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 %
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 %
Prospect Chartercare Physicians Llc 34 $149,561 87.18%
Bryant University 33 $71,492 86.84%
Neighborhood Health Plan Of Rhode Island 33 $79,008 86.84%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 33 $63,584 94.29%
Grandison Management Inc 33 $65,704 94.29%
Hasbro Managerial Services Llc 32 $73,544 94.12%
Vertiv Inc 32 $83,608 94.12%
First Tek Inc 31 $68,950 91.18%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 31 $64,485 91.18%
Fmr Co Inc 31 $73,541 93.94%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Genesis Eldercare Physician Services Llc 1 $136,240 25.00%
Westford Associates Lp 1 $77,106 25.00%
Mantrose Haeuser Co Inc 1 $55,307 25.00%
Control Automation Group 1 $79,352 25.00%
University Medical Group Inc 1 $172,203 25.00%
Kaldip Corp 1 $28,912 25.00%
W R Cobb Company 1 $105,539 25.00%
Precision Craft Dental Laboratory Llc 1 $51,355 25.00%
Tulja Tech Inc 1 $103,355 25.00%
Fiber Composites Llc Dba Fiberon 1 $61,131 25.00%

Top Industries in Rhode Island (All Years)

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