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 %
Sales Engineers 6 $95,895 85.71%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 6 $109,155 100.00%
Mental Health Counselors 5 $44,837 83.33%
Biological Technicians 5 $43,539 83.33%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $45,178 83.33%
Urban and Regional Planners 5 $47,096 100.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 5 $46,093 100.00%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $55,642 100.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 5 $62,441 100.00%
Sales Managers 5 $95,018 100.00%
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 %
New York Technology Partners Inc 1 $73,112 100.00%
Synectiks Inc 1 $73,174 100.00%
Applied Thought Auditors Consultants Inc 1 $73,174 100.00%
Radius Info Sys Inc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Trishulla Llc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Hnexus Llc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Advansoft International Inc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Techalphallc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Neutronit Inc 1 $73,466 100.00%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 1 $73,819 100.00%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

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