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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 %
Financial Managers 190 $115,164 85.59%
Human Resources Specialists 189 $55,880 88.73%
Validation Engineers 188 $79,761 88.68%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 184 $58,024 87.20%
Biostatisticians 181 $78,370 86.19%
Pediatricians, General 179 $122,930 87.32%
Hospitalists 178 $151,423 87.25%
Medical and Health Services Managers 176 $82,564 88.44%
Computer User Support Specialists 175 $42,439 91.15%
Computer Hardware Engineers 169 $75,177 88.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anesthesiologists 18 $135,198 51.43%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $52,902 51.43%
Nursing Assistants 17 $29,375 48.57%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 16 $35,850 45.71%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 16 $72,520 47.06%
Compliance Officers 16 $66,284 47.06%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 16 $20,094 47.06%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 15 $126,838 44.12%
Construction Managers 15 $109,881 44.12%
Helpers--Roofers 15 $28,870 45.45%
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 %
Luxembourg 1 $67,933 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $22,734 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $37,357 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $76,149 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $65,584 50.00%
Iceland 1 $88,691 50.00%
Fiji 1 $110,469 50.00%
Dominica 1 $53,950 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $51,330 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $32,198 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amerihealth Caritas Services Llc 81 $102,437 90.00%
Regional Health Services Inc 81 $113,821 91.01%
Sigma Resources Llc 81 $71,323 91.01%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 81 $67,888 92.05%
Lafayette College 80 $66,155 90.91%
Isite Technologies Inc 80 $61,970 90.91%
Leverage Technologies Inc 79 $86,000 89.77%
Gannon University 78 $60,872 89.66%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 78 $48,594 89.66%
Swarthmore College 78 $60,340 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lloyd M Lapp Sons Dba Huber Nurseries 1 $20,675 100.00%
Stony Run Valley Vineyard 1 $29,224 100.00%
Country Gardens Produce Processing Llc 1 $24,253 100.00%
Feeneys Wholesale Nursery 1 $25,355 100.00%
R E King Ornamentals Llc 1 $20,176 100.00%
Bedners Farm And Greenhouse Inc 1 $21,135 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 82 1 $35,776 100.00%
Sun Citrus Harvesting Inc 1 $27,747 100.00%
Cramers Inc Dba Cramers Posie Patch 1 $20,675 100.00%
Vintage Sales Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Excellis Consulting Corporation 4 $85,753 26.67%
Field Diagnostic Services Inc 4 $57,262 26.67%
Tri Force Consulting Services Inc 4 $52,707 26.67%
Vivisimo Inc 4 $64,111 26.67%
Ihs Global Inc 4 $60,128 26.67%
Spirit Physician Services 4 $135,018 26.67%
Kl Consulting Services Inc 4 $63,638 26.67%
Broadcom Corporation 4 $72,280 26.67%
Ursinus College 4 $49,063 26.67%
Core Solutions Inc 4 $95,696 26.67%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 80,935 $72,934 92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,663 $80,144 85.13%
Management Consulting Services 15,352 $72,874 91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 14,615 $54,776 93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 9,739 $82,255 87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,772 $85,956 90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,759 $81,776 95.26%
Other Computer Related Services 4,125 $72,113 91.04%
Engineering Services 3,449 $71,289 89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,384 $89,127 95.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 338 $29,252 100.00%
Apple Orchards 283 $30,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 261 $30,583 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 99 $26,843 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 90 $29,404 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $32,667 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $30,383 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 41 $26,808 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 41 $30,434 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $31,633 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,434 $168,867 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,126 $57,550 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,217 $104,023 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,067 $94,341 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 951 $85,054 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 670 $111,525 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 586 $79,353 100.00%
Engineering Services 570 $747,251 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 528 $83,146 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 453 $88,423 100.00%

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 $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