Chicago, Illinois
City · Illinois, United States
- Applications on record
- 204,506
- FY2025
- 12,688
- FY2026 to 30 June
- 9,366
- Share of U.S. total
- 1.69%
- Median offered wage (LCA)
- $111,700
Median wage$111,700certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Chicago, Illinois.
Applications by fiscal year — Chicago, Illinois
Data table
| FY2008 | 6,927 |
| FY2009 | 5,830 |
| FY2010 | 6,815 |
| FY2011 | 6,952 |
| FY2012 | 7,454 |
| FY2013 | 7,759 |
| FY2014 | 9,614 |
| FY2015 | 11,483 |
| FY2016 | 14,078 |
| FY2017 | 13,056 |
| FY2018 | 14,709 |
| FY2019 | 15,450 |
| FY2020 | 13,658 |
| FY2021 | 11,938 |
| FY2022 | 13,225 |
| FY2023 | 11,764 |
| FY2024 | 11,740 |
| FY2025 | 12,688 |
| FY2026* | 9,366 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 4 | 7,490 | 1,872 |
| FY2025 | 13 | 10,387 | 2,288 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 9,911 | 1,818 |
| FY2023 | 17 | 9,859 | 1,888 |
| FY2022 | 11 | 11,437 | 1,777 |
| FY2021 | 9 | 9,968 | 1,961 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 11,585 | 2,070 |
| FY2019 | 3 | 13,476 | 1,971 |
| FY2018 | 8 | 12,906 | 1,795 |
| FY2017 | 4 | 11,739 | 1,313 |
| FY2016 | 13 | 12,566 | 1,499 |
| FY2015 | 2 | 10,295 | 1,186 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 8,749 | 865 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 7,200 | 559 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 6,596 | 858 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 6,047 | 905 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 5,754 | 1,061 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 5,412 | 418 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 6,114 | 813 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications for jobs in Chicago, Illinois.
- Ernst & Young U.S. LLP7,282
- Capgemini America Inc6,873
- Deloitte Consulting LLP6,043
- The University of Chicago5,128
- Tata Consultancy Services Limited4,173
- Infosys Limited3,608
- University of Illinois3,210
- Accenture LLP2,851
- Northwestern University2,531
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp2,405
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC1,947
- Deloitte & Touche LLP1,526
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Occupations and routes
SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.
- Software Developers51,529
- Computer Systems Analysts19,866
- Computer Occupations, All Other13,722
- Computer Programmers9,545
- Management Analysts7,748
- Accountants and Auditors6,954
- Financial and Investment Analysts6,761
- Operations Research Analysts5,367
- Computer and Information Systems Managers4,591
- Statisticians3,102
- H-1B167,668
- PERM labour certification26,917
- E-3 (Australia)3,352
- H-1B1 (Singapore)536
- H-1B1 (Chile)181
- H-2B non-agricultural workers98
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $111,700; middle half $85,829 to $148,949 · median prevailing wage $96,928 (marker) · 27,149 applications.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
Among cities in Illinois
Chicago, Illinois ranks #1 of 336 cities in Illinois by work visa applications on record, with 37.04% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.
- Rank in Illinois
- 1 of 336
- Share of Illinois's city applications
- 37.04%
- Share of U.S. total
- 1.69%
- Chicago, IL204,506
- Schaumburg, IL30,650
- Bloomington, IL21,820
- Naperville, IL17,847
- Riverwoods, IL14,219
- Hoffman Estates, IL11,361
- Deerfield, IL10,490
- Northbrook, IL10,158
- Arlington Heights, IL9,800
- Peoria, IL7,753
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Job titles with their own pages
Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.
- Accountant
- Advisory Manager
- Advisory Senior Consultant
- Analyst
- Application Developer
- Applications Consultant 2
- Applications Consultant 3
- Architect
- Architectural Designer
- Assistant Instructional Professor
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Project Manager
- Associate
- Associate (management Consultant)
- Associate Attorney
- Associate Director
- Associate, Software Engineer
- Associate, Software Engineer III
- Attorney
- Audit & Assurance Assistant
- Avc Engineer
- Big Data Snowflake Developer
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Business Manager
- Business Systems Analyst 2
- Business Systems Analyst 3
- Captain
- Civil Engineer
- Clinical Research Associate
- Computer Programmer
- Consultant
- Consultant - US
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Data Scientist II
- Database Administrator
- Dentist
- Designer
- Developer
- Developer User Interface
- Devops Engineer
- Director
- Engagement Manager
- Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Quantitative Analyst
- Full Stack Developer
- Full Stack Engineer
- IT Project Manager
- Java Developer
- Law Clerk
- Lead Consultant - US
- Lead Data Scientist
- Lead Developer
- Lead Engineer
- Lead Software Engineer
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Management Analyst
- Manager
- Manager JC50
- Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
- Mechanical Engineer
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Medical Technologist
- MGR. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Network Engineer
- Occupational Therapist
- Packaged App Development Assoc Manager
- Physical Therapist
- Pilot, First Officer
- Post Graduate Physician
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Principal
- Principal Consultant
- Principal Software Engineer
- Product Manager
- Professional Services II
- Program Manager
- Programmer Analyst
- Programmer/ Developer 2
- Programmer/ Developer 3
- Project Engineer
- Project Leader
- Project Manager
- Project Manager - US
- Project Manager 3
- QA Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Quantitative Analyst
- Quantitative Developer
- Quantitative Researcher
- Quantitative Trader
- Quantitative Trading Analyst
- Research Analyst
- Research Assistant Professor
- Research Associate
- Research Professional
- Research Scientist
- Research Specialist
- SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Salesforce Developer
- Scrum Master
- Senior Analyst
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate JC60 -computer Systems Engineers/architects
- Senior Business Analyst
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Data Analyst
- Senior Data Engineer
- Senior Data Scientist
- Senior Developer
- Senior Engineer
- Senior Etl Developer
- Senior Manager
- Senior Manager JC45
- Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering
- Senior Product Manager
- Senior Software Developer
- Senior Software Development Engineer
- Senior Software Engineer
- Senior Systems Analyst JC60
- Software Developer
- Software Developers
- Software Development Engineer
- Software Development Engineer I
- Software Development Engineer II
- Software Engineer
- Software Engineer 2
- Software Engineer 3
- Software Engineer I
- Software Engineer II
- Software Engineer III
- Software Verification Engineer
- Solution Architect
- Solution Architect 3
- Solutions Architect
- Solutions Architect III
- Solutions Consultant
- Specialist
- Specialist Master
- Specialist Senior
- SR Business Analyst
- SR Data Scientist
- SR. Data Engineer
- SR. Software Developer
- SR. Software Engineer
- Staff Accountant
- Staff Scientist
- Staff Software Engineer
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Engineer
- Tableau Consultant
- Tax Consultant
- Tax Manager
- Tax Senior
- Technical Architect
- Technical Lead
- Technical Test Lead - US
- Technology Architect - US
- Technology Consultant 2
- Technology Lead - US
- Test Consultant 2
- Test Consultant 3
- Test Engineer
- Test Lead
- Trader
- User Interface Designer
- Vice President
- Vice President, Lead Software Engineer
- Vice President, Software Engineer
- Visiting Research Assistant Professor
- Visiting Research Specialist
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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