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 %
Mechatronics Engineers 4 $84,693 80.00%
Web Administrators 4 $69,857 80.00%
Chief Executives 4 $199,909 80.00%
Neurologists 4 $112,913 80.00%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 3 $43,578 75.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 3 $33,528 75.00%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 3 $36,102 75.00%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 3 $36,442 75.00%
Geographers 3 $52,305 75.00%
Lodging Managers 3 $47,805 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
New Zealand 2 $67,371 40.00%
Russia 2 $46,284 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $60,655 50.00%
Sweden 2 $65,853 50.00%
Malaysia 2 $55,547 50.00%
Argentina 1 $79,830 25.00%
Bulgaria 1 $87,069 25.00%
Indonesia 1 $88,795 25.00%
St Lucia 1 $53,830 25.00%
Honduras 1 $78,458 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Instruments Incorporated 8 $85,128 88.89%
George Patton Associates Inc 8 $43,066 88.89%
Nvesttech Inc 8 $47,045 88.89%
Community College Of Rhode Island 8 $47,824 88.89%
Volute Technologies Inc 8 $65,408 88.89%
Egrove Systems Corporation 8 $68,562 88.89%
Smart Management Inc 8 $64,090 88.89%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 8 $49,156 88.89%
Applied Science Associates Inc 8 $48,563 88.89%
Allied Informatics Inc 8 $65,505 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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