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 %
Bangladesh 35 $57,181 44.87%
Vietnam 32 $47,337 43.24%
Colombia 32 $81,894 44.44%
Poland 32 $56,478 50.00%
Spain 32 $73,826 50.79%
France 31 $79,935 49.21%
Argentina 30 $77,231 50.85%
Israel 29 $77,220 49.15%
Venezuela 26 $74,780 44.07%
Egypt 22 $80,841 37.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3 Itek Llc 15 $102,436 93.75%
Iron Mountain Information Management Llc 15 $109,337 93.75%
Crest360 Inc 15 $88,618 93.75%
Defi Auto Llc 15 $117,982 93.75%
Shoprunner Inc 14 $104,571 87.50%
Proofpoint Inc 14 $103,112 87.50%
Vdrive It Solutions Inc 14 $89,538 87.50%
Vmware Inc 14 $102,248 87.50%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 14 $101,136 87.50%
Yodlee Inc 14 $116,298 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jendoco Construction Corporation 1 $60,154 50.00%
Makkah Market Inc 1 $22,381 50.00%
The Discovery Tree 1 $19,656 50.00%
Korea Garden 1 $46,072 50.00%
Powerschool Group Llc 1 $80,226 50.00%
Oxford Pharmagenesis 1 $77,854 50.00%
Carusos Italian Restaurant Pizzeria 1 $28,330 50.00%
Klm Contractors Llc 1 $42,245 50.00%
Inolex Inc 1 $64,397 50.00%
Prop Ocean Corporation 1 $52,042 50.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 76,450 $71,849 92.01%
Management Consulting Services 15,126 $72,556 90.13%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,535 $78,668 92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 13,387 $53,984 87.06%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 8,871 $81,591 87.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,155 $84,489 90.59%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,422 $80,693 95.31%
Other Computer Related Services 3,936 $71,083 90.94%
Engineering Services 3,216 $70,061 89.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,000 $86,491 95.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 282 $28,006 100.00%
Apple Orchards 220 $28,914 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 210 $29,517 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $26,057 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 78 $28,441 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 52 $30,658 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 41 $28,839 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $26,135 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $30,766 100.00%
Crop Production 29 $31,090 100.00%

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 $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