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Puerto Rico Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
2,216 83.06% $50,505 H-1B
226 8.47% $53,194 PERM
184 6.90% $18,609 H-2A
42 1.57% $59,213 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Puerto Rico has seen a total of 2,668 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Puerto Rico is the H-1B visa with 2,216 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.06% of Puerto Rico's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 226 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.47% of Puerto Rico's total visas.

Top Occupations in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineers, All Other 10 $53,518 90.91%
Mechanical Engineers 10 $62,406 90.91%
Statisticians 9 $32,231 81.82%
Epidemiologists 9 $50,343 81.82%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 9 $20,939 81.82%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 9 $44,886 90.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9 $42,226 90.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $27,839 80.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8 $116,587 80.00%
Curators 7 $28,107 70.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Puerto Rico Employees Over Time
Puerto Rico has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 226 employees were hired. Puerto Rico peaked in 2017 with 524 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 13 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chile 3 $53,394 42.86%
Nicaragua 3 $28,850 50.00%
Guatemala 3 $57,415 50.00%
Brazil 3 $60,978 50.00%
South Africa 2 $81,286 40.00%
Ecuador 2 $60,528 40.00%
Canada 2 $43,174 50.00%
Kazakhstan 2 $96,304 50.00%
Costa Rica 2 $55,585 66.67%
Vanuatu 1 $86,070 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bancredito International Bank Corp 1 $49,400 100.00%
Tecnocrats Domain Inc 1 $49,421 100.00%
Solid Engineering 1 $49,587 100.00%
Eco Green Recycle Corp 1 $49,754 100.00%
The International Dark Sky Association Inc 1 $49,878 100.00%
Adex Corporation 1 $50,253 100.00%
Nexius Solutions Inc 1 $50,253 100.00%
Vacation Club Services Inc 1 $50,253 100.00%
Virella Crespo Associates Psc 1 $50,315 100.00%
Rockwell Automation Inc 1 $50,419 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Puerto Rico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 66 $20,022 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 54 $17,890 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 14 $18,499 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $16,512 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 12 $15,123 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 7 $16,379 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $17,035 100.00%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 4 $19,276 100.00%
Crop Production 4 $16,858 100.00%
Civic And Social Organizations 4 $18,299 100.00%

Puerto Rico Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Puerto Rico to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Puerto Rico over all years is $54,715. 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