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 %
India 97 $95,871 40.76%
Philippines 45 $53,678 44.55%
Canada 29 $101,899 43.94%
Kenya 17 $28,059 36.96%
Nepal 16 $70,568 41.03%
Jamaica 14 $41,771 37.84%
Brazil 12 $33,602 32.43%
China 10 $56,756 38.46%
United Kingdom 8 $90,847 32.00%
Thailand 8 $47,770 38.10%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences 8 $48,441 88.89%
Data S Solutions Llc 8 $57,330 88.89%
Sapphire Technologies Lp 8 $51,212 88.89%
Teknest Inc 8 $59,987 88.89%
Perficient Inc 8 $64,149 88.89%
Conglomerate It Services Inc 8 $63,159 88.89%
Majesco Software And Solutions Inc 8 $60,486 88.89%
Renee Systems Inc 8 $69,415 88.89%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 8 $81,134 88.89%
Calais Regional Hospital 8 $154,744 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dragon Products Company Llc 1 $79,914 50.00%
Edmond Roy Sons Inc 1 $52,312 50.00%
College Of The Atlantic 1 $40,300 50.00%
Valmet Inc 1 $76,045 50.00%
Camp Cobbossee Operating Co Llc 1 $80,267 50.00%
Varney Agency Inc 1 $34,757 50.00%
Trc Engineers Llc 1 $67,642 50.00%
Ann Les Nail Bar 1 $28,122 50.00%
Penobscot Respiratory Pa 1 $208,000 50.00%
Camp Group Llc 1 $30,742 50.00%

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