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 %
Gemalto Inc 14 $69,496 87.50%
Comtek Global Inc 14 $68,946 87.50%
Shakti Group Inc Aka Shakti Solutions 14 $61,324 87.50%
Ez Biotek 14 $51,639 87.50%
Wallace Roberts Todd Llc 14 $53,104 87.50%
Charles River Laboratories Contract Manufacturing Pa Llc 14 $52,624 87.50%
Crane Payment Innovations Inc 14 $102,831 93.33%
Quest It Solutions Inc 14 $88,437 93.33%
Lt Technology Services Llc 14 $78,349 93.33%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 14 $87,183 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maven Machines Inc 1 $60,798 50.00%
Rue21 1 $109,075 50.00%
James Corner Field Operations 1 $58,698 50.00%
Allentown Pharmacy Inc 1 $102,669 50.00%
Crunchikn Llc 1 $18,949 50.00%
Consoaring Inc 1 $119,662 50.00%
Manja Incta Jojos Pizza Italian Restaurant 1 $52,437 50.00%
Dresserrand Company 1 $76,294 50.00%
Bhoola Enterprises Llc 1 $56,202 50.00%
Wizehire Inc 1 $76,794 50.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Screen Printing 1 $53,622 50.00%
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 1 $58,157 50.00%
Petroleum And Coal Products Manufacturing 1 $83,595 50.00%
Racetracks 1 $60,840 50.00%
Private Households 1 $20,904 50.00%
Printing And Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers 1 $74,443 50.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 1 $101,941 50.00%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive 1 $55,578 50.00%
Caterers 1 $51,293 50.00%
Nonferrous Forging 1 $68,224 100.00%
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