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 %
Psychiatrists 75 $140,956 85.23%
Chemical Engineers 74 $79,814 91.36%
Life Scientists, All Other 72 $48,085 92.31%
Industrial Engineers 71 $84,198 94.67%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $63,371 94.59%
Biomedical Engineers 63 $79,184 85.14%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 56 $53,513 76.71%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 55 $57,958 85.94%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 55 $102,117 96.49%
Data Warehousing Specialists 49 $81,042 85.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5 $125,037 100.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $61,010 100.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $65,853 80.00%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 4 $45,126 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 4 $95,441 100.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $80,783 100.00%
Marketing Managers 4 $144,326 100.00%
Chemists 4 $62,271 100.00%
Financial Analysts 4 $68,406 100.00%
Civil Engineers 3 $82,562 75.00%
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 %
Russia 2 $46,284 40.00%
New Zealand 2 $67,371 40.00%
Argentina 2 $85,856 40.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $110,906 50.00%
Vietnam 2 $67,955 50.00%
Malaysia 2 $55,547 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $60,655 50.00%
Spain 1 $126,360 25.00%
Portugal 1 $75,000 25.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $106,870 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apptad Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Pegright Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Binary Logix Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Ekodus Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Anveta Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Exatech Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Iservices Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Hire It People 1 $83,990 100.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Idril Services Corporation 1 $84,240 100.00%
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