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 %
Sudan 1 $63,200 100.00%
Spain 1 $126,360 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igt Global Solutions Corporation 54 $84,711 91.53%
National Financial Llc 52 $82,649 91.23%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 51 $56,712 94.44%
Tabner Inc 49 $70,460 92.45%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 49 $79,644 92.45%
Brown Medicine 48 $130,172 92.31%
Kforce Inc 48 $83,764 94.12%
Ibm Corporation 48 $72,095 94.12%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 48 $91,402 100.00%
Avco Consulting Inc 46 $87,299 95.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prospect Chartercare Physicians Llc 2 $185,079 33.33%
Hr Providence Inc 2 $21,185 33.33%
Northwest Community Health Care 2 $93,933 33.33%
Dilinita Llc Dba Patriots Diner 2 $35,235 33.33%
Bbh Construction Inc 1 $43,285 16.67%
Hood Sailmakers Inc 1 $77,522 16.67%
University Medicine Foundation 1 $116,501 16.67%
Hematology Oncology Associates Of Rhode Island 1 $37,690 16.67%
Providence Community Health Centers Inc 1 $90,168 16.67%
New Life Worship Center 1 $24,586 16.67%

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