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 %
Microbiologists 3 $50,391 100.00%
Materials Scientists 3 $49,088 100.00%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 3 $50,475 100.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $47,496 100.00%
Lawyers 3 $55,314 100.00%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 3 $49,643 100.00%
Budget Analysts 3 $48,575 100.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 3 $53,740 100.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 3 $52,912 100.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $57,308 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
South Africa 3 $53,520 33.33%
Iran 3 $93,105 33.33%
Egypt 3 $102,201 37.50%
Lebanon 3 $63,294 37.50%
Greece 3 $103,313 37.50%
Nigeria 3 $143,111 37.50%
Colombia 3 $49,025 37.50%
Peru 2 $99,776 25.00%
Taiwan 2 $52,217 28.57%
Bangladesh 2 $53,508 28.57%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Acadia Technologies Inc 1 $67,454 100.00%
Metso Paper Usa Inc 1 $67,475 100.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 1 $67,579 100.00%
Turnberry Solutions Inc 1 $67,600 100.00%
Bened Software Services Inc 1 $67,787 100.00%
Moose River Lumber Inc 1 $68,099 100.00%
Quantum Integrators Group Llc 1 $68,182 100.00%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 1 $68,307 100.00%
Us Cellular Corporation 1 $68,328 100.00%
New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc 1 $68,390 100.00%
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