26 $4,426,015 60.47%
Logisticians 25 $70,193 60.98%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 24 $93,304 60.00%
Instructional Coordinators 23 $41,171 57.50%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 22 $68,705 55.00%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 21 $21,294 52.50%
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 2,598 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Pennsylvania From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,119 $186,562 43.44%
China 610 $72,376 48.11%
Mexico 352 $49,277 43.89%
Canada 274 $93,984 46.68%
South Korea 211 $50,457 37.54%
Belarus 193 $98,489 52.30%
Russia 184 $95,208 53.49%
Ukraine 169 $93,716 49.42%
Brazil 148 $73,841 44.58%
Nepal 147 $1,022,042 44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lankenau Hospital 117 $52,477 91.41%
Lehigh Valley Hospital Inc 116 $64,497 90.63%
Vwr International Llc 115 $90,761 90.55%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 115 $64,587 90.55%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 115 $107,150 91.27%
Guthrie Medical Group Pc 115 $157,993 91.27%
Moxie Systems Inc 115 $83,691 91.27%
Tata Elxsi Limited 114 $82,968 91.20%
Upmc Community Medicine Inc 113 $104,371 90.40%
Decision Six Inc 112 $92,506 89.60%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Little Mountain Produce Llc 2 $22,932 100.00%
Applestone Farms Inc 2 $24,804 100.00%
Kurt Weiss Greenhouses Of Pa Inc 2 $33,374 100.00%
Harvest Valley Farms 2 $28,486 100.00%
Greendale Orchard Inc 2 2 $33,374 100.00%
Maplewood Farm Market Llc 2 $35,100 100.00%
Yarnicks Farm Llc 2 $21,704 100.00%
Hess Farms Inc 2 $22,689 100.00%
Gregory Forejt 2 $23,483 100.00%
Robert Van Blarcom 2 $35,100 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tier1 Inc 6 $85,402 27.27%
Om Shiva Inc 6 $75,972 27.27%
Cecitycom Inc 6 $84,781 27.27%
Penn Color Inc 6 $83,640 27.27%
Logix Guru Llc 6 $82,950 27.27%
American Dental Service Pc 6 $73,573 27.27%
Radiqal Llc 6 $78,565 27.27%
Oakston Technologies 6 $92,061 28.57%
Bayer Healthcare Llc 6 $85,027 28.57%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 6 $110,947 28.57%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 32 $114,550 86.49%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 32 $73,936 86.49%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 32 $84,041 86.49%
Residential Property Managers 32 $68,868 88.89%
Consumer Lending 32 $98,196 88.89%
Document Preparation Services 31 $63,307 86.11%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 31 $85,595 86.11%
Professional Employer Organizations 31 $78,483 88.57%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 30 $82,399 88.24%
Other Business Support Services 30 $59,055 88.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Telecommunications 9 $67,770 90.00%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 9 $106,736 90.00%
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing 9 $60,341 90.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 9 $88,150 90.00%
Food Service Contractors 9 $64,671 90.00%
Legal Services 9 $84,457 90.00%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 8 $43,636 80.00%
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation 8 $71,563 88.89%
All Other Schools And Instruction 8 $77,920 88.89%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 8 $105,334 88.89%

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 $76,466. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage