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 %
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $24,960 50.00%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $25,043 50.00%
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 1 $25,293 50.00%
Food Science Technicians 1 $25,854 50.00%
Data Entry Keyers 1 $28,267 50.00%
Photographers 1 $28,517 50.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $29,390 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers 1 $30,170 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $30,170 50.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $32,802 50.00%
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 %
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 %
Cygtec Inc 1 $55,890 100.00%
Prospance Inc 1 $55,890 100.00%
Portland Chiropractic Neurology 1 $56,160 100.00%
Capricorn Products Llc 1 $56,451 100.00%
Divihn Integration Inc 1 $56,472 100.00%
Greater Houlton Christian Academy 1 $56,510 100.00%
Sysfore Technologies Inc 1 $56,534 100.00%
Mmc Systems Inc 1 $56,659 100.00%
Aztek Inc 1 $56,722 100.00%
Global Disruptive Technologies 1 $56,784 100.00%
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