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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Indiana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
64,136 91.22% $71,464 H-1B
4,621 6.57% $88,209 PERM
1,173 1.67% $31,902 H-2A
376 0.53% $80,064 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Indiana has seen a total of 70,306 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Indiana is the H-1B visa with 64,136 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.22% of Indiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,621 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.57% of Indiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Indiana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 8,276 $75,521 91.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,649 $65,356 94.27%
Mechanical Engineers 4,429 $69,046 86.81%
Computer Programmers 3,166 $54,799 92.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,455 $63,927 94.90%
Electrical Engineers 1,892 $73,438 85.34%
Industrial Engineers 1,478 $68,428 85.93%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,425 $75,215 90.02%
Physical Therapists 1,383 $66,316 91.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 981 $153,703 72.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 449 $32,413 400.89%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 299 $32,575 279.44%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 175 $31,429 253.62%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 32 $29,344 55.17%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 26 $33,285 46.43%
Construction Laborers 19 $40,990 38.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 16 $45,318 32.65%
Nursery Workers 12 $30,021 27.27%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 11 $45,287 25.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $34,299 14.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 506 $87,652 42.66%
Mechanical Engineers 404 $77,919 87.26%
Computer Systems Analysts 214 $74,255 112.63%
Electrical Engineers 184 $77,831 113.58%
Internists, General 157 $143,761 153.92%
Industrial Engineers 135 $74,510 151.69%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 114 $23,971 140.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 110 $80,482 137.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 97 $85,483 144.78%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 88 $18,462 133.33%
Indiana Employees Over Time
Indiana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,866 employees were hired. Indiana peaked in 2018 with 5,793 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 880 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ethiopia 3 $91,187 42.86%
Serbia 3 $74,596 42.86%
Haiti 3 $60,167 42.86%
El Salvador 3 $24,246 42.86%
Libya 2 $136,947 33.33%
Macedonia 2 $72,665 33.33%
Mongolia 2 $33,884 33.33%
Cameroon 2 $83,689 40.00%
Sweden 2 $68,443 40.00%
Bulgaria 2 $88,391 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 6,064 $70,777 84.73%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,954 $59,454 99.39%
Infosys Limited 2,708 $71,978 99.63%
Purdue University 1,854 $56,368 71.31%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,362 $77,745 88.79%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 1,155 $62,843 82.97%
Zimmer Inc 884 $66,535 70.38%
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 803 $51,501 66.69%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 774 $70,614 81.30%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 750 $53,546 83.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Garwood Orchards Inc 29 $31,311 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc In 22 $32,635 100.00%
Wabash Valley Growers Llc 21 $32,862 100.00%
Cox Farms Inc 21 $28,038 100.00%
Michael Andrew 20 $26,928 100.00%
Lennard Ag 20 $33,956 100.00%
F Madrid Harvesting Inc 20 $31,853 100.00%
Alewelt Concrete Inc 19 $35,186 100.00%
Lennard Ag Co 18 $27,577 100.00%
Brian Green 18 $27,248 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 1,726 $80,628 100.00%
Epic Home Care Inc Dba Home Instead Senior Care 107 $22,866 21.97%
Zimmer Inc 99 $84,256 23.68%
Gt Services Inc Dba Green Touch Services 81 $23,821 25.16%
Full Care Of Indianapolis Inc 64 $22,075 21.19%
Aptiv Corporation 55 $78,949 27.36%
Hi Mom Enterprises Llc 42 $23,510 25.93%
Valeo North America Inc 39 $86,668 25.66%
Government Employees Insurance Company 39 $91,123 28.26%
Carefirst Rehab Llc 33 $24,650 28.21%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $71,464. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage