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 %
Psychiatrists 75 $140,956 87.21%
Life Scientists, All Other 69 $46,814 88.46%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 64 $61,532 92.75%
Chemical Engineers 62 $78,147 91.18%
Industrial Engineers 58 $81,358 93.55%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $53,432 90.16%
Biomedical Engineers 52 $76,203 86.67%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 51 $99,479 92.73%
Data Warehousing Specialists 49 $81,042 89.09%
Materials Engineers 45 $53,969 84.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $31,974 100.00%
Database Administrators 5 $94,261 125.00%
Marketing Managers 4 $144,326 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 4 $95,441 100.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $80,783 100.00%
Chemists 4 $62,271 100.00%
Financial Analysts 4 $68,406 100.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $65,853 100.00%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 4 $45,126 100.00%
Chemical Engineers 3 $99,084 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 1,346 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chile 1 $108,680 50.00%
Gambia 1 $63,502 50.00%
Grenada 1 $110,157 50.00%
Portugal 1 $75,000 50.00%
Guatemala 1 $52,229 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $65,250 50.00%
Sudan 1 $63,200 50.00%
Spain 1 $126,360 100.00%
Palestine 1 $61,131 100.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $93,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diligent Group Llc 18 $68,262 94.74%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 18 $104,120 94.74%
Busitants Inc 18 $58,178 94.74%
Coastal Medical Inc 17 $113,424 89.47%
Teknor Apex Company 17 $77,081 89.47%
Ltimindtree Limited 17 $97,320 89.47%
Brown Neurology 17 $131,640 89.47%
Prolifics Inc 17 $86,189 89.47%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 17 $67,265 89.47%
Butler Hospital 17 $107,551 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igt 1 $74,339 50.00%
Keearee 1 $68,224 50.00%
Coastal Resorts International Dba National Hotel 1 $33,530 50.00%
Hnr Llc 1 $74,547 50.00%
Northern Lightning Llc 1 $64,320 50.00%
The Atlantic House Llc 1 $71,656 50.00%
Pacivusa Llc 1 $81,349 50.00%
Aidance Scientific Inc 1 $72,446 50.00%
George Enterprise 1 $33,134 50.00%

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