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 %
Auditors 1 $47,778 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $47,882 100.00%
Podiatrists 1 $49,067 100.00%
Geographers 1 $50,648 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 1 $51,126 100.00%
Foresters 1 $52,062 100.00%
Environmental Engineers 1 $52,832 100.00%
Energy Engineers 1 $52,874 100.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $52,894 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $52,900 100.00%
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 %
Zambia 1 $52,853 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $99,736 50.00%
Finland 1 $58,448 100.00%
Hong Kong 1 $57,280 100.00%
Bulgaria 1 $93,309 100.00%
Netherlands 1 $116,501 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $89,523 100.00%
Mongolia 1 $62,837 100.00%
Venezuela 1 $61,589 100.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $54,787 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cornell University 1 $40,352 50.00%
Precision Hospitality Llc 1 $40,602 50.00%
Zylog Systems Ltd 1 $40,768 50.00%
Transit Id Llc 1 $40,768 50.00%
Nic Info Tek Inc 1 $40,893 50.00%
Pure Works Inc 1 $40,914 50.00%
Recruiting Minds Inc 1 $40,976 50.00%
Itnewton Inc 1 $40,976 50.00%
Vector Systems Inc 1 $40,976 50.00%
Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters Llc Dba Sail 1 $41,101 50.00%
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