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 %
Actuaries 3 $63,295 100.00%
Physician Assistants 3 $75,455 100.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $61,466 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 3 $70,276 100.00%
Computer Network Architects 3 $80,170 100.00%
Veterinarians 3 $84,344 100.00%
Neurologists 3 $208,000 100.00%
Writers and Authors 2 $45,000 66.67%
Credit Analysts 2 $32,063 66.67%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 2 $25,626 66.67%
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 %
Romania 6 $103,451 31.58%
Japan 6 $57,133 42.86%
South Korea 5 $123,379 35.71%
Italy 4 $86,450 30.77%
Pakistan 4 $74,921 33.33%
Russia 4 $60,076 36.36%
Mexico 4 $57,086 36.36%
Turkey 4 $75,183 36.36%
Syria 4 $101,925 40.00%
Greece 3 $103,313 30.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solutions Delivery Inc 1 $50,461 100.00%
Nbt Solutions Llc 1 $50,648 100.00%
Kestrel Brunswick Corporation 1 $50,710 100.00%
Wunderlich Malec Engineering Inc 1 $50,710 100.00%
Candor Technologies Llc 1 $50,794 100.00%
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc Dba On Semiconductor 1 $50,794 100.00%
24 Hour Mall Inc 1 $50,877 100.00%
Technosecure Corporation 1 $50,918 100.00%
Wonderful Bees Llc 1 $50,939 100.00%
Microinfo Tech Inc 1 $51,002 100.00%
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