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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 229 $47,031 82.37%
Biomedical Engineers 229 $70,401 83.27%
Materials Engineers 217 $68,836 80.07%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 206 $77,290 78.03%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 198 $42,604 80.16%
Validation Engineers 198 $56,854 92.52%
Manufacturing Engineers 191 $54,417 89.67%
Automotive Engineers 187 $79,600 89.05%
Marketing Managers 174 $96,940 83.65%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 174 $45,359 83.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 21 $103,411 72.41%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 18 $25,504 62.07%
Roofers 17 $36,537 60.71%
Materials Engineers 17 $82,895 60.71%
Managers, All Other 16 $57,038 61.54%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 16 $64,966 61.54%
General and Operations Managers 16 $117,883 66.67%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $55,593 65.22%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $42,085 56.52%
Psychiatrists 13 $166,016 56.52%
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 %
India 1,299 $88,895 47.60%
Mexico 241 $46,198 49.59%
China 189 $65,829 38.97%
Philippines 171 $35,132 58.76%
Vietnam 94 $25,370 35.88%
Canada 92 $82,403 42.99%
South Korea 88 $53,616 45.36%
Brazil 59 $58,760 31.55%
Colombia 47 $41,263 45.19%
Nepal 40 $66,065 38.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fujitsu America Inc 114 $76,078 92.68%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 109 $99,984 90.08%
Mead Johnson Company Llc 108 $81,212 90.76%
University Of Southern Indiana 106 $47,419 91.38%
Datum Consulting Group Llc 105 $69,040 91.30%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 104 $61,761 91.23%
Virtusa Corporation 102 $71,874 89.47%
Government Employees Insurance Company Geico 101 $94,301 89.38%
Indiana University Health Inc 100 $60,515 89.29%
Ntt Data Inc 100 $77,534 93.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parrish Farms Llc 6 $32,587 100.00%
The Red Hen Turf Farm Inc 6 $35,069 100.00%
Roy Umbarger And Sons 6 $30,957 100.00%
Pickin Patch Inc 6 $27,290 100.00%
Mainstay Farming Partnership 6 $30,995 100.00%
Girod Farms Grain Llc 6 $34,057 100.00%
Twin Bridges Farm Inc 5 $33,280 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 5 $31,807 100.00%
Trellis Growing System Llc 5 $33,396 100.00%
Milco Dairy Farm Llc 5 $38,896 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Progress Rail Manufacturing Corporation 6 $70,051 28.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 6 $86,864 30.00%
Earlham College 6 $44,187 30.00%
Borgwarner Pds Anderson Llc 6 $95,129 30.00%
Enerdel Inc 5 $74,327 25.00%
Bucher And Christian Consulting Inc 5 $80,013 26.32%
Beacon Technologies Group Inc 5 $63,935 26.32%
Autoline Industries Indiana Llc 5 $63,328 27.78%
Remy Inc 5 $82,563 27.78%
Landisgyr 5 $80,733 27.78%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 29 $29,242 100.00%
Crop Production 21 $32,946 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 16 $31,346 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 16 $25,464 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $34,116 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $25,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 14 $27,401 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $32,919 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $29,936 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $36,150 100.00%

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