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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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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,344 $74,534 90.93%
Chemists 1,343 $67,419 93.59%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,105 $80,032 79.84%
Industrial Engineers 1,068 $73,079 85.10%
Internists, General 999 $116,754 81.95%
Information Technology Project Managers 989 $88,030 85.11%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 947 $55,025 90.45%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 919 $53,387 87.94%
Civil Engineers 916 $68,502 87.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 812 $81,962 78.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $56,532 84.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $57,879 82.95%
Database Administrators 70 $84,084 85.37%
Financial Analysts 69 $77,106 84.15%
Dentists, General 69 $92,283 85.19%
Sales Engineers 68 $91,006 85.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 64 $26,351 80.00%
Home Health Aides 61 $22,874 80.26%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $46,536 71.05%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $56,170 70.67%
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 %
Brunei 1 $51,043 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $83,678 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $19,323 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,821 50.00%
Belize 1 $20,259 100.00%
Gabon 1 $84,552 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avco Consulting Inc 72 $90,063 91.14%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 72 $71,111 91.14%
Dickinson College 72 $52,970 91.14%
Cmc Americas Inc 72 $60,564 92.31%
Zensar Technologies Inc 72 $76,883 92.31%
Technumen Inc 72 $83,715 92.31%
Eaton Corporation 71 $99,065 91.03%
Surya Systems Inc 71 $61,735 92.21%
Geisinger System Services 71 $83,185 92.21%
Tyco Electronics Corporation A Te Connectivity Lt 71 $84,124 92.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Growers Labor Contractors Inc Dba Growers Labor Se 1 $20,176 100.00%
Regenerative Farms Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Crossing Vineyards Winery Inc 1 $27,352 100.00%
Grower Labor Services Inc Dba Grower Labor Service 1 $20,800 100.00%
Nunley Racing Stable 1 $34,424 100.00%
J Rivera Harvesting 1 $24,253 100.00%
Stony Run Valley Vineyard Llc 1 $28,080 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Pa Danschantz 1 $34,424 100.00%
Harmony Hill Nursey Llc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Ernst Conservation Seed 1 $17,638 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Continental Automotive Systems Inc 4 $106,502 30.77%
Mobiquity Inc 4 $90,064 30.77%
Ditech Financial Llc 4 $112,533 30.77%
Trident Engineering Procurement Inc 4 $89,456 30.77%
Curvebeam Llc 4 $84,635 30.77%
Envestnet Asset Management Inc 4 $116,787 30.77%
Ecosave Inc 4 $87,199 30.77%
Good Business Services Ii Llc 4 $42,037 30.77%
Quotient Sciences Philadelphia Llc 4 $71,677 30.77%
Geneia Llc 4 $87,219 30.77%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 80,935 $72,934 92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,663 $80,144 85.13%
Management Consulting Services 15,352 $72,874 91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 14,615 $54,776 93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 9,739 $82,255 87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,772 $85,956 90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,759 $81,776 95.26%
Other Computer Related Services 4,125 $72,113 91.04%
Engineering Services 3,449 $71,289 89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,384 $89,127 95.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 338 $29,252 100.00%
Apple Orchards 283 $30,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 261 $30,583 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 99 $26,843 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 90 $29,404 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $32,667 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $30,383 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 41 $26,808 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 41 $30,434 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $31,633 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,434 $168,867 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,126 $57,550 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,217 $104,023 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,067 $94,341 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 951 $85,054 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 670 $111,525 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 586 $79,353 100.00%
Engineering Services 570 $747,251 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 528 $83,146 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 453 $88,423 100.00%

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