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 %
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 7 $73,320 100.00%
R Systems Inc 7 $89,874 100.00%
Adroit Software Inc 7 $92,242 100.00%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 7 $75,727 100.00%
Amazoncom Services Llc 7 $72,640 100.00%
Vertucom Inc 7 $73,376 100.00%
Upserve Inc 7 $85,066 100.00%
Xsell Resources Inc 7 $90,899 100.00%
Swarovski North America Limited 7 $81,774 100.00%
Virtusa Corporation 7 $88,498 100.00%
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 %
Construction Machinery Manufacturing 2 $83,783 100.00%
Wind Electric Power Generation 2 $121,555 100.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 2 $83,242 100.00%
Finish Carpentry Contractors 2 $57,878 100.00%
Tour Operators 2 $39,801 100.00%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing 2 $76,014 100.00%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 2 $95,659 100.00%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing 2 $64,948 100.00%
Computer Training 2 $101,681 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 2 $69,296 100.00%
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