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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 4,242 $69,207 96.39%
Software Developers, Applications 3,732 $86,456 91.88%
Computer Programmers 2,164 $61,053 93.72%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,039 $69,485 96.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 504 $118,207 93.68%
Software Developers, Systems Software 459 $97,612 90.53%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 403 $69,330 91.80%
Management Analysts 340 $75,234 92.64%
Database Administrators 281 $77,705 88.64%
Mechanical Engineers 204 $76,198 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 19 $27,267 118.75%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 6 $31,838 75.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4 $34,585 66.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 4 $30,087 133.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 118 $96,028 51.53%
Internists, General 61 $83,640 160.53%
Computer Systems Analysts 39 $84,889 150.00%
Computer Occupations, All Other 31 $84,586 119.23%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 16 $33,662 88.89%
Statisticians 15 $78,269 88.24%
Dentists, General 14 $110,247 93.33%
Family and General Practitioners 13 $109,399 108.33%
Software Developers, Systems Software 13 $102,987 108.33%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 13 $91,347 108.33%
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 %
New Zealand 2 $67,371 40.00%
Russia 2 $46,284 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $60,655 50.00%
Sweden 2 $65,853 50.00%
Malaysia 2 $55,547 50.00%
Argentina 1 $79,830 25.00%
Bulgaria 1 $87,069 25.00%
Indonesia 1 $88,795 25.00%
St Lucia 1 $53,830 25.00%
Honduras 1 $78,458 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Revereit Llc 5 $79,369 100.00%
Innovative Information Technologies Inc 5 $99,166 100.00%
Hivetec Corporation 5 $72,018 100.00%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 5 $83,860 100.00%
Farmers Group Inc 5 $84,739 100.00%
Rhodes Pharmacetucials Lp 5 $89,357 100.00%
Cays Inc 5 $76,806 100.00%
Gssr Inc 5 $85,904 100.00%
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation 5 $85,147 100.00%
Cloud Analytix Inc 5 $84,519 100.00%
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 %
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 2 $63,794 66.67%
Fire Protection 2 $116,252 66.67%
Business Associations 2 $45,011 66.67%
Security Systems Services 2 $125,861 66.67%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities 2 $31,148 66.67%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 2 $116,584 66.67%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 2 $41,465 66.67%
Independent Artists Writers And Performers 2 $51,022 100.00%
Hmo Medical Centers 2 $66,872 100.00%
Retail Bakeries 2 $36,629 100.00%
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