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 %
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 1 $41,829 100.00%
Health Educators 1 $41,974 100.00%
Sociologists 1 $43,035 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $43,222 100.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 1 $43,514 100.00%
Computer Operators 1 $44,304 100.00%
Technical Writers 1 $45,448 100.00%
Curators 1 $47,778 100.00%
Ship Engineers 1 $47,840 100.00%
Political Scientists 1 $49,067 100.00%
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 %
India 262 $94,729 45.96%
China 36 $80,553 41.86%
Mexico 21 $57,654 53.85%
Nepal 21 $48,804 55.26%
Canada 20 $95,633 62.50%
Jamaica 17 $22,572 54.84%
South Korea 15 $60,542 53.57%
Italy 7 $79,620 30.43%
United Kingdom 6 $59,857 31.58%
Pakistan 6 $81,155 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Digital Consulting Inc 9 $95,333 90.00%
Premier It Solutions Llc 9 $85,527 90.00%
Leapfrog Systems Inc 9 $100,855 100.00%
E Giants Technologies Llc 9 $84,808 100.00%
Ioasiz Inc 9 $102,380 100.00%
Mastech Digital Resourcing Inc 9 $97,406 100.00%
Nephrology Associates Inc 9 $125,542 100.00%
American Information Technology Corporation 8 $68,913 88.89%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 8 $93,951 88.89%
Armstrong Technologies Inc 8 $53,646 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 %
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