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 %
Financial Managers	185	$113,687	87.26%
Hospitalists	181	$152,463	88.29%
Physicists	180	$74,144	88.24%
Pediatricians, General	179	$122,930	87.75%
Human Resources Specialists	178	$55,827	90.36%
Computer User Support Specialists	175	$42,439	93.09%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	166	$57,115	90.71%
Medical and Health Services Managers	157	$80,599	87.71%
Computer Hardware Engineers	156	$73,661	87.15%
Data Warehousing Specialists	155	$77,871	87.57%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	16	$20,094	48.48%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	16	$35,850	48.48%
Compliance Officers	16	$66,284	48.48%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	16	$72,520	48.48%
Interpreters and Translators	15	$41,651	45.45%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	15	$126,838	46.88%
Clergy	15	$32,265	46.88%
Nursing Assistants	15	$29,651	46.88%
Helpers--Roofers	15	$28,870	48.39%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$47,995	45.16%

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 %
E Data Experts Inc	228	$68,309	88.37%
Data Core Systems Inc	227	$70,362	89.02%
Computer Aid Inc	223	$78,980	87.80%
International Business Machines Corporation	222	$103,477	88.45%
The Devereux Foundation	218	$30,731	87.20%
Accion Labs Us Inc	215	$70,374	87.40%
Xavient Digital Llc	215	$95,371	87.76%
Highmark Health	212	$89,796	87.24%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	209	$70,818	86.36%
Lehigh University	201	$56,046	83.75%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bayer Us Llc	13	$100,699	35.14%
Sel Engineering Services Inc	13	$88,308	35.14%
Qliktech Inc	13	$113,842	35.14%
Netronome Systems Inc	13	$72,647	35.14%
Deloitte Tax Llp	13	$58,295	36.11%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	13	$86,181	36.11%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc	13	$83,957	36.11%
Janus Automation Llc	13	$96,097	36.11%
Infotech Valley Inc	12	$94,633	33.33%
Esbenshade Farms	12	$22,069	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	429	$72,542	87.37%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	406	$64,010	83.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	392	$79,328	94.23%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	378	$89,946	91.53%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	368	$79,342	92.00%
Educational Support Services	352	$49,063	89.34%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	342	$74,181	88.14%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	336	$74,631	87.27%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	334	$98,966	88.83%
Insurance Carriers	308	$90,939	89.53%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wheat Farming	4	$30,035	100.00%
Hay Farming	4	$31,704	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	4	$30,774	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$22,058	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	4	$30,560	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	4	$32,287	100.00%
Landscaping Services	3	$31,498	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$23,483	66.67%
Spectator Sports	2	$27,550	66.67%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$31,824	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	32	$77,777	32.00%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	32	$72,672	32.99%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	31	$108,581	34.83%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	30	$88,727	33.71%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	28	$82,027	31.82%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	28	$31,560	32.18%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	28	$113,767	33.33%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	27	$32,108	33.33%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	27	$70,953	33.33%
Office Administrative Services	26	$90,435	32.91%

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.