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 %
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 %
University Of Southern Maine 30 $47,870 85.71%
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc 30 $69,732 85.71%
St Joseph Ambulatory Care Inc 30 $145,271 90.91%
Maine Medical Center 29 $86,733 90.63%
Ntt Data Inc 27 $84,386 87.10%
St Marys Regional Medical Center 27 $165,713 87.10%
Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough Inc 27 $72,074 90.00%
Sound Physicians Of New York Pllc 27 $164,395 93.10%
It Cats Llc 26 $72,995 89.66%
Randstad Technologies Lp 25 $67,132 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macdonald Page Collc 2 $64,106 33.33%
Maine Medical Center 2 $52,375 33.33%
Southern Maine Medical Center 2 $39,645 33.33%
Health Dialog Services Corporation 2 $66,124 33.33%
Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency 2 $86,574 33.33%
Kirara Inc 2 $43,337 40.00%
Tex Tech Industries Inc 1 $88,317 20.00%
Hyland Value Creation Llc 1 $103,459 20.00%
St Marys Health System 1 $74,090 25.00%
Paladin Consulting Inc 1 $52,021 25.00%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 1 $71,718 100.00%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers 1 $103,106 100.00%
Administration Of Public Health Programs 1 $40,019 100.00%
Offices Of Chiropractors 1 $56,160 100.00%
Insurance Carriers 1 $96,574 100.00%
Wineries 1 $39,021 100.00%
Other Financial Vehicles 1 $68,827 100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation 1 $94,744 100.00%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 1 $54,558 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $25,043 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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