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 %
Computer Network Architects 45 $101,698 95.74%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 43 $53,844 93.48%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $90,674 86.67%
Physical Therapists 38 $65,034 84.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $83,422 86.36%
Pediatricians, General 36 $111,849 83.72%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $91,092 83.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $76,652 82.93%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 34 $56,753 82.93%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $78,269 82.93%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3 $24,468 75.00%
Civil Engineers 3 $82,562 75.00%
Chemical Engineers 3 $99,084 75.00%
Management Analysts 3 $72,703 100.00%
Materials Engineers 3 $91,333 100.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $55,815 100.00%
Engineers, All Other 2 $81,349 66.67%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $57,103 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2 $28,184 66.67%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $70,460 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 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 %
Swades Inc 7 $47,374 87.50%
Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Compan 7 $52,561 87.50%
Alcor Scientific Inc 7 $81,989 87.50%
Information Resources Inc 7 $62,777 87.50%
Mindworld Llc 7 $109,381 87.50%
Igate Americas Inc 7 $61,176 87.50%
Precision Technologies Corp 7 $56,962 87.50%
Asta Crs Inc 7 $70,993 87.50%
Friendly Consultants Inc 7 $78,413 87.50%
Strategic Systems Inc 7 $67,374 87.50%
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 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