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 %
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 %
Cvs Corporation Inc 24 $77,769 88.89%
The Miriam Hospital 24 $90,559 88.89%
Dotcom Team Llc 23 $81,715 88.46%
Comprehensive Community Action Inc 23 $95,511 88.46%
Hanusoft Inc 23 $54,806 88.46%
Ntt Data Inc 23 $91,145 88.46%
Dataeconomy Inc 23 $83,582 88.46%
Marlabs Inc 22 $72,236 84.62%
Ventois Inc 22 $95,631 88.00%
Tedor Pharma Inc 22 $54,932 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scientific Games International Inc 1 $65,395 33.33%
Confluent Medical Technologies Inc 1 $98,405 33.33%
Sunny Smile Group Iii Llc 1 $130,104 33.33%
Dutchman Dental Llc 1 $107,182 33.33%
Emergency Physician Associates Of New England Pc 1 $110,157 33.33%
Cadence Science Inc 1 $82,306 50.00%
Astronova Inc 1 $63,898 50.00%
Lang Pharma Nutrition Inc 1 $69,243 50.00%
Finlay Extracts Ingredients Usa Inc 1 $163,342 50.00%
Rentprov Inc 1 $41,829 50.00%

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