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 %
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 %
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 252 $97,612 91.30%
Ibm India Private Limited 229 $64,944 88.42%
Factory Mutual Insurance Company 224 $102,562 96.97%
Hcl America Inc 197 $67,370 96.10%
Ntt Data Services Llc 185 $94,535 92.04%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 178 $91,350 92.23%
Rhode Island Hospital 174 $63,059 96.13%
Lifespan Physician Group Inc 169 $141,091 97.69%
Capgemini America Inc 156 $85,057 94.55%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 131 $86,835 95.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neighborhood Health Plan Of Rhode Island 6 $81,761 19.35%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 6 $90,952 22.22%
Tiffany Co 5 $83,233 19.23%
Tedor Pharma Inc 5 $80,546 20.00%
Dileonardo International Inc 5 $53,718 20.00%
On Semiconductor Corporation 4 $87,448 17.39%
Virgin Pulse Inc 4 $100,157 18.18%
Sura 153 Inc 4 $35,989 20.00%
Narragansett Bay Anesthesia 4 $208,000 22.22%
936 Hospitality Llc Dba Quality Inn Suites Middl 4 $23,270 23.53%

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