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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1 $39,437 50.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $35,360 50.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $50,648 50.00%
Management Analysts 1 $74,090 50.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1 $43,160 50.00%
Budget Analysts 1 $85,446 50.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 1 $34,570 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $21,424 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers 1 $34,500 50.00%
Materials Engineers 1 $85,738 50.00%
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 %
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 %
Usm Business Systems Inc 1 $73,819 100.00%
Maganti It Resources Llc 1 $73,819 100.00%
Hire It People 1 $73,965 100.00%
Nava Software Solutions Llc 1 $73,965 100.00%
Sritek Inc 1 $73,965 100.00%
Comprobase Inc 1 $73,965 100.00%
Novalink Solutions 1 $74,006 100.00%
Primetech Systems Inc 1 $74,464 100.00%
Gssr Inc 1 $74,464 100.00%
Aetna Resources Llc 1 $74,464 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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