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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 %
General and Operations Managers 23 $101,879 79.31%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 22 $85,100 78.57%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 21 $116,219 77.78%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $88,276 84.00%
Civil Engineers 20 $61,939 80.00%
Anesthesiologists 20 $190,912 83.33%
Sales Engineers 20 $97,937 86.96%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $62,722 90.48%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $60,729 80.95%
Coaches and Scouts 17 $45,242 80.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Underwriters 2 $83,346 66.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $77,000 66.67%
Operations Research Analysts 2 $40,830 66.67%
Coaches and Scouts 2 $61,587 66.67%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $82,250 66.67%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $51,853 66.67%
Interior Designers 2 $47,320 66.67%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $115,367 66.67%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $58,960 33.33%
Surgeons 1 $41,246 50.00%
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 %
Dataquest Corp 6 $66,941 100.00%
Unicom Technologies Inc 6 $77,858 100.00%
Coastal Medical Physicians Inc 6 $97,656 100.00%
Technosoft Group Inc 6 $77,515 100.00%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 6 $81,557 100.00%
Usm Business Sytems Inc 6 $78,912 100.00%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 6 $68,079 100.00%
Women And Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island 6 $63,201 100.00%
Hasbro Inc 6 $85,051 100.00%
Splitwise Inc 6 $96,297 100.00%
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 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