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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $58,960 50.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $61,818 50.00%
Surgeons 1 $41,246 50.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $88,608 50.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 1 $89,981 50.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 1 $55,307 50.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $73,944 50.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 1 $70,450 50.00%
Librarians 1 $67,454 50.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1 $48,568 50.00%
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 %
Spain 1 $126,360 33.33%
Palestine 1 $61,131 33.33%
Sri Lanka 1 $93,000 33.33%
Peru 1 $41,246 33.33%
Denmark 1 $103,355 33.33%
Israel 1 $116,938 33.33%
Yemen 1 $59,030 50.00%
South Africa 1 $194,147 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $106,870 50.00%
Switzerland 1 $67,410 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvs Corporation Inc 24 $77,769 88.89%
The Miriam Hospital 24 $90,559 88.89%
Dotcom Team Llc 23 $81,715 88.46%
Comprehensive Community Action Inc 23 $95,511 88.46%
Hanusoft Inc 23 $54,806 88.46%
Ntt Data Inc 23 $91,145 88.46%
Dataeconomy Inc 23 $83,582 88.46%
Marlabs Inc 22 $72,236 84.62%
Ventois Inc 22 $95,631 88.00%
Tedor Pharma Inc 22 $54,932 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scientific Games International Inc 1 $65,395 33.33%
Confluent Medical Technologies Inc 1 $98,405 33.33%
Sunny Smile Group Iii Llc 1 $130,104 33.33%
Dutchman Dental Llc 1 $107,182 33.33%
Emergency Physician Associates Of New England Pc 1 $110,157 33.33%
Cadence Science Inc 1 $82,306 50.00%
Astronova Inc 1 $63,898 50.00%
Lang Pharma Nutrition Inc 1 $69,243 50.00%
Finlay Extracts Ingredients Usa Inc 1 $163,342 50.00%
Rentprov Inc 1 $41,829 50.00%

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