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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 %
Materials Engineers 46 $56,289 83.64%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 46 $89,373 86.79%
Physical Therapists 45 $66,347 88.24%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 44 $54,081 86.27%
Computer Network Architects 44 $101,497 89.80%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $85,262 89.58%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $75,662 89.58%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $79,990 84.44%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $90,521 86.05%
Pediatricians, General 36 $111,849 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $55,815 75.00%
Chemical Engineers 3 $99,084 75.00%
Management Analysts 3 $72,703 75.00%
Materials Engineers 3 $91,333 75.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $68,099 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3 $29,959 100.00%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3 $24,468 100.00%
Industrial Engineers 3 $80,045 100.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $77,000 66.67%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $57,103 66.67%
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 %
India 312 $99,043 46.09%
China 38 $79,993 39.58%
Nepal 26 $50,519 57.78%
Canada 22 $93,610 52.38%
Mexico 21 $57,654 53.85%
Jamaica 17 $22,572 47.22%
South Korea 17 $59,314 60.71%
Brazil 9 $76,097 37.50%
Pakistan 8 $75,177 36.36%
Italy 8 $74,657 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tgc Global Inc 1 $84,406 100.00%
Ajel Technologies Inc 1 $84,698 100.00%
Texara Solutions Llc 1 $84,906 100.00%
Boskalis Offshore Management Llc 1 $85,322 100.00%
Retail Business Services Llc 1 $85,363 100.00%
Brown Vision Care 1 $85,467 100.00%
Aci Worldwide Corp 1 $85,675 100.00%
Url Systems Inc 1 $85,758 100.00%
Scholar It Solutions Inc 1 $85,779 100.00%
Vakula Technologies Inc 1 $85,779 100.00%
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