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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 103 $49,388 90.35%
Business Intelligence Analysts 96 $78,816 88.89%
Biological Scientists, All Other 87 $42,772 86.14%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 84 $54,272 88.42%
Family and General Practitioners 84 $129,967 91.30%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 79 $60,772 87.78%
Dentists, General 79 $110,598 87.78%
Accountants and Auditors 78 $62,306 87.64%
Electrical Engineers 76 $78,841 86.36%
Chemists 76 $62,181 87.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $115,262 116.67%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $56,683 100.00%
Financial Managers 6 $122,842 100.00%
Electrical Engineers 6 $83,172 120.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6 $54,382 120.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $59,482 120.00%
Accountants and Auditors 6 $72,471 120.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $80,292 120.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $61,010 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $31,974 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Kpmg Llp 8 $81,232 88.89%
Cadence Science Inc 8 $69,347 88.89%
Virgin Pulse Inc 8 $77,384 88.89%
It Automation Llc 8 $77,519 88.89%
Sapient Corporation 8 $74,825 88.89%
Dizer Corp 8 $68,937 88.89%
Econtenti Inc 8 $70,330 88.89%
I Link Solutions Inc 8 $87,596 88.89%
Metlife Group Inc 8 $86,814 88.89%
American Technology Consulting Llc 8 $83,717 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