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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $83,000 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 2 $116,335 100.00%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 2 $118,924 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $138,227 100.00%
Radiologists 2 $256,714 100.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 1 $19,531 50.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 1 $20,946 50.00%
Residential Advisors 1 $21,840 50.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1 $26,562 50.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $28,330 50.00%
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 %
Compunnel Software Group Inc 123 $87,850 91.79%
Randstad Technologies Llc 115 $88,513 92.00%
University Medicine Foundation Inc 114 $86,791 95.80%
Wipro Limited 108 $67,323 92.31%
Secureworks Inc 101 $77,658 88.60%
Altimetrik Corp 100 $86,226 92.59%
Randstad Technologies Lp 93 $72,845 88.57%
Amgen Inc 90 $84,924 89.11%
Syscons Corporation 86 $58,167 86.00%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 86 $69,422 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Memorial Hospital Of Rhode Island 4 $119,699 25.00%
Great Northern Products Ltd 4 $95,690 25.00%
Stonewall Solutions 4 $77,958 25.00%
Lifespan Physican Group 3 $124,516 21.43%
Aspen Dental Associates Of New England Pc Inc 3 $112,487 21.43%
Teknor Apex Company 3 $70,270 23.08%
Dicostanzo Inc Dba Flagship Trailways 3 $42,626 23.08%
Johnson Wales University 3 $61,681 23.08%
Utilidata 3 $85,509 23.08%
Lapis Software Associates Llc 2 $61,911 16.67%

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