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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Coaches and Scouts	14	$33,159	45.16%
Environmental Engineers	14	$76,853	46.67%
Construction Managers	13	$113,014	43.33%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$58,452	44.83%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12	$39,752	41.38%
Veterinarians	12	$79,814	42.86%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	12	$64,226	42.86%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$47,934	42.86%
Manicurists and Pedicurists	12	$17,893	42.86%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$50,832	44.44%

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 %
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 %
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.