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
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 %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $76,113 87.80%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $75,406 87.18%
Compliance Officers 32 $64,907 82.05%
Engineers, All Other 32 $69,201 88.89%
Recreation Workers 32 $21,633 88.89%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 32 $52,193 91.43%
Validation Engineers 31 $83,218 91.18%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 26 $161,836 76.47%
General and Operations Managers 26 $101,829 83.87%
Marketing Managers 26 $114,676 83.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Underwriters 2 $83,346 66.67%
Cost Estimators 2 $44,418 66.67%
Pediatricians, General 2 $74,443 66.67%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $58,779 66.67%
Biomedical Engineers 2 $95,972 66.67%
Operations Research Analysts 2 $40,830 66.67%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $70,460 66.67%
Interior Designers 2 $47,320 66.67%
Coaches and Scouts 2 $61,587 66.67%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $51,853 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 %
Apptad Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Pegright Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Binary Logix Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Ekodus Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Anveta Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Exatech Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Iservices Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Hire It People 1 $83,990 100.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 1 $83,990 100.00%
Idril Services Corporation 1 $84,240 100.00%
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