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 %
Web Developers 190 $62,426 88.79%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 189 $72,942 96.43%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 187 $72,209 96.39%
Operations Research Analysts 185 $70,530 95.85%
Internists, General 166 $129,163 90.71%
Statisticians 161 $81,904 92.53%
Information Technology Project Managers 146 $78,987 98.65%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 144 $118,019 97.30%
Information Security Analysts 111 $85,352 91.74%
Financial Analysts 104 $64,283 85.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $69,464 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 10 $21,204 90.91%
Psychiatrists 10 $86,945 100.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10 $84,579 125.00%
Mechanical Engineers 9 $80,977 112.50%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9 $99,541 112.50%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $108,171 100.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $87,224 114.29%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 8 $20,758 133.33%
Sales Engineers 8 $97,846 133.33%
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 %
Pakistan 6 $81,155 42.86%
Colombia 6 $59,911 42.86%
Egypt 5 $48,801 38.46%
Turkey 5 $88,546 45.45%
Iran 5 $85,586 45.45%
Germany 5 $105,159 50.00%
Syria 5 $100,066 50.00%
Ireland 4 $98,822 44.44%
Nigeria 4 $63,328 44.44%
Jordan 4 $157,617 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 4,054 $68,109 99.80%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,698 $65,491 99.36%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 1,215 $96,868 91.56%
Brown University 650 $55,710 76.74%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 570 $101,681 86.36%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 350 $73,739 98.59%
Accenture Llp 323 $73,994 94.17%
Caremark Llc 313 $93,558 96.01%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp 291 $84,125 96.36%
University Of Rhode Island 264 $66,604 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lifespan Physician Group Inc 31 $68,190 12.35%
Affinity Physicians Llc 17 $124,496 13.08%
Rhode Island College 14 $61,224 12.96%
Fm Global 12 $103,225 18.46%
Brown Medicine 12 $63,081 21.43%
Kent County Memorial Hospital 11 $58,277 20.00%
The Miriam Hospital 9 $96,493 16.98%
The Providence Community Health Centers Inc 8 $120,609 16.33%
Thales Dis Usa Inc 6 $105,903 12.50%
Butler Hospital 6 $62,737 16.22%

Top Industries in Rhode Island (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers 4 $89,648 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 4 $61,989 100.00%
Printing 4 $71,791 100.00%
Other Specialized Design Services 3 $42,987 75.00%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors 3 $115,863 75.00%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 3 $61,076 75.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 3 $65,668 75.00%
Executive Offices 3 $82,843 75.00%
Commercial Banking 3 $89,530 75.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 3 $70,415 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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