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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 %
Athletic Trainers 4 $31,483 80.00%
Managers, All Other 4 $49,764 80.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 4 $33,328 80.00%
Epidemiologists 4 $54,411 80.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $40,208 80.00%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,791 80.00%
Logisticians 4 $50,789 100.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $47,705 100.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 4 $71,027 100.00%
Database Architects 4 $83,418 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 1 $58,157 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 %
Mongolia 1 $62,837 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 1 $57,824 100.00%
Maine Rsu 21 1 $57,849 100.00%
Maxim Healthcare Services Inc 1 $58,003 100.00%
Stream Global Solutions Llc 1 $58,053 100.00%
Compugra Systems Inc 1 $58,198 100.00%
Allegiance Financial Group Inc 1 $58,386 100.00%
Bhrigus Inc 1 $58,573 100.00%
Atlantic Union College 1 $58,635 100.00%
United Pharma Technologies Inc 1 $58,677 100.00%
Universities Space Research Association 1 $58,864 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging 250 $37,450 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 138 $32,648 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 133 $27,326 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 63 $30,991 100.00%
Potato Farming 45 $32,084 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 42 $31,173 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 13 $27,266 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 7 $33,524 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $28,971 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $32,025 100.00%

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