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
59,116 91.55% $70,256 H-1B
4,203 6.51% $91,611 PERM
911 1.41% $29,965 H-2A
342 0.53% $78,992 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Indiana has seen a total of 64,572 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Indiana is the H-1B visa with 59,116 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Indiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,203 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.51% of Indiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Indiana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 8,286 $75,527 91.82%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,649 $65,358 94.29%
Mechanical Engineers 4,049 $67,254 86.55%
Computer Programmers 3,166 $54,799 92.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,455 $63,927 94.90%
Electrical Engineers 1,714 $72,376 85.36%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,440 $75,177 90.97%
Industrial Engineers 1,346 $66,774 86.23%
Physical Therapists 1,325 $65,634 92.01%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 981 $153,703 72.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 301 $29,962 330.77%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 225 $30,935 335.82%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 175 $31,429 343.14%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 32 $29,344 65.31%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 15 $30,644 34.09%
Construction Laborers 13 $37,200 29.55%
Nursery Workers 12 $30,021 27.27%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10 $39,526 24.39%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 6 $34,299 17.14%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $33,368 11.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 506 $87,652 42.66%
Mechanical Engineers 400 $77,666 89.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 213 $74,233 132.30%
Electrical Engineers 181 $77,744 164.55%
Internists, General 157 $143,761 182.56%
Industrial Engineers 124 $73,594 153.09%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 109 $80,123 136.25%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 109 $23,887 147.30%
Software Developers, Systems Software 97 $85,483 144.78%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 89 $18,484 141.27%
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 4,668 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pakistan 32 $109,092 48.48%
Nigeria 32 $85,949 50.00%
Taiwan 28 $53,384 45.90%
Turkey 20 $64,220 40.00%
United Kingdom 20 $73,709 40.00%
South Africa 14 $72,408 29.79%
Colombia 14 $76,119 35.90%
Iran 14 $55,532 38.89%
Japan 14 $71,394 40.00%
Venezuela 13 $87,178 41.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Indiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 5,481 $69,074 84.26%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,758 $58,269 99.46%
Infosys Limited 2,530 $70,799 99.61%
Purdue University 1,617 $55,810 70.21%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,238 $76,734 87.37%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 1,125 $62,407 88.86%
Zimmer Inc 818 $65,144 66.83%
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 767 $50,490 63.70%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 750 $53,546 85.91%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 735 $68,867 88.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 1,600 $78,627 100.00%
Zimmer Inc 88 $83,214 18.57%
Gt Services Inc Dba Green Touch Services 81 $23,821 19.80%
Full Care Of Indianapolis Inc 58 $21,805 18.01%
Aptiv Corporation 45 $76,618 20.36%
Government Employees Insurance Company 39 $91,123 19.60%
Carefirst Rehab Llc 33 $24,650 20.50%
Valeo North America Inc 29 $85,446 19.08%
Hi Mom Enterprises Llc 26 $23,295 20.00%
Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc 25 $75,966 21.37%

Top Industries in Indiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 25 $27,954 100.00%
Crop Production 21 $32,946 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 16 $25,464 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $30,914 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $25,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 13 $26,762 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 11 $28,742 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $36,150 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 10 $32,687 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 9 $36,000 100.00%

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 $70,256. 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