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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Maine Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
6,526 79.42% $82,648 H-1B
1,057 12.86% $30,556 H-2A
539 6.56% $78,877 PERM
95 1.16% $69,991 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maine has seen a total of 8,217 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maine is the H-1B visa with 6,526 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 79.42% of Maine's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,057 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 12.86% of Maine's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maine (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,020 $75,706 93.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 793 $65,356 92.97%
Computer Programmers 449 $52,778 86.85%
Internists, General 355 $155,022 94.67%
Computer Occupations, All Other 327 $60,294 93.97%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 265 $190,477 87.75%
Surgeons 97 $205,989 86.61%
Electrical Engineers 97 $73,178 88.99%
Software Developers, Systems Software 85 $81,360 92.39%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 82 $63,175 94.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 62 $92,733 32.63%
Internists, General 57 $110,365 40.14%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 42 $131,806 54.55%
Nursing Assistants 40 $28,059 83.33%
Helpers--Production Workers 23 $29,016 74.19%
Computer Programmers 16 $83,433 55.17%
Dentists, General 16 $119,574 66.67%
Surgeons 14 $144,733 77.78%
Cooks, Restaurant 13 $28,112 86.67%
Computer Systems Analysts 13 $77,608 92.86%
Maine Employees Over Time
Maine has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 436 employees were hired. Maine peaked in 2014 with 646 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 416 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saudi Arabia 2 $126,017 28.57%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $96,866 33.33%
Peru 2 $99,776 33.33%
Taiwan 2 $52,217 33.33%
Bangladesh 2 $53,508 33.33%
United States Of America 2 $45,927 33.33%
Ghana 2 $37,414 40.00%
Iceland 1 $208,000 25.00%
Argentina 1 $21,424 25.00%
Germany 1 $84,000 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rite Pros Inc 602 $60,794 98.05%
Eastern Maine Medical Center 394 $171,431 92.92%
Infosys Limited 298 $62,087 99.67%
University Of Maine 217 $46,033 91.18%
The Jackson Laboratory 214 $55,941 91.06%
Idexx Laboratories Inc 205 $86,603 87.98%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 149 $59,131 100.00%
Colby College 106 $50,085 94.64%
Wex Inc 88 $91,397 87.13%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 83 $76,040 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eastern Maine Medical Center 155 $65,861 100.00%
The Aroostook Medical Center 32 $158,660 22.38%
Llbean Inc 15 $102,369 14.56%
Wex Inc 14 $81,448 20.00%
Bates College 12 $47,904 20.00%
Penobscot Respiratory 8 $183,958 14.55%
Millinocket Regional Hospital 6 $145,697 18.75%
Gentle Family Dentistry Llc Pa 5 $148,708 15.63%
Tyler Technologies 4 $58,734 16.67%
Mayo Regional Hospital 4 $156,587 16.67%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 6 $32,081 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $32,183 100.00%
Crop Production 4 $32,490 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,607 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $31,623 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $27,269 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $31,876 66.67%
Nursery And Tree Production 2 $30,451 66.67%
Support Activities For Forestry 2 $37,960 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $30,035 100.00%

Maine Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Maine to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Maine over all years is $82,648. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage