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 %
France 4 $81,367 50.00%
Thailand 4 $61,292 50.00%
Poland 3 $61,866 42.86%
Romania 3 $51,875 42.86%
Philippines 3 $76,981 50.00%
Lebanon 3 $83,484 50.00%
Taiwan 3 $67,743 50.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $110,906 33.33%
Vietnam 2 $67,955 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $67,371 33.33%

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