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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers	5	$79,082	71.43%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department	5	$103,485	71.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5	$36,096	83.33%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	5	$113,818	83.33%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists	5	$68,586	83.33%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	5	$68,042	83.33%
Nurse Anesthetists	5	$151,085	83.33%
Customer Service Representatives	5	$29,513	83.33%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	5	$35,406	83.33%
Forensic Science Technicians	5	$62,005	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sewing Machine Operators	1	$33,966	11.11%
Order Clerks	1	$22,714	11.11%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1	$26,104	12.50%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1	$25,667	12.50%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	1	$34,570	12.50%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1	$54,954	12.50%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	1	$42,661	12.50%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$45,136	12.50%
Barbers	1	$28,267	12.50%
Nursery Workers	1	$22,547	12.50%

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 %
Further Enterprise Solutions Llc	34	$78,751	91.89%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc	34	$89,539	91.89%
Tekinvaderz Llc	33	$84,770	89.19%
Neo Prism Solutions Llc	33	$83,588	89.19%
Guthrie Clinic Ltd	33	$140,314	89.19%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp	33	$68,130	89.19%
Tabner Inc	33	$90,577	89.19%
Symbioun Technologies Inc	33	$76,278	89.19%
Ellucian Company Lp	33	$84,893	89.19%
Abridge Info Systems Inc	33	$58,807	89.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Brightree Llc	2	$122,003	40.00%
Benefits Data Trust	2	$66,903	40.00%
Voice Systems Engineering Inc	2	$124,883	40.00%
American Bridge Company	2	$125,466	40.00%
United Granite Penna Llc	2	$50,887	40.00%
Cobbs Creek Healthcare Llc	2	$60,861	40.00%
Concrete Safety Systems Llc	2	$81,266	40.00%
Bogia Engineering Inc	2	$97,396	40.00%
Patino Landscape Group Llc	2	$26,520	40.00%
Marys Cleaning	2	$23,795	40.00%

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.