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 %
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 147 $39,387 84.97%
Instructional Coordinators 147 $44,984 86.98%
Accountants 146 $56,739 87.95%
Biostatisticians 145 $75,815 88.41%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 144 $53,128 88.89%
Occupational Therapists 144 $58,807 88.89%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 142 $58,482 88.20%
Database Architects 138 $87,373 87.34%
Public Relations Specialists 133 $42,221 84.71%
Financial Specialists, All Other 133 $61,351 84.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Nicaragua 1 $106,517 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $58,136 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $33,987 50.00%
Malawi 1 $80,642 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $51,330 50.00%
Fiji 1 $110,469 50.00%
Dominica 1 $53,950 50.00%
Botswana 1 $90,460 50.00%
Iraq 1 $58,718 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $32,198 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 16,353 $73,885 98.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,355 $64,528 99.44%
Infosys Limited 5,812 $74,174 99.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,910 $88,147 97.46%
Accenture Llp 3,632 $81,316 98.19%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 2,659 $101,182 71.90%
University Of Pittsburgh 2,567 $48,596 82.43%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 2,541 $55,538 86.90%
Sap America Inc 2,194 $93,840 96.82%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,054 $77,436 92.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Pennsylvania State University 448 $51,257 29.75%
Geisinger Clinic 214 $110,085 15.99%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 209 $83,008 20.71%
Accenture Llp 206 $110,651 23.02%
Pvr Technologies Inc 123 $81,554 17.11%
Sapvix Inc 117 $104,780 19.44%
Ebs Healthcare 95 $15,111,466 15.89%
Techwave Consulting Inc 88 $83,546 19.64%
Google Llc 79 $82,406 20.31%
Intel Americas Inc 70 $95,489 25.83%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 135 $75,545 88.82%
Sales Financing 133 $97,298 88.08%
Pesticide And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 129 $112,226 87.16%
Advertising Agencies 128 $65,741 88.89%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 128 $82,553 92.75%
Rail Transportation 127 $78,111 92.70%
Religious Organizations 125 $38,894 91.24%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 125 $83,010 91.91%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 122 $89,885 90.37%
Medical Laboratories 119 $75,550 89.47%
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