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 %
Sudan 1 $63,200 100.00%
Spain 1 $126,360 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Astir It Solutions Inc 30 $65,778 90.91%
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Comp 30 $69,360 93.75%
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp 30 $99,091 96.77%
Thundermist Health Center 29 $102,206 93.55%
Gtech Corporation 29 $75,918 93.55%
Stonewall Solutions Inc 29 $71,975 93.55%
Vastika Inc 29 $80,009 93.55%
Securenet Systems Corporation 29 $85,804 93.55%
Women Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island 28 $84,330 90.32%
It America Inc 28 $54,457 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Failure Analysis Prevention Inc 1 $96,262 25.00%
Tellart Llc 1 $48,901 25.00%
International Education Partners Llc 1 $49,525 25.00%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 1 $74,069 33.33%
Donepudi Associates Inc 1 $98,862 33.33%
Monarch Industries 1 $51,813 33.33%
Quality Tile Company Inc 1 $55,328 33.33%
Kee Aree Llc Dba Tong D Restaurant 1 $50,107 33.33%
Infosmart Systems Inc 1 $78,208 33.33%
Steven Mkenyon Dmd Inc 1 $86,112 33.33%

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