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Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 2,668 $59,732 91.97%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,450 $120,772 86.15%
Web Developers 2,179 $59,045 95.53%
Database Administrators 2,065 $70,387 90.89%
Mechanical Engineers 2,038 $73,243 89.70%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,032 $67,634 89.79%
Electrical Engineers 2,029 $78,797 91.44%
Statisticians 1,980 $71,969 89.67%
Financial Analysts 1,925 $65,064 93.45%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,596 $77,119 94.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2 $39,520 7.41%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1 $34,424 3.70%
Helpers--Carpenters 1 $42,806 5.00%
Construction Laborers 1 $34,424 5.88%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $43,014 5.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 160 $50,646 85.11%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 146 $25,840 86.39%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 140 $90,316 83.33%
Mechanical Engineers 132 $77,733 80.98%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 125 $73,129 81.17%
Management Analysts 115 $86,588 91.27%
Industrial Engineers 101 $81,259 82.79%
Civil Engineers 88 $4,363,479 75.21%
Chemists 86 $71,035 74.78%
Computer Programmers 80 $82,241 79.21%
Pennsylvania Employees Over Time
Pennsylvania has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 10,568 employees were hired. Pennsylvania peaked in 2018 with 22,613 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,598 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,119 $186,562 43.44%
China 610 $72,376 48.11%
Mexico 352 $49,277 43.89%
Canada 274 $93,984 46.68%
South Korea 211 $50,457 37.54%
Belarus 193 $98,489 52.30%
Russia 184 $95,208 53.49%
Ukraine 169 $93,716 49.42%
Brazil 148 $73,841 44.58%
Nepal 147 $1,022,042 44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciber Inc 201 $75,354 90.54%
Indotronix International Corporation 197 $81,989 89.14%
Temple University Health System 197 $55,232 89.55%
Pvr Technologies Inc 197 $67,122 89.95%
Gsi Commerce Solutions Inc 195 $88,936 89.04%
Einstein Practice Plan Inc 195 $103,160 90.70%
Aqua Information Systems Inc 195 $54,920 91.12%
Fis Management Services Llc 195 $84,294 91.55%
Turnberry Solutions Inc 194 $93,852 91.51%
Computer Enterprises Inc 194 $76,607 91.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jan M Waltz Vintner Llc 5 $33,925 100.00%
R S Flinchbaugh Llc 5 $33,209 100.00%
George Godwin 5 $28,047 100.00%
Sand Hill Berries 5 $26,653 100.00%
Varners Tree Farm Cider Mill Ltd 5 $26,162 100.00%
Showers Fruit Farm 5 $32,294 100.00%
Tree Authority Llc 5 $31,254 100.00%
Rays Nurseries 5 $32,169 100.00%
Merwine Farms Nursery 5 $31,604 100.00%
Reids Orchard Winery 5 $31,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Allegheny College 12 $50,580 34.29%
Infotech Valley Inc 12 $94,633 34.29%
Sun Energy Services Llc 12 $123,417 35.29%
Esbenshade Farms 12 $22,069 35.29%
Logistics Plus 11 $52,057 32.35%
Spectrasoft Technologies Inc 11 $89,465 32.35%
Cisco Systems Inc 11 $96,220 32.35%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 11 $116,285 33.33%
Lsi Corporation 11 $98,329 33.33%
J B Software Inc 11 $83,618 33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 38 $32,687 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 31 $31,195 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 30 $29,479 100.00%
Crop Production 29 $31,090 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 27 $30,881 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,300 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 19 $32,774 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $24,801 100.00%
Turkey Production 16 $27,343 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $33,133 100.00%

Pennsylvania Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Pennsylvania to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Pennsylvania over all years is $76,466. 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