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
24,212 95.56% $79,120 H-1B
924 3.65% $85,759 PERM
134 0.53% $90,288 E-3 Australian
67 0.26% $27,048 H-2A

As of May 2023, Rhode Island has seen a total of 25,337 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Rhode Island is the H-1B visa with 24,212 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 95.56% of Rhode Island's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 924 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 3.65% 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 105 $49,806 88.24%
Accountants and Auditors 96 $64,813 88.89%
Business Intelligence Analysts 96 $78,816 88.89%
Biological Scientists, All Other 87 $42,772 86.14%
Electrical Engineers 85 $80,078 84.16%
Dentists, General 85 $109,421 85.86%
Family and General Practitioners 84 $129,967 89.36%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 84 $54,272 90.32%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 83 $61,772 92.22%
Chemists 78 $62,969 87.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $115,262 116.67%
Electrical Engineers 6 $83,172 100.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6 $54,382 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 6 $72,471 120.00%
Financial Managers 6 $122,842 120.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $80,292 120.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $32,625 120.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $59,482 120.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $56,683 120.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5 $125,037 100.00%
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 216 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Rhode Island From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ireland 4 $98,822 44.44%
Thailand 4 $61,292 50.00%
Nigeria 4 $63,328 57.14%
Lebanon 3 $83,484 42.86%
Philippines 3 $76,981 42.86%
Poland 3 $61,866 50.00%
Romania 3 $51,875 50.00%
Kenya 3 $40,678 50.00%
Venezuela 3 $54,940 50.00%
Sweden 2 $65,853 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tgc Global Inc 1 $84,406 100.00%
Ajel Technologies Inc 1 $84,698 100.00%
Texara Solutions Llc 1 $84,906 100.00%
Boskalis Offshore Management Llc 1 $85,322 100.00%
Retail Business Services Llc 1 $85,363 100.00%
Brown Vision Care 1 $85,467 100.00%
Aci Worldwide Corp 1 $85,675 100.00%
Url Systems Inc 1 $85,758 100.00%
Scholar It Solutions Inc 1 $85,779 100.00%
Vakula Technologies Inc 1 $85,779 100.00%
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 12 $33,010 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 8 $33,470 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 3 $37,024 100.00%

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 $79,120. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage