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 %
Graphic Designers 17 $49,378 85.00%
Actuaries 17 $70,250 89.47%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 16 $44,396 84.21%
Computer User Support Specialists 15 $48,732 83.33%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 15 $54,292 83.33%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $97,845 88.24%
Manufacturing Engineers 15 $69,820 88.24%
Biological Technicians 14 $36,594 82.35%
Physicists 14 $66,834 82.35%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $61,639 76.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Infosys Limited 4,054 $68,109 99.80%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,698 $65,491 99.36%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 1,215 $96,868 91.56%
Brown University 650 $55,710 76.74%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 570 $101,681 86.36%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 350 $73,739 98.59%
Accenture Llp 323 $73,994 94.17%
Caremark Llc 313 $93,558 96.01%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp 291 $84,125 96.36%
University Of Rhode Island 264 $66,604 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lifespan Physician Group Inc 31 $68,190 12.35%
Affinity Physicians Llc 17 $124,496 13.08%
Rhode Island College 14 $61,224 12.96%
Fm Global 12 $103,225 18.46%
Brown Medicine 12 $63,081 21.43%
Kent County Memorial Hospital 11 $58,277 20.00%
The Miriam Hospital 9 $96,493 16.98%
The Providence Community Health Centers Inc 8 $120,609 16.33%
Thales Dis Usa Inc 6 $105,903 12.50%
Butler Hospital 6 $62,737 16.22%

Top Industries in Rhode Island (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing 1 $81,037 100.00%
Passenger Car Rental 1 $41,662 100.00%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises 1 $65,728 100.00%
Glass And Glazing Contractors 1 $76,294 100.00%
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing 1 $40,539 100.00%
Coastal And Great Lakes Passenger Transportation 1 $103,189 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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