We now have Quarter 2 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 2 PERM visa FY 2023 data.

Indiana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
64,408 88.99% $69,970 H-1B
5,922 8.18% $85,359 PERM
1,665 2.30% $22,231 H-2A
380 0.53% $79,158 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Indiana has seen a total of 72,375 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Indiana is the H-1B visa with 64,408 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.99% of Indiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,922 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.18% of Indiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Indiana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 8,322 $76,859 92.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,349 $66,039 94.52%
Computer Programmers 3,058 $54,911 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,473 $64,133 95.12%
Mechanical Engineers 1,397 $65,655 89.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,334 $78,286 91.75%
Physical Therapists 1,253 $65,227 90.93%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,017 $147,436 74.34%
Industrial Engineers 752 $65,260 73.73%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 721 $42,889 86.35%
Indiana Employees Over Time
Indiana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,301 employees were hired. Indiana peaked in 2022 with 7,913 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,316 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Indiana From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,857 $89,471 58.75%
Mexico 392 $41,914 54.14%
China 385 $63,315 59.69%
Brazil 153 $44,829 57.30%
Canada 140 $86,626 57.14%
Vietnam 124 $26,296 52.77%
South Korea 118 $53,612 54.88%
Philippines 85 $47,570 53.13%
Nepal 70 $49,431 57.85%
Nigeria 55 $78,028 57.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 6,433 $68,923 85.84%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,789 $58,089 99.47%
Infosys Limited 2,440 $70,059 88.05%
Purdue University 2,083 $54,770 84.85%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,265 $75,817 65.44%
Indiana University 1,202 $51,162 80.78%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 1,128 $62,595 87.04%
Zimmer Inc 858 $64,452 69.98%
Indiana Univ Purdue Univ Indianapolis 840 $56,957 92.41%
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 811 $51,072 92.79%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Indiana Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Indiana to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Indiana over all years is $69,970. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $101,912.

State Avg Wage