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 %
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists 2 $72,072 100.00%
Nurse Practitioners 2 $78,707 100.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2 $84,719 100.00%
Physicists 2 $76,939 100.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 2 $80,080 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 2 $82,534 100.00%
Industrial Production Managers 2 $89,201 100.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2 $96,283 100.00%
Radiologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Residential Advisors 1 $21,341 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 %
Aa Solutions Inc 1 $80,558 100.00%
Cst2000llc 1 $80,558 100.00%
Select Rehabilitation Llc 1 $80,725 100.00%
It Resources Inc 1 $80,766 100.00%
Collabera Inc 1 $80,766 100.00%
Applications Software Technology Llc 1 $80,912 100.00%
Savvy It Group Inc 1 $80,933 100.00%
Siemens Industry Inc 1 $80,995 100.00%
Denken Solutions Inc 1 $81,266 100.00%
Vensoft Inc 1 $81,266 100.00%

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