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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Rhode Island Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
22,882 95.71% $77,728 H-1B
844 3.53% $84,677 PERM
121 0.51% $90,105 E-3 Australian
61 0.26% $26,067 H-2A

As of May 2023, Rhode Island has seen a total of 23,908 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Rhode Island is the H-1B visa with 22,882 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 95.71% of Rhode Island's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 844 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 3.53% of Rhode Island's total visas.

Top Occupations in Rhode Island (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Analysts 4,242 $69,207 96.39%
Software Developers, Applications 3,732 $86,456 91.88%
Computer Programmers 2,164 $61,053 93.72%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,039 $69,485 96.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 504 $118,207 93.68%
Software Developers, Systems Software 459 $97,612 90.53%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 403 $69,330 91.80%
Management Analysts 340 $75,234 92.64%
Database Administrators 281 $77,705 88.64%
Mechanical Engineers 204 $76,198 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 19 $27,267 118.75%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 6 $31,838 75.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4 $34,585 66.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 4 $30,087 133.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 118 $96,028 51.53%
Internists, General 61 $83,640 160.53%
Computer Systems Analysts 39 $84,889 150.00%
Computer Occupations, All Other 31 $84,586 119.23%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 16 $33,662 88.89%
Statisticians 15 $78,269 88.24%
Dentists, General 14 $110,247 93.33%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 13 $91,347 108.33%
Family and General Practitioners 13 $109,399 108.33%
Software Developers, Systems Software 13 $102,987 108.33%
Rhode Island Employees Over Time
Rhode Island has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 861 employees were hired. Rhode Island peaked in 2015 with 2,588 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,346 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Rhode Island From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
France 4 $81,367 50.00%
Thailand 4 $61,292 50.00%
Poland 3 $61,866 42.86%
Romania 3 $51,875 42.86%
Philippines 3 $76,981 50.00%
Lebanon 3 $83,484 50.00%
Taiwan 3 $67,743 50.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $110,906 33.33%
Vietnam 2 $67,955 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $67,371 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webject Systems Inc 46 $73,836 95.83%
Providence College 43 $62,607 91.49%
Rhode Island College 42 $65,486 89.36%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 41 $72,789 89.13%
Ilogik Inc 40 $61,004 93.02%
Cyberthink Inc 39 $68,011 90.70%
Amgen Incorporated 39 $73,534 92.86%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 37 $86,191 92.50%
Roger Williams University 35 $62,465 89.74%
Lt Technology Services Limited 35 $60,308 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
World Wireless Inc 1 $55,786 20.00%
Luna Pharmaceuticals Inc 1 $68,453 20.00%
Estrin Associates Llc 1 $48,568 20.00%
George Patton Associates 1 $38,563 20.00%
Dbc Pri Med Llc 1 $104,021 20.00%
At Wall Company 1 $72,467 20.00%
New England Institute Of Technology 1 $63,200 20.00%
Ma Com Technology Solutions Inc 1 $118,456 25.00%
Ocean State Jobbers Inc 1 $116,938 25.00%
J F Moran Co Inc 1 $42,910 25.00%

Top Industries in Rhode Island (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 16 $25,936 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 11 $32,645 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 6 $32,285 100.00%

Rhode Island Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Rhode Island to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Rhode Island over all years is $77,728. 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