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
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 %
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$52,902	51.43%
Natural Sciences Managers	18	$119,828	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%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	16	$20,094	47.06%
Compliance Officers	16	$66,284	47.06%
Construction Managers	15	$109,881	44.12%
Clergy	15	$32,265	44.12%
Interpreters and Translators	15	$41,651	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 %
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 %
Aplomb Technologies Inc	47	$73,923	92.16%
Access Therapies Inc	47	$55,128	92.16%
Voith Hydro Inc	47	$71,030	92.16%
Hitachi Vantara Llc	47	$86,958	92.16%
Dotcom Team Llc	46	$73,674	90.20%
Dubois Regional Medical Center	46	$169,883	90.20%
R3 Technology Inc	46	$78,785	92.00%
Aspire Pathway Llc	46	$40,117	92.00%
Infosys Technologies Limited	46	$61,200	92.00%
Bell Info Solutions Llc	46	$75,312	92.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Astea International	2	$76,846	25.00%
Choudries Inc	2	$34,299	25.00%
Arris Systems Inc	2	$108,680	25.00%
General Dynamics C4 Systems	2	$86,476	28.57%
Waynesburg University	2	$53,490	28.57%
Butler County Community College	2	$45,522	28.57%
Grace Christian Church	2	$45,490	28.57%
Jae K Lee Cpa	2	$41,600	28.57%
Respitech Medical Inc	2	$37,752	28.57%
Pmc Sierra Us Inc	2	$98,935	28.57%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wood Preservation	2	$46,124	66.67%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops	2	$28,288	66.67%
Other Building Equipment Contractors	2	$68,225	66.67%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$70,855	66.67%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	2	$55,567	66.67%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	2	$50,180	66.67%
Glass And Glazing Contractors	2	$65,874	66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services	2	$69,493	66.67%
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing	2	$57,263	66.67%
Lumber And Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	2	$51,564	66.67%

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 $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.