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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 39,397 $71,031 93.88%
Software Developers, Applications 36,437 $83,473 91.86%
Computer Programmers 15,052 $59,872 88.94%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9,467 $73,858 93.20%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,675 $82,478 94.07%
Management Analysts 3,886 $73,968 90.94%
Operations Research Analysts 2,910 $72,365 87.39%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 2,789 $53,505 88.96%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2,681 $58,260 86.93%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,517 $119,624 86.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,886 $221,081 113.10%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,076 $92,157 151.76%
Computer Occupations, All Other 608 $92,084 106.85%
Internists, General 485 $108,451 101.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 382 $91,749 90.31%
Statisticians 325 $66,074 81.25%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 191 $125,978 55.20%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 181 $131,893 65.82%
Electrical Engineers 174 $85,642 75.32%
Accountants and Auditors 153 $75,374 79.27%
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 %
Nepal 111 $1,340,195 51.87%
Philippines 109 $60,475 51.66%
United Kingdom 60 $82,880 39.74%
Turkey 59 $6,457,491 46.83%
Germany 50 $99,405 42.02%
Nigeria 45 $90,754 39.13%
Guatemala 41 $28,919 40.59%
Italy 38 $71,248 39.18%
Taiwan 37 $71,376 41.11%
Iran 35 $75,859 44.30%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quadgen Wireless Solutions Inc 391 $70,246 90.93%
Ansys Inc 390 $84,254 91.76%
Igate Technologies Inc 389 $62,587 91.75%
Susquehanna International Group Llp 388 $81,890 92.16%
Iqvia Inc 387 $88,523 92.14%
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center 383 $58,402 91.63%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 369 $73,395 89.56%
Collasys Llc 362 $76,614 88.73%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 356 $95,454 87.25%
Glaxosmithkline Llc 337 $79,735 83.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intel Corporation 21 $98,914 35.59%
Geisinger System Services 21 $73,523 36.84%
Reading Health System 21 $101,195 38.89%
De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc 21 $107,572 38.89%
Melhorn Sales Service Trucking Company 21 $25,002 40.38%
Albert Einstein Medical Center 20 $45,542 39.22%
Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc 20 $72,933 39.22%
Yorkia Group Inc 20 $79,548 39.22%
Crane Co 20 $88,168 40.00%
White Collar Technologies Inc 20 $100,141 40.00%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 28 $28,098 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 27 $29,801 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 25 $28,219 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 24 $30,269 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 23 $30,817 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,300 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $24,801 100.00%
Turkey Production 16 $27,343 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 13 $31,389 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 9 $32,473 100.00%

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