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Puerto Rico Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
2,216 83.06% $50,505 H-1B
226 8.47% $53,194 PERM
184 6.90% $18,609 H-2A
42 1.57% $59,213 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Puerto Rico has seen a total of 2,668 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Puerto Rico is the H-1B visa with 2,216 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.06% of Puerto Rico's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 226 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.47% of Puerto Rico's total visas.

Top Occupations in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architects 1 $46,530 50.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 1 $23,941 50.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $47,220 50.00%
Electricians 1 $37,627 50.00%
Materials Scientists 1 $70,699 50.00%
Security Managers 1 $83,075 50.00%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1 $33,550 50.00%
Validation Engineers 1 $44,075 50.00%
Clinical Data Managers 1 $44,845 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $16,160 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Puerto Rico Employees Over Time
Puerto Rico has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 226 employees were hired. Puerto Rico peaked in 2017 with 524 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 13 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Puerto Rico From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Venezuela 38 $58,083 37.62%
Colombia 14 $49,766 35.00%
Dominican Republic 12 $52,286 32.43%
Mexico 12 $55,775 42.86%
Spain 10 $66,947 37.04%
Peru 8 $50,909 40.00%
Argentina 7 $47,480 43.75%
India 5 $56,443 33.33%
China 5 $25,289 38.46%
Italy 4 $43,469 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metropolitan Lumber Hardware Inc 2 $62,670 100.00%
Infosys Bpm Limited 2 $90,095 100.00%
Firstbank Puerto Rico 2 $80,080 100.00%
Optum Services Puerto Rico Llc 2 $88,255 100.00%
Citibank Na Puerto Rico 2 $87,880 100.00%
Su Tienda Inc 2 $71,479 100.00%
Airport Shoppes Corp 2 $100,339 100.00%
El Nuevo Dia Inc 2 $70,179 100.00%
Liberty Cablevision Of Puerto Rico Llc Fka San 2 $86,227 100.00%
Synerlution Inc 2 $71,053 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Specialty Food Retailers 2 $38,293 66.67%
Professional Organizations 2 $36,161 66.67%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations 2 $51,644 66.67%
All Other Food Manufacturing 2 $52,291 66.67%
Advertising Agencies 2 $39,406 66.67%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 2 $62,525 66.67%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $119,246 66.67%
Reinsurance Carriers 2 $60,975 66.67%
Distilleries 2 $109,138 66.67%
Architectural Services 2 $57,564 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Puerto Rico Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Puerto Rico to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Puerto Rico over all years is $54,715. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage